I need to proceed this post with saying that Erik really helps out A LOT around the house. I'd say our work load is split 50/50 and I'm not just being a delusional wife that thinks her husband helps out a lot but really doesn't. He definitely does more laundry than me and he always cleans the bathrooms when I ask him too. If I cook, he does the dishes and I could go ON and ON. So this is NOT a personal attack on Erik and I really appreciate everything he does and I know that I am VERY VERY lucky to have him.
With that said. It must be really nice to be a guy and not be expected to write thank you notes... EVER! I mean how come girls are just expected to write the thank yous? And how did guys manage to get off the hook for so many years?!?
Ok and with that said, I also need to say that I am not anti-thank you notes. I love getting them and I think people genuinely deserve to receive them! And I really try hard to be sincere and not cookie cutterish. I think about who I'm sending it to and then think about what they gave me and I try to take a moment to REALLY tell them how much I appreciate the said gift.
So Last night I finally sat down to do my first round of Thank yous for gifts for Molly and I started to tell Erik the ones that I wanted him to write, and he refused to help! I was like, "No you don't understand, I'm not ASKING you to help. Here is the list and you need to choose 2 to write."
We go back and forth and I threaten that they won't get done if he doesn't do them (empty threat because I would never intentionally not send one out).
Side bar: I'm pretty sure for the wedding thank yous I made him do at least 25 or so and I don't remember him putting up such a big fight!
BUT this time, cue the violins.... "But my handwriting is sooo bad and it's embarrassing and it will take away from the thank you because I know whoever reads it will open it up and say, 'man did a two year old write this?'" (his handwriting IS pretty brutal haha)
Me: "Your mom and sister DON'T CARE about your handwriting, but FINE, WHATEVER!!" i was soooo mad
Erik: "But..."
Me: "I don't want to talk about it anymore!! Just forget about it!" Rip the card out of his hand that I gave him.
5 min later...
Erik: some question about the TV or something on the TV
Me: "Don't talk to me; I'm not talking to you!"
I got over it a few minutes later and he did help me with what to write in my last one, (although writing this post and reliving it has me a little hot again!) but it's just one of those things that's not fair! It's just not fair!!
ON NOTICE:
men who never have to write thank you notes
5 comments:
hahahaha this is SOOOO TRUE. I was just sitting the other day thinking about how Brent should have been writing some thank you notes all along...especially for things directly given to him even..no one gets a thank you note for those..just hugs and high fives? I've honestly never had him write a thing..and it's not fair. You guys will be getting something soon..wrtten from Brent...I'm not sure what it will be about..maybe just a hello.haha.
ps - erik, obey your wife as she is impregnated with your baby!! (there katie, I will release some mood swing on him, haha)
pps - katie, im scared to think what would come about if brent and erik started commenting on our blogs!
I must be a mean wife because I made Matt write thank you notes the gifts he got at our honey do shower...because I don't use tools and rakes and drills...those are his toys!
i agree girls!!!! i think i'll start having my kids at school write thank-you notes. then, when those boys come up, they'll already have some previous training. hah! d has NEVER written a single note. ever. no threat will ever work. he doesn't care if they go out or not. maybe we could keep their stuff ransomed until they write the notes?!?
You're right! Its just not fair.
I am laughing out loud! Agree - it's not fair BUT have you seen his handwriting???? That has been good for a laugh in our family forEVER! I should have sent him to Catholic school where the nuns made us do "penmanship" for hours!!! hahahahaha......Katie, I have to say "thank you" for writing the thank-you notes!
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