tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post2077488804732615760..comments2024-03-28T21:40:09.754-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: In Which I Truly Say What I FeelMs. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-78415619555423247292015-07-04T12:10:44.496-04:002015-07-04T12:10:44.496-04:00I wonder if you feel just as disappointed with you...I wonder if you feel just as disappointed with your own birthday? It was my eldest's birthday last week, and he had expected perfection for the day and was obviously disappointed. I used to have that when I was small.Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-70223791052606357542015-07-02T12:41:13.703-04:002015-07-02T12:41:13.703-04:00Late best wishes to your honey :)
Your post is a ...Late best wishes to your honey :)<br /><br />Your post is a gift in itself.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-27551562821003393662015-07-01T02:34:20.071-04:002015-07-01T02:34:20.071-04:00I know what you mean about the gift-giving. Dave a...I know what you mean about the gift-giving. Dave and I are kind of in the same boat. We have everything we need (well, except a house -- ha!) and I just don't see much sense in running out to buy something just to have A GIFT. Anyway, I suspect your husband is happy with the birthday attention. It sounds pretty great, a cupcake and a song in the office!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-57887173182399459272015-06-30T20:02:45.525-04:002015-06-30T20:02:45.525-04:00It's a man thing, it definitely is. I end up b...It's a man thing, it definitely is. I end up buying my husband socks and jocks a lot. He's impossible. As he said this Father's Day, there are things he wants, but they're all really, really expensive. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988685736635515808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-25266331031866098392015-06-30T17:10:18.102-04:002015-06-30T17:10:18.102-04:00This could be about every birthday of my husband&#...This could be about every birthday of my husband's since we've been together. On my birthdays, I always plan my day and tell him what we are doing. I am even known to send him a list of a few gift ideas and he picks one. Then we are both happy. For his birthday he insists he wants no gifts and to do nothing. It leaves me flailing. I ask him again and again for ideas and he gives none. Then I make some lame gesture and feel like a failure. JEEZ. This was therapeutic. Vesuvius At Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783271096885148080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-84988502573940511622015-06-30T16:52:26.505-04:002015-06-30T16:52:26.505-04:00Gift giving is not your love language! That's ...Gift giving is not your love language! That's okay because you have several others! Quality Time. Words of Encouragement. Touch. My book club ladies have taught me about this phenomena. (It's probably based on some religious book) The concept is totally helpful in understanding why people work/don't work well together. As love as you and the Mister are speaking a love language that works for you both, then it's all good!!!<br />PLUS, y'all just bought those Crackerr Barrel rockers. That's a gift! Couples gifts count as gifts! <br />AND you gave him an opportunity to be your Knight in Shining Armor by sending someone to boost you. That's a gift! <br />:)Heartinhandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-11316884110558025642015-06-30T07:39:35.076-04:002015-06-30T07:39:35.076-04:00Oh yes, the gift for the man. I honestly think it&...Oh yes, the gift for the man. I honestly think it's a thing between all couples, esp. the long running kind. Never easy, in fact totally impossible here. Since we have just one bank account, there is no chance to buy something secretely and tada! I mean what's the point? I once foolishly saved up cash for something or other but it deflated like any old balloon. So, we usually settle for the cake and maybe a fancy dinner. <br />I struggled with this for a while but not anymore and now I secretely bought a present for his b'day in 3 weeks. Silly.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-43715005260341592232015-06-30T04:33:29.290-04:002015-06-30T04:33:29.290-04:00The great thing about being older is that you real...The great thing about being older is that you realise birthdays can be celebrated on more than one day. Wait til the next free day you both have. Then make a dinner, and dessert, favourite things, do the things you love together. Don't be anxious, accept, and find practical alternatives to the things that were out of reach today. <br /><br />I want the perfect thing I envision too, and I never make it. He doesn't seem to feel that 'life would be great with Mary, if only...'. I think it's ok. You're doing great. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988685736635515808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-43275934313757914102015-06-29T22:52:13.374-04:002015-06-29T22:52:13.374-04:00Mary, everything you do and say is filled with so ...Mary, everything you do and say is filled with so much love one couldn't NOT know how perfectly you love them. I know that because it comes through in your words and photos, here. Your man knows. I am positive he knows how much you love him. It's about words and actions that follow them up and you do that every day. You beat yourself up so much. It seems the better one is, the more they beat themselves up and judge themselves. Dear woman, please believe what I see and know in my heart. Those you love know with all certainty how much you love them.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015888228309968515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-2241288256194993152015-06-29T22:48:03.044-04:002015-06-29T22:48:03.044-04:00If that man did not already know how much he is lo...If that man did not already know how much he is loved and appreciated by you, he would only have to read your blog. Not just today, but all the time. What a sweet entry. The pair of you are very lucky, and I can see you know it. Blondi Blathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656970490122824720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-36826149399975263732015-06-29T21:57:51.465-04:002015-06-29T21:57:51.465-04:00Dear Mary, thank you for this post, i understand h...Dear Mary, thank you for this post, i understand how you feel exactly, because this is how I ALWAYS feel on my loved ones birthday, I never feel I have done it right, done enough, found the right gift, set the right mood. I am always so relieved when the day is past and the sense of failure is behind me. I have been somewhat relieved by the fact that ever since he came home from college, our son has instituted a tradition that we all take a tequila shot on each others birthdays and that helps things be a little bit special. but its hard. don't beat yourself up sweet woman. your man knows. he knows. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-23384467651873320192015-06-29T21:45:13.463-04:002015-06-29T21:45:13.463-04:00I'm guilty of this but no more...my husband wo...I'm guilty of this but no more...my husband would say the same thing...no gifts...no cake...etc. but he really did want those things. I took the easy way out and believed him.The reason I know this is because I said the same thing but he didn't listen to me...he found little things that meant a lot. So for this Christmas I have been gathering...and going to wrap them all up and he will have much joy.ain't for city galshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938751007704247232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-48301811053663347432015-06-29T21:23:22.237-04:002015-06-29T21:23:22.237-04:00and many more to you both! love is really an actio...and many more to you both! love is really an action verb. it flows through so many things we can do for those we care so deeply and profoundly about.<br /><br />xxalainaxxmrs.missalaineushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542984504965262088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-43390273868821079802015-06-29T20:25:34.920-04:002015-06-29T20:25:34.920-04:00Ah, about the gift giving, I too struggle, and abo...Ah, about the gift giving, I too struggle, and about the second half of this entry, I am sure he will read it and feel all that love in it as the perfect gift...big mamabirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06758974733590946010noreply@blogger.com