(Vent) Classic Pooh infant towel. (All Better Now!)

[simba20]

I agree with others that you are soooo overreacting. IT's a freakin' towel. A towel that won;t be used at EVERY bath, but used every so often nonetheless.....regular Pooh, classic Pohh IT DOESN'T MATTER.

You'll probably be having a baby shower at some point. Are you seriously going to go off on people who give you gifts with a design you don't like. Grab some persepective. You are having a baby. A BABY. What that baby has in his nursery won't matter in the long run.

 

[crashbb]

Just curious - why do you get to decide what character your child can and cannot have? I'm assuming that it is your husband's child too? I know that there are a lot of blended families, so perhaps your DH is the baby's step-father.

 

[TheMorgans]

HMMM - Perhaps you need to take a break, take a deep breath, prop up your feet, and unwind. It is just a towel with a tiny Pooh on it. (No pun intended)

Most women would be soooo greatful that their husband would take the time out of their day to pick out something for the baby. I don't think he was doing this to ruin your entire life, I am positive that he was doing this as an expression of love. However, I would not expect him to give you any more gifts in the future.

You also need to remember that this not just going to be YOUR baby.... It is his too. FYI - There will be bigger issues when you raise this child.

 

[npmommie]

I'll be sure to let the kid knows when he's older that his daddy picked it out even though I didn't like it but his daddy was thinking of him and wanted to buy him something special.

yes but you will leave out the part i bolded in red

 

[cats mom]

First I have to ask if this is one those threads posted just to stir things up while everyone who responds is being mocked on another thread? The intensity of the rant related to the "crime" OP's poor DH committed seems way over the top to me. Oh well, I'll bite anyway.

Not every personalized item for your child needs to be kept forever as an heirloom. It's a $15 towel (I was expecting it to be much more expensive based on the rant) use it to dry baby Connor off after his baths, store it in a drawer (out of sight) the rest of the time, then donate or toss it when he's outgrown it; which will be in the blink of an eye. And be grateful you have a DH who cares enough to try to make you happy by buying you something he thinks you'll enjoy... even if he did get it wrong.

 

[3boymthr]

Really, and truthfully, you making a mountain out of a molehill. Since if you hadn't said it was classic pooh I would have just though oh, it's pooh. Because in that image, they look kind of the same. Esp since they are advertising the current pooh on the same page.

And do you really, really want to start a fight over this - a towel?

Just take it put it in the bottom of the pile and only use it when you get to it. These types of towels are not the sort of thing you "save" for prosterity. They're the kind of thing that become a rag in about two years.

Oh, and as PP have noted do you really want to stop your DH from buying things for the baby? Be glad he's taking an interest.

 

[Green Tea]

Is the Original Post a joke? Your poor husband. It's a towel. The kid won't care what Pooh looks like and he'll need a real towel when he gets old enough to care about home decor.

 

[Green Tea]

It really upset you cause you though how could they have bought this knowing how against it you are yet went ahead and bought it for you or your kid anyway.

Is it not his kid too?

 

[SweetPeasMom2]

I really think you are making too much out of this. The Pooh is very minimal on the towel. I don't think dh was trying to disregard your feelings at all. If I were you, I would calmly ask him why he ordered it w/that particular design. Like the others have said here, be grateful that he took the initiative to order something so precious (and it is whether you like Pooh or not). Let this one go. In the grand scheme of things, it's not worth it.

 

[ArielRae]

Thanks everyone I feel better now.

I realize I was over reacting and needed to vent over something stupid. I don't plan on yelling at him anymore. I didn't take the time to think he may have wanted something special personalized from him and having it classic pooh seperates it from all the the current pooh stuff I have for the baby. I think a previous poster was right that in getting everything ready for the baby I got to involved in making everything perfect and the way I wanted it not the way WE wanted it. Ya, first baby stress getting to me trying to make everything perfect. Let it go and enjoy the fact that DH is trying to contribute that is more important then the item itself.

THANKS!

 

[cats mom]

Thanks everyone I feel better now.

I realize I was over reacting and needed to vent over something stupid. I don't plan on yelling at him anymore. I didn't take the time to think he may have wanted something special personalized from him and having it classic pooh seperates it from all the the current pooh stuff I have for the baby. I think a previous poster was right that in getting everything ready for the baby I got to involved in making everything perfect and the way I wanted it not the way WE wanted it. Ya, first baby stress getting to me trying to make everything perfect. Let it go and enjoy the fact that DH is trying to contribute that is more important then the item itself.

