Comments on: Lesson 13: He’s Crafty

By: celinehagan@hotmail.com

celinehagan@hotmail.com — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:28:00 +0000

the lingerie was not used yet! it had just been hanging in her closet — of course that would be gross.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:43:00 +0000

The question is, would the wife have been as upset if someone other than donkey’s mother had done the wrapping honors?

By: Hollywood

Hollywood — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:22:00 +0000

So funny!! The wrapping paper really does make it creepy though. My brother-in-law asked me if I would go lingere shopping with him to help him pick out some items for his wife’s birthday. I took pity on the poor guy but wouldn’t go to Victoria’s Secret – I just brought him to Ross and pointed him at the undies section. But he still wanted to check his panties selection with me. I’ve never let him live that one down.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:09:00 +0000

haha. that is the creepiest paper I have ever seen

By: Karlmalone

Karlmalone — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:21:00 +0000

1. Re: Celine’s post. Returned lingerie is nasty. There should be a law against it.2. I don’t see the problem with the box or the paper. It is the thought behind it. You can buy perfume, but you didn’t concoct the stuff. You could buy flowers but you didn’t grow and pick them. What’s wrong with having someone else produce your gift. As far as the paper goes, nothing says love more than the by-product of it…a baby.

By: celine

celine — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:23:00 +0000

my husband did start with a ball point pen as his first gift (because he knew I liked to write) — but that was 14 years ago now, so he has had trouble topping them more recently. But – he has yet to disappoint. I, on the other hand, disappoint him relentlessly and usually end up getting him nothing because I am so horrible at gift giving. I suppose marrying him was gift enough.

By: Lord Baldemort

Lord Baldemort — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:03:00 +0000

phillyz is right, you can’t go too big at first. Celine’s husband is always trying to out do his previous gift. Because he started out too big he has trouble topping himself. I would recommend starting at the bottom of the barrel for the first gift then work your way up. The only problem is the Donkey seems to be moving latitudinally.

By: phillyz

phillyz — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:21:00 +0000

i think we are all forgetting the true meaning of gifts, as the donkey has learned it isn’t the thought- it’s all about the benjamins brutha just stick to the old classics, flowers, jewelry, perfume, candles and you’ll be fine. you don’t want to get creative because then you will be stuck trying to top your last masterpiece, keep it simple

By: megan

megan — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:25:00 +0000

Give your sweet, overworked wife the gift of no cooking for a week. Either find one of those places where you go assemble the meals and then put them in your freezer, or enlist the help of her friends and have them each prepare a meal a night for a week. I would LOVE this.

By: celine

celine — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:14:00 +0000

the donkey's brother is a pro at gift giving...here are the best gifts I have gotten from him:
1)a cartoon timeline of our lives together and the memories we have had up to the point of getting the gift (it is framed on our wall)
2)a wall size relief of our immediate family tree which consists of 18 brothers and sisters
3)a toy box he made with his father that doubles as a bench (he does not have a knack for carpentry and never built anything like this before)

---reasons I liked these things--- he thought about what I like (our lives together, family/photos and our son) and found a way to make it himself