It's My Birthday and I'll Take a Gift Back if I Want To...
I've always hated my birthday! Since I was 16 I've hated it, and since I was about 22 I've cried for weeks in advance. It hit me this week that I wasn't crying, and I didn't try to hide my date from anyone. I was actually enjoying this b-day. That's odd!

That doesn't mean my kids and dh did well with the birthday gifts :) Though I did get the one inexpensive thing I wanted - the movie, Singles (Matt Dillion, Kyra Sedgwick, Bridget Fonda). Whoo hoo! Loved this movie for years, and have the soundtrack that I still listen to.

The boys bought me Brother Bear. Hmm.. I think I will take it back. Dh urged me to do so as he tried to teach them about giving me what I want, not what they want. Of course Taylor wasn't so happy with that! He was quite bitter and rude about it. Lil Alex was fine with it.

I feel like a mean mama, yet justified in trying to teach them about the nuances of gift giving. Next year I will tackle the whole getting mom 4 movies for her b-day issue.

My dh loves me and he's so supportive, but MAN does he STINK at birthdays
and romantic notions.. and getting the kids to give me a birthday. He always
tells them on THEIR birthday that they should give ME gifts for having them.
It's sweet :)

We have a joke around here - Nothing says lovin' like a zip drive. That's
what Dh got me for my first birthday with him. Yah.. He's a romantic,
alright :) He really actually put THOUGHT into that one. He really tried - I
guess he can't help it that he's genetically unromantic.

I'm already grooming my kids, knowing their dads are worthless in romance.
They need mommy intervention!


- posted by Ginxy @ 4/23/2004 09:26:00 AM