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Not So Subtle

When I was leaving MD to return to MA, my parent's told me that they had some gifts for Partner and me. I tried protesting by saying that I did not have room in my suitcase.  Then, my sweet dad volunteered to pack for me in order to make everything fit.  He made homemade pumpkin and corn bread which he wanted to send for "his favorite son-in-law."  My brother made some salsa with the last of tomatoes from his garden for Partner because he knew how much Partner enjoys salsa.  My mother decided to give me a gift.  I was hoping for some of her homemade chole.  Instead, she busts out a shopping bag and instructs my father to make room for my gift from her.  My heart sank when I realized she was giving me

100 BLANK THANK YOU CARDS!

Posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 12:39PM by Registered Commenter[beastmomma] | Comments6 Comments

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ha! Better send her the first one. :)
October 27, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterCare
I am actually going to save hers for last Care. I have already done 100 cards, but still have a ways to go. It feels so overwhelming!
October 27, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterbeastmomma
oh no! a very similar thing happened to me, except with my grandparents... and my stack of thank you cards came in the mail. :)
October 28, 2009 | Unregistered Commentercantconvinceme
CCM: That is so intense! If you do not mind my asking, how long did it take you to finish your thank you cards?
October 28, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterbeastmomma
funny you should ask... and maybe this will make you feel better... because i don't think i ever finished them! not because i didn't want to thank people, but because my mom (in an effort to be helpful) removed most of the cards from the gifts when packing the car (oops!). so i spent a few months in a frenzy trying to figure out who sent what... mailed a few dozen thank yous... and eventually gave up. ;) what else to do?

i actually have quite a few thank you note stories from other brides... for some reason "thank you card guilt" is a major theme. (not getting around to sending them, not doing them fast enough, not writing them well enough, etc.) i recently received a thank you card from a friend, thanking me for a gift i didn't give-- apparently her list of names and gifts was one line off for everyone, so she ended up re-doing all her cards!

maybe everyone should just assume the newlyweds are thankful, unless we hear otherwise...
October 28, 2009 | Unregistered Commentercantconvinceme
CCM: I agree with the assumption that newlyweds are thankful. However, I also appreciate the importance and joy of a receiving a written thank you note. I am having major guilt about how long it is taking me to finish them. I loved your comment though with the stories. I think there is a lot of guilt around the notes and I have noticed that the angst is usually with and directed at the brides, not so much the grooms.
October 29, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterbeastmomma

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