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"Irrational Number" wrote in message ... But, I thought Pillbug's birth was worthy of commendation by jewelry... i think getting all the housecleaning caught up is worthy of a commendation by jewelry. :-) randi jewelry queen |
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Precisely everything I meant.
"Chotii" wrote in message ... "Carla" wrote in message ... On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 08:53:23 +1300, "Amy" wrote: Uggh....sounds so tacky and commercial. A husband buying his wife a gift for his wife is tacky & commercial? How so? It's tacky and commercial if it was NOT a cultural norm but becomes one solely becausee of heavy commercialization. You know, like Valentine's day, and giving christmas presents to everybody you know solely because it's December 25. Oh yes, and engagement rings "ought" to cost 3X your monthly salary. If he does want to get me something though, I liked the idea of a 'mother's' charm bracelet, doesn't have to be expensive, but I wanted something I could put the initials & birthstones, starsigns etc. of both children (and leave room of course for if we have more ;-) Wouldn't that be too tacky or commercial? Make up your mind...sheesh! The difference is, she would like such a bracelet. She doesn't expect it. She doesn't expect it, particularly, as her due for having borne a baby. --angela |
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New York Jen wrote: *My hubby shocked me with a diamond bracelet and earrings a few days after *Laszlo was born. I was in complete shock. My brother bought my sister in *law jewelry after each kid. I think it's pretty common around these parts. On the other hand, my husband shocked me by coming up with absolutely nothing after our son was born. I had kind of expected something. I mean, my dad got my mom stuff when the kids were born; my friends' husbands have gotten them things... eventually IIRC my mom asked my husband when/if he was getting me something (she's pushy that way) and he was like "huh? uh, isn't the baby gift enough?" It's a cultural thing -- hillary israeli vmd http://www.hillary.net "uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est." not-so-newly minted veterinarian-at-large |
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"Hillary Israeli" wrote On the other hand, my husband shocked me by coming up with absolutely nothing after our son was born. I had kind of expected something. I mean, my dad got my mom stuff when the kids were born; my friends' husbands have gotten them things... eventually IIRC my mom asked my husband when/if he was getting me something (she's pushy that way) and he was like "huh? uh, isn't the baby gift enough?" It's a cultural thing It must not be that common around here- it sure isn't in my family and "circle" of friends and coworkers...I don't really know of anyone who did get an extravagant gift at the birth of ther baby. I think the best thing to do if you do want one, is just to mention it to your husband or the father etc. Just mention that you would like something special to remember the occasion by. I am going to discuss with my husband what we can get to remember the occasion by, but what I have in mind is something purely to keep that is baby related or engraved, and not just a diamond bracelet or something, since I get nice jewelry at all holidays anyway. I also want to get something for my husband as well. I need ideas! Just any jewelry is too generic for what I am wanting, I want something like a mother's piece of jewelry, engraved and with the baby's birthstone, or something engraved for my husband to celebrate his being a father etc. It doesn't even have to be jewelry I just don't have any good ideas....I want it to be a forever-keepsake so would like for it to be a little nicer than just a little curio, and to have lots of sentimental value. I am not too worried about it though, and also, I am fixing up a lot of keepsakes anyway, such as a "birth time capsule" and memory books anyway. Jill |
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