Wife's Christmas Present

VTXCyRyD

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Are you saying I should try the AI robot vacuum again this year?

I mean it's playing at the high stakes table. On one hand this could result in crying, violence, and/or divorce.

On the other hand my floors would be nice and clean. It would be a good complement to the new kitchen and flooring

Tough call.
I bought this during a non-gift-giving time of the year to save myself from that type of scrutiny
 
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VTXCyRyD

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To be clear - I don't buy my husband power tools or tools, nor would I unless I had every specific detail about it and his approval. :D
I think we can all agree that this makes sense because women don't know how to use power tools



:jimlad:. <----- Jimlad doesn't work. We need the jimlad to work so no one thinks I'm serious.
 

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To be clear - I don't buy my husband power tools or tools, nor would I unless I had every specific detail about it and his approval. :D

Some of us are picky about our tools. I mean, particular. The wrong version of a tool is almost worse than nothing because you feel guilty about purchasing the correct one.

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I bought a robot vacuum that self-empties into a larger container. My wife hated that I bought it, though it was stupid. About 6 months later it updated and stopped working for a week and my wife got mad because the robot vacuum wasn't vacuuming every day like it was.
I took the same chance two years ago. She had the same initial reaction because of the implications. Our whole first floor is hardwood and our mutt is a wicked shedder. She vacuumed almost daily because it drove her crazy. I bet we only get the vacuum out twice a month down there for maintenance cleaning behind and under things Roomba can't get to. To date it has cleaned 704 times and dumped 1160 bins. She agrees it was worth every penny. People can call it impersonal, or slightly insensitive on the surface but it provides more of a day to day impact on her life than earrings or clothing.
 

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I took the same chance two years ago. She had the same initial reaction because of the implications. Our whole first floor is hardwood and our mutt is a wicked shedder. She vacuumed almost daily because it drove her crazy. I bet we only get the vacuum out twice a month down there for maintenance cleaning behind and under things Roomba can't get to. To date it has cleaned 704 times and dumped 1160 bins. She agrees it was worth every penny. People can call it impersonal, or slightly insensitive on the surface but it provides more of a day to day impact on her life than earrings or clothing.

To hell with that.

I call it goddam romantic.

Well done, Sir

(But how could I expect anything else from a person called HOTDON)
 
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isufbcurt

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The donkeys are actually great companions and protectors for those goats!

When we lived on an acreage, I wanted two of them and planned to name them Emmitt and Milton (Milton Burro...) and then ask people "Wanna see my husband's ass?!"

Yup that's what she is always telling me "They are protector animals"
 
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Yes she is. I let her ger 3 pet goats for her birthday a couple years ago,

Now she wants a donkey, but I am slow playing that until I need something big for my racing operation (evil laugh).

Yes she is. I let her ger 3 pet goats for her birthday a couple years ago,

Now she wants a donkey, but I am slow playing that until I need something big for my racing operation (evil laugh).
Could you write the goals off if she uses them to teach yoga classes?
 
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Could you write the goals off if she uses them to teach yoga classes?

I actually told her if she got more animals I was going to start a Livestock LLC. As it is goats are pretty cheap, the vet bill especially is especially cheap compared to our dogs.
 
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My wife and I have spent 36 Christmas' together. This may seem weird but nearly 20 years ago I got my wife a 12 FT Step Ladder. To this day, when ranking gifts she has received over the years, this would rank at or near the top of the list. Why, you may ask? At the time, we owned a 2 story home with a vaulted ceiling and a chandelier over the stairs that was way too high to reach. She constantly complained about how dusty/dirty it was. With this ladder I could safely reach this chandelier and clean it which made her very happy. Much like the coffee mug someone mentioned earlier for the long drive, finding something that shows you are actually paying attention is the secret sauce.
 

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Not exactly sure.
I actually told her if she got more animals I was going to start a Livestock LLC. As it is goats are pretty cheap, the vet bill especially is especially cheap compared to our dogs.
Don’t you write them off as lawn maintenance? You can write a lawn mower off, basically what they are.
 

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If you've put it off until now, you are in need of a real home run. A stroke of gifting genius is in order.
The answer? One word (which, admittedly I just learned moments ago from an accidental click):

Vajacial

Neither Dictionary.com, nor this web site's text editor acknowledges the existence of this term. But our friends at Cosmopolitan magazine have stepped in with a primer on the topic:

8 Things to Know About Getting a Vajacial

 

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