how to drop a hint without being obnoxiousUPDATE

[MissPrissy]

I haven't read all 5 pages of responses and someone may have already said this -

I want this and this for my birthday. Whichever one you don't give me make sure I get it for Anniversary/Christmas/ etc ... whatever is next in line in gift giving holidays.

 

[miss_jayne]

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awesome! if you get a chance...read the posts...some of them were hilarious and the results...fantastic! i'm getting a bator, and by the looks of it so is newchickenfamily using her own advice!

 

[chickn]

what i do is cut the pictures out of the book i find them in and tape them to the fridge, so that way they know what it is and where to get it. i put 3 on last yr. 1 is still there, i wrote mothers day my birthday now i will write xmas. we will see.

 

[MissPrissy]

What kind of eggs do you want for your bator?

 

[miss_jayne]

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i was thinking of possibly trying a few silkies, for my daughter and maybe something on the turkey side! i would love to have more turkeys. they are endearing. except the one that keeps escaping! actually, that one is secretly my favorite.

i should have the bator soon and i will be checking the ads!

 

[gumpsgirl]

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I wouldn't exactly describe yourself and other men as dopey or dumb, bluey! Men are just simple! Plain and simple, which is not a bad thing! After spending 15 years of marriage doing the same as you miss_jayne, I finally quit beating around the bush. I just told my husband this past weekend that my birthday is coming and I know what I want. He looked at me puzzled and shocked, because this is something that is out of the ordinary for me, and asked, "What?" I told him I wanted a dishwasher. Mine broke over a year ago and I am so not going through the holidays again without one! After being a little puzzled about my forwardness, he just said, "Okay... Find the one you want and we'll go get it." Needless to say, I still have a month and a half until my birthday, but we went to Home Depot last night and ordered my dishwasher!!! Sometimes we just need to be forward about what we want. My DH always lets me know what he wants and so do my children. Us women just wait around to see if by some miracle we might get something we want because we expect everyone to read our minds. Unfortunately, 9 times out of 10 it just doesn't work that way. Just be forward and tell him that you know you usually don't ask for anything for your birthday, but have two things that you would really like to have this year. I don't think you need to give any reasons at all. Your DH will probably be more than happy that you even told him what you want and tell you to get them. Be forward and just tell him!

 

[gumpsgirl]

Oops! I like you MissP, did not read all 5 pages and after my long lecture see that you are already getting your wish miss_jayne! Congrats!

 

[Oblio13]

Men don't take hints. Trust me on this. Next time just hit him with a frying pan (it's not punishment, it's just to get his attention), then make direct eye contact - hold his ears if necessary - and tell him what you want, loudly and clearly, with no long words.

 

[MissPrissy]

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That works for more than an incubator and a chicken brick ... just sayin' ...

 

[Oblio13]

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That works for more than an incubator and a chicken brick ... just sayin' ...

Miss Prissy!