Unusual baby shower gift... WWYthink? - Page 2

[ahdoula]

Well when I wrote the note I wanted to add a bunch of stuff to it like this:

Thank you very much for the lovley book (my husband and I got a good laugh over it.) I am sure adding a baby to the marrige makes for many changes, (like you would even begin to know) and I am anticipate the book will help us remember to make time for one another during our transition (becuase we'll crack it open every once in awhile to laugh together.) Thank you again for your thoughtfullness. (even though I have no idea what you were thinking, and you kind of weired me out)

[Dreamer]

Originally Posted by ahdoula

Well when I wrote the note I wanted to add a bunch of stuff to it like this:

Thank you very much for the lovley book (my husband and I got a good laugh over it.) I am sure adding a baby to the marrige makes for many changes, (like you would even begin to know) and I am anticipate the book will help us remember to make time for one another during our transition (becuase we'll crack it open every once in awhile to laugh together.) Thank you again for your thoughtfullness. (even though I have no idea what you were thinking, and you kind of weired me out)

LMAO! That is great ahdoula!!

I do agree that the first thank-you is perfect, though... You wanna help *me* with some thank you notes now?? : (on my to-do list for this weekend!)

Alayna

[ABand3]

My first thought was 'regift', and then this

Originally Posted by BumbleBena

It's funny, because we had her bridal shower only a few months before

definitely smells like a regift to me.

ETA: I think it's hilarious when my twice divorced, single for 20+ yrs mother gives me marriage advice books.

[RiverSky]

Originally Posted by ahdoula

Well when I wrote the note I wanted to add a bunch of stuff to it like this:

Thank you very much for the lovley book (my husband and I got a good laugh over it.) I am sure adding a baby to the marrige makes for many changes, (like you would even begin to know) and I am anticipate the book will help us remember to make time for one another during our transition (becuase we'll crack it open every once in awhile to laugh together.) Thank you again for your thoughtfullness. (even though I have no idea what you were thinking, and you kind of weired me out)

[BumbleBena]

Originally Posted by ahdoula

Well when I wrote the note I wanted to add a bunch of stuff to it like this:

Thank you very much for the lovley book (my husband and I got a good laugh over it.) I am sure adding a baby to the marrige makes for many changes, (like you would even begin to know) and I am anticipate the book will help us remember to make time for one another during our transition (becuase we'll crack it open every once in awhile to laugh together.) Thank you again for your thoughtfullness. (even though I have no idea what you were thinking, and you kind of weired me out)

Now I just have to find out what she gave the other couple, so I'll know if it's a regift, or if she truly thinks we're unstable!

[Mommyintraining2]

If she's a newly-wed, she's still twitterpated, no doubt. And that's probably what's on her mind (not even thinking about kids right now). So she wanted to share. I would probably wonder too. But knowing her newlywed status...

Could you show the book to the other couple you shared the baby shower with and then ask innocently, "So, have you ever seen this book before?" That may open it up for you to find out.

That being said, I just read that a high percentage of divorces happen during the first three years after a new baby is born. Could that possibly be her reason for sharing?

[BumbleBena]

Originally Posted by Mommyintraining2

That being said, I just read that a high percentage of divorces happen during the first three years after a new baby is born. Could that possibly be her reason for sharing?

Ach, I hope not! Big families are very common in our church- the average is about 4-5 children per young family, although some have as many as 7 or 8, so she should know better!

That's a good idea about how to present the question to the other couple- I mean this really threw me through a loop, this isn't our type of book at ALL! While we're a relatively conservative church, we aren't really into the Dr. Dobson books- there's not a single one that I can think of in our church's library.

It actually comes with a seminar on DVD, which also surprised me. Most of the families in the church (ourselves included) are TV-free. It's funny, because the longer I think about it, the more I scratch my head.