DH hasn't even acknowledged he didn't buy me an Easter egg

[bitdisgruntled]

Just that tbh. I was kind of expecting that he hadn’t as a few times in the past I’ve bought my own ( but told him when I had) and there was no obvious last minute dash to the shop on Saturday night. Then this morning the children got theirs from the Easter bunny and he was half jokingly complaining to the children that he’d been left out. Then I gave him his egg (which incidentally was one of the larger eggs, much bigger than the children’s) in a bit of a rush as we were going to church and he didn’t say thank you or say anything at all really. We’re home from my DM’s house now and still no “Tadah! Here’s your egg.” He hasn’t given me anything and hasn’t even mentioned the fact that he got me nothing. It’s not the lack of an egg that bothers me - there’s loads of chocolate in the house. It’s the lack of, well I don’t exactly know - just an “ I didn’t manage to get you anything this year” would have been ok. I realise it sounds childish, totally prepared to be told iabu

Easter Eggs are for children

Like hell would I waste this on a child

Extinct - it's a Mumsnet joke about the FB huns that spell vile "vial"

It did actually hurt to type it, if I'm honest. I'm a teacher

In what universe do adults buy each other Easter eggs?

IN MY UNIVERSE

Sleeping I want one. DF gave me £10 for Easter and I bought 2 Taste the Difference bunnies. I'm badly missing the coffee bean studded eggs.

In this universe, AnnieLoveseder. Lots and lots of adults buying lots and lots of eggs for each other, maybe because they're nice people who like making other people happy.

AnnieLobeseder
In what universe do adults buy each other Easter eggs?

IN MY UNIVERSE TOO

AnnieLobeseder would you seriously buy a £20 egg for a child who prefers buttons and milky way stars to Green and Blavks?? Who do you think eats most of the expensive eggs.

I bought DH and BF, although BF forgot to buy back so bought me a glass of wine. Pil's bought me and DH.
It's nice to do nice things for people we love.

Is bf your best friend, Sleeping? Or do you have a complicated love life?

Ah, see, in my universe, Easter chocolate is a rip-off because they overcharge you just for the privilege of making the chocolate an egg shape. So I have very little appreciation for Easter eggs, but loads of appreciation for a big fat bar of Green and Blacks, especially when you get twice the amount of chocolate for the same money.

Easter eggs are for children. Proper chocolate is for grownups. Except mini eggs, cos there isn't a non-egg version.

To me, buying religious-themed overpriced chocolate seems a very odd way for adults to show each other they care.

Oh shit! I didn't realise my Buttons egg was religious themed. What are the buttons supposed to be? Stones from the cave? The holes in his hands? I dread to think what DH's Matchmaker represents. Also, Jesus lays eggs now? Wow. There are some things I didn't learn in school.

Oh shit! I didn't realise my Buttons egg was religious themed

They’re not. Cadbury have removed all references to easter on their products so as not to offend muslins.

Jesus lays down his sweet head.

I rest my case.

Cadbury have removed all references to easter on their products so as not to offend muslins

They won’t get anywhere with it. Constantly mopping up baby sick makes you thick skinned about these things.

I kept my first ever muslin for sentimental reasons. Is that crewel?

kept my first ever muslin for sentimental reasons. Is that crewel?

Omg that’s slavery hun. Don’t think your aloud to keep them

OP, stop being resentful and start being, oh I don't know.
Adult maybe.

There are some Easter eggs that are actually very good value gram for gram. DP likes to work these things out and tell me his findings.

And my friend was taught by her teacher that biting into the egg represents releasing Jesus from the tomb. She has believed this until her thirties. I quite like it... ah well, can’t leave our lord languishing in there any longer, can we?

My dad said rolling eggs was like rolling away the stone and I'd sing Mott the Hoople at him.

BustopherJones Ha ha ha yeah best friend

reallyanotherone my Cadbury egg said Easter on it. And eggs haven't mentioned Easter for years, its only recently that people are mock offended over it. Its like the whole think over them being halal and people being upset because they wanted non halal eggs because that's traditional.....

BustopherJones - I like your DH, what a sensible fellow, appreciating the value per gram of his eggs. You, however, have caused the song from which your name is taken to be this evening's earworm, so you are in my bad books.

However, I do feel that this conversation, as important as it is, is missing the OP's point that no-one in her family, particularly her DH, noticed that she was going without something while they all tucked in. It's shit when no-one notices or appreciates you, OP, and you're quite right to feel hurt. Have you spoken to your DH about it? I hope he makes it up to you.

I will point out that I really don't give a shit whether eggs actually say 'Easter' on them or what baby-sick-cloths think about it. We all know full well that they are aimed at Easter, which is a religious-themed holiday. Whether that religion is Christianity or paganism is whole different thread, and I'm Jewish anyway and just like chocolate. At good value per gram.

Oh dear god. What are you like 6? no flowers for anniversary or no birthday present I can understand but no Easter egg?
My DH asked if I would like an egg this year, I said no as am detoxing and can't have sugar for the next 4 weeks. I asked if he would like an egg, he said yes please like an excited kid. I bought him an egg. Job done. No arguments and no petulant brattiness.

Easter, which is a religious-themed holiday

Not in this house. We just really fucking love chocolate, bunnies and lamb.

@LaurieF - I don’t think it is about the Easter egg per se - it’s about the OP’s dh not caring enough to remember. He was peeved when he thought she hadn’t got him an egg, but couldn’t be arsed to get her one - and he has form for forgetting presents on other occasions too.

Basically, by forgetting, he made her feel unappreciated and unimportant - and that does matter, IMO.