Well, next Wednesday is our five year wedding anniversary, so off I went to Chez Target to find an anniversary card for Himself.
Now, that was depressing. Anyone ever notice exactly what's available for anniversary cards for husbands? They (and I'm speaking of the allegedly funny ones here) seem to be along a few common themes: the guy who hogs the remote, doesn't ask for directions, farts all the time, doesn't have the first clue what to do with the kids, and doesn't cook. Where are the cards for good husbands who ask for directions, cook and take care of their kids and partners because they're, you know, real men?
As you can tell, I nearly struck out, though I did eventually find a sentimental card that just about said it right. I just don't get it. If an anniversary (or any) card was marketed to men about how their wives can't drive, get PMS or are bitchy all the time, can't manage money and belong in the home, there'd be an outcry. But because it's somehow okay to make fun of husbands (or at least, label them one step above bumbling baboons) these cards are sold and no one makes a peep.
I just don't get it.
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- Krista
- Wife, mom of a preemie, follower of the old ways, lover of anything Irish or Celtic, history buff, trivia nut, Star Trek and Ren Faire geek and costuming fiend. Offer me coffee or chocolate and world peace is assured. Or at least I'll try really hard. :) I also believe in deleting spam. So, to the person or persons who keep leaving me comments in Chinese (along with links to what I can clearly tell are Chinese porn sites) stop it. It's bad karma, to say nothing of being really, really rude.
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