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Post by magellen on Aug 14, 2021 2:17:48 GMT
Go with healthy snacks. And a box of pastys
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Post by cycworker on Aug 14, 2021 6:22:14 GMT
I would go with treats for the road, or a gift card to get coffee on the road, or a gas card. Or a restaurant card if you know what city he's going to, and what they have there. I mention that because I have friends who moved to Ontario recently. A bunch of us got them various little things for the road. I was initially going to get them a gift card for a particular restaurant - a kid friendly chain (they have a 2 year old). I did a search & discovered that, lo & behold, this chain isn't in Ontario... or anywhere east of Alberta. Since I didn't know which cities in Alberta they would drive through, I decided a good old Tim Horton's card was the best.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Aug 14, 2021 9:44:38 GMT
A gift card for his trip, coffee shop or food.
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Post by kibblesandbits on Aug 14, 2021 16:23:52 GMT
I would leave that up to jeremy. It’s his friend. . If I left these kinds of things up to Jeremy, they wouldn't happen. They would if it were important to the person impacted - in this case, Jeremy. Kindly, you often say you are overwhelmed and not happy about the unequal division of work in your house. Why are you picking up a burden that isn't yours? I mean, no biggie . . . |
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Post by jeremysgirl on Aug 14, 2021 16:26:31 GMT
If I left these kinds of things up to Jeremy, they wouldn't happen. They would if it were important to the person impacted - in this case, Jeremy. Kindly, you often say you are overwhelmed and not happy about the unequal division of work in your house. Why are you picking up a burden that isn't yours? I mean, no biggie . . . I have hired a cleaning lady, so that has taken a tremendous burden off of me. There are other things which one could say are a burden, but don't feel like one to me. Cooking, for instance. I enjoy it. In this case, it was simply the idea that was mine. The execution of it would have been his, unless we went for the treat idea which again, I enjoy doing. So this didn't feel like any sort of burden to me. Now, if I was forced to do all his Christmas/birthday shopping... then we'd have a problem. LOL!  |
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Post by kibblesandbits on Aug 14, 2021 19:07:27 GMT
They would if it were important to the person impacted - in this case, Jeremy. Kindly, you often say you are overwhelmed and not happy about the unequal division of work in your house. Why are you picking up a burden that isn't yours? I mean, no biggie . . . There are other things which one could say are a burden, but don't feel like one to me. Cooking, for instance. I enjoy it. In this case, it was simply the idea that was mine. The execution of it would have been his, unless we went for the treat idea which again, I enjoy doing. So this didn't feel like any sort of burden to me. Now, if I was forced to do all his Christmas/birthday shopping... then we'd have a problem. LOL! Good for you! |
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Post by ~summer~ on Aug 14, 2021 23:24:34 GMT
There is no way I would buy a gift for one of my husband’s friends and not to gender stereotype but it just doesn’t seem like guys (or gals) would want a gift in this situation. I’m surprised at how many peas say to bring a gift so I guess I am off base here.
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