My awesome guy's birthday is coming up on Monday! And, I'm in need of any ideas for celebrating his birthday! For anyone who knows him, he does not like to receive gifts (I think he's truly one of the only people I know that really means it when he says not to buy him anything! And, he gets mad when you do!), he doesn't really like to celebrate or have too much attention for his birthday, and every year when I ask him what he wants he says NOTHING!
So.. for me this is.. I M P O S S I B L E! In my family, birthdays are a big event to be celebrated with family and friends. And, I feel horrible not doing anything for his birthday. But, I know this is just my selfishness for wanting to handle the situation MY WAY!
So, what is the best thing to do? A or B
A. Don't celebrate, don't give him a gift, maybe give him a card and a big hug for being a great guy!
B. Celebrate anyway, buy him a gift anyway, give him a card, and a big hug for being a great guy!
These are my options.. And, every other year I have gone with option B. But, now I'm reaching out to my friends and family for advice! Am I doing the right thing? Or, am I blowing this whole thing out of proportion and I need to stop worrying?
I need some outside insight on the mystery of the guy who doesn't like to celebrate birthdays whose married to the girl who can't stand to not fully acknowledge said guy on his birthday!
HELP!
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4 comments:
That's a tough one - I'm in the same boat. I think I will choose option B forever....maybe I'm mean but I think it's kind of funny. I'm not helping, am I....
oh heidi..you know i feel your pain. i think it's ALL the olsen boys, holidays & birthdays just aren't a big deal for some reason. i am the same as you, i feel like life is boring enough, shouldn't your birthday be AWESOME?!?! i have always done something for g. usually a gift & a cake/dinner with just the two of us. and my mom does a bday dinner for him every year, so he can't escape that. i think he is warming up to the idea of them.
anyways...are there any fights coming up? any movie's his dying to see? how bout celebrate by doing something you know he would love to do? you could even go shooting or take your 4-wheelers out for the weekend. i have a hard time believing he wouldn't appreciate celebrating if you guys were doing something he loves. or you could even do a poker night/fight night with the buddies and not really make it FOR his birthday. that way he's not embarrased (i 100% think g doesn't want me to do anything because he is embarrased by the attention) but he still has a FUN birthday.
just ideas. did you get my email? xo.
I'm in the same boat! You should go w/ the option that will make him happy bcz it's his bday. Give him a card and maybe plan a trip to Wendover, put cash in the card or get a room and put the receipt in there, that way it's kind of a win win bcz it's something he likes AND it's a big thing for you to do. You could also do a gift certif to a gun place or other man type store if he's into anything like that. These are ideas I've done for Darrell in the past and they seem to work for both of us. Good Luck!
These are all awesome ideas! I think I'm going to go with the gun store gift certificate because I know he would love that! Thanks everyone for all the great ideas!!!! I really appreciate it!
P.S. Jess.. I just saw your e-mail and responded to ya!
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