IABU but please just humour me

Have woken up today just feeling so fed up and cheesed off. Doesn't help that Im trying to come off my anti d's from the pnd.

Anyway, long story short- mothers day h gets me these god awful fluffy blue gorilla type slippers

Which to make matters worse are a size too small and he can't take back for a refund as he got them in london when he was down there with work.

I pretended at the time to be vaguely pleased, but last night I broached the subject again and tried to find out why he thought I'd like them etc etc, and tried to make a joke out of it all and explain to him that next time any tacky I love my mummy, worlds best mum item would be perfect!!!! Anyway, cue him storming off in a huge huff and making me feel like the big bad witch when I'm sitting there all upset and thinking, shouldn't this be the other way around! Shouldn't my husband want to spoil the mother of his daughter on mothers day?

Later on last night when he came back- I was in bed pretending to be asleep.

Fast forward to this morning, I've woken up to a bomb site of a house, and a pair or naff pink slippers from TESCO (obv reduced) which say "MUM luv "u" " lying on the sofa.

Now I just dont want to even look at them, it's not mothers day any more, my daughter didn't "give me them" and I feel a bit sad about it all.....

Also, SIL from hell has taken the huff again and for whatever reason has deleted me and h from her facebook list - something she seems to do whenever the bl00dy wind changes. Urgh Im just fed up and want someone to just be nice to me.

Oh dear. I think your H probably thought he had done well choosing a present and is a bit upset that you are not happy with them. Is his sort of present giving anyway?

Ummm, yes, they are naff, but does it really matter?! At least he got you something, which shows he was thinking of you & the whole day didn't bypass him completely!

& the fact that he replaced them with something you essentially asked for 'tacky I love mummy', shows that he does feel bad for obviously upsetting you & buying the wrong thing first time round.

Mother's day is all about tat anyway if you ask me. I got a box of chocolates (bought on the day itself whilst I was having a lie in!). I'm greatful he actually remembered as I have friend's who's husbands don't remember!

Sorry if that seems harsh, but yes, I do think you are being a bit unreasonable!

I think they look lovely and cosy!   We are on day 6 with no hot water or heating though (long story).   I do see where you're coming from though, I always put lot of thought into presents and even go so far as jotting things down throughout the year if people mention things they like when we've seen out shopping etc.  Consequently when people get me tat or thing that I wouldn't like in a million years it drives me nuts as I think its a bit lazy and that they should know me better.    I think it was lovely that he went out and got you the extra pair of slippers.   Even though they are reduced it's the thought that counts and he couldn't help they are reduced.   I don't know how old your daughter is but presumably anything 'she' gets you will have been bought by your OH anyway?    If it's any consolation OH said he wouldn't be getting me anything for mothers days as I'm not his mother and I'll have to wait until bump is old enough to buy them herself!!!

it sounds like something my hubby does!! (and iv had tose kind of arguments over diffrent occations)

last year for my 1st mothersday i got a cheap monkey cuddly toy...i didnt say anything tho  (im learning to pick my battles) i decided id rather have a nice bday/xmas pressie and mothersday is a day created by the card company and in a few years time my mothersday pressy will be a macaroni covered piece of paper that my little man has made so its not about the getting of a pressie if you know what i mean...(it will be about evan making me something!)

so chear up and love the tacky ness it is suppose to be from a baby not the daddy (iykwim) this year evan got me UP on dvd..so evan can enjoy that when hes older also...(tho i would have loved a nice breakfast in bed.. but i will train evan to train his daddy to get what i want!! oh mummy also wants....."insert list here" )

this make me giggle because I am just the same as you...when it comes to crap presents...anything I don't like/blatently wouldn't like and in wrong size makes it worse....I see it as a waste of money and lack of forethought....which is totally unreasonable and bitchy BUT I'm being honest...I'm crap at hiding my disppleasure and sometimes take it personally.

If it was just that the slippers were not to your taste I would say you were being unreasonable. However the fact that they are the wrong size I think you have reason to be miffed.

I have the same slippers - pink piggy ones, and I love them!

My OH told me he didnt get me a mothers day card/pressie as baby isnt here yet (i was secretly hoping)

but boys think differently to girls - we just have to accept it.

on the SIL front, next time she tries to add you again just say no. Sounds like you dont need the hassle of her and her silly moods!

oh and have a

To be fair I think you're being a bit unreasonable but I actually really like the blue slippers and find all the "best mum" stuff a bit tacky. And he did go out and get you basically what you asked for so I don't know what else he can do to make it better.

But you're obviously having a bad time at the minute so have a