Father’s Day is quickly approaching and I’m in a dilema. My husband doesn’t care about Father’s Day or his birthday; those things are just not a big deal to him. And it’s really hard to make something special when the other person isn’t into it. It’s like a waste of creative effort. Not that I don’t try.
Plus he has everything he wants. Well, except really big and super expensive stuff, like the four wheeler he mentions every time I ask for gift ideas. Really? Can you throw me a bone? Like something I can get at WalMart?
So I have a gift idea, something I think he would like and wouldn’t expect. The problem is I’m not sure about buying it without discussing it with him first. It isn’t super expensive but it would be noticeable. If I tell him what I want to do, I am sure he would say no. Not because he wouldn’t like it, but because he’s “fiscally conservative” and we’re on a tight financial plan so we can build our house within two years. So I’m pretty sure it would get an immediate veto and goodbye awesome Father’s Day surprise.
If I don’t say anything, I run the risk of upsetting him and spoiling the entire present. But I’m not sure it would. It could go either way – he could be surprised and happy or surprised and displeased. It’s a toss up.
I’m leaning towards just doing it. Partly because I have a strong tendency to temporarily ignore consequences in order to do what I want but mainly because he is always planning surprises for me – big ones too. And I think it might be nice, just this once, to do that for him.
In the meantime, I’ll put my feelers out and see what kind of vibe I get. Who knows, he may just end up with another OU shirt…
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