THANKS!

Big thumbs up!

 

[okeydokey]

Thanks everyone I feel better now.

I realize I was over reacting and needed to vent over something stupid. I don't plan on yelling at him anymore. I didn't take the time to think he may have wanted something special personalized from him and having it classic pooh seperates it from all the the current pooh stuff I have for the baby. I think a previous poster was right that in getting everything ready for the baby I got to involved in making everything perfect and the way I wanted it not the way WE wanted it. Ya, first baby stress getting to me trying to make everything perfect. Let it go and enjoy the fact that DH is trying to contribute that is more important then the item itself.

THANKS!

I'm glad you are feeling better.

 

[AndreaDM]

OMG, this is a joke right? Holy crap, if you get this worked up over a towel, I hate to see how you will react when something MAJOR happens.

When my husband moved in with me, he had just gotten divorced from his ex-wife (they had only been married a year or so) and among his things were monogrammed towels with his and HER initials on them. Hey, they were nice, expensive fluffy towels so I used them. Who cares, it was a TOWEL!!

 

[iheartnmr's]

First I have to ask if this is one those threads posted just to stir things up while everyone who responds is being mocked on another thread? The intensity of the rant related to the "crime" OP's poor DH committed seems way over the top to me. Oh well, I'll bite anyway.

Not every personalized item for your child needs to be kept forever as an heirloom. It's a $15 towel (I was expecting it to be much more expensive based on the rant) use it to dry baby Connor off after his baths, store it in a drawer (out of sight) the rest of the time, then donate or toss it when he's outgrown it; which will be in the blink of an eye. And be grateful you have a DH who cares enough to try to make you happy by buying you something he thinks you'll enjoy... even if he did get it wrong.

WTH?

OP, I'm glad you've seen the light and will let you husband buy what he wants for his child. Keep your mouth shut and when he bathes the baby, he can use his towel. That way you never have to see it.

 

[simba20]

All I'm saying is that soonish you will be having a bay shower. And you will receive gifts that others have lovingly picked out and you will think that they are the ugliest, tackiest things ever. But you'll smile politely and nod and thank them......a reaction like you had over what your husband ordered will not be favored in public at a baby shower.

And overall, it doesn't matter............

Yes, my daughter received something that at first I just didn;t like. Then over time, I realized how handy they were, or how the "skinny" burp cloths that I received, EVEN THOUGH I PREFERRED THAT BIGGER ONES, were still burp cloths and did the job, and saved me $5-$7 of my money that I got to instead stash away in her saving acct......in the end it didn't matter.

 

[finz2left]

Umm. I am going to be gentle, because you already admitted. It might be that your little hormonal. But I cannot honestly believe that you would be this worked up about a towel. A towel that cost $14. I am pretty sure your dh didn't do it to ruin your day. Actually I think he was trying to think of you and do something nice. I think I would rethink blasting someone out for a gift. I tell my kids all the time. If you don't like something you say thank you and move on. I am pretty sure you could put this towel on the bottom of your pile and stand to use it once in awhile.

I agree,,,, act like this with your DH and you may be heading down and long and lonely road. You don't want him paralyzed for gift giving. It came from the heart..thank him generously for caring and be glad he got the Pooh part right, many spouses wouldn't have even been in the ballpark.

 

[Boxley]

You know the kid is probably just going to drool on it?

 

[ArielRae]

Don't be worried about the baby shower I had it already and I didn't get any classic pooh stuff.

I hardly got anything from my registry either which was funny but I did get alot of cute outfits and we had alot of fun with DH having him model the baby clothes for pictures.

 

[simba20]

You know the kid is probably just going to drool on it?

Nothing was ever better than taking my just bathed daughter out of her bathtub, wrapping her up in a towel (umm a regular towel I never used those baby hooded towels) and having her poop/pee in it. Just perfect.

 

[Hannathy]

This has to be your first baby!!! After getting annoyed and thinking you a spoiled brat, it hit me, it is your first! You think everything has to match and be perfect and all the same decor, etc. Just wait till reality sets in,

With our youngest about 2 weeks before he was due and we didn't know what it was my DH and I looked at each other and said we better get something ready and then said what do we really need to bring "it" home? Decided on diapers and wipes, and carseat! Oh and a sleeper to come home in. Everything else we had stuff and would wait to see the sex and size before buying it anything new. When my neighbor came over to see him about a week after he was born she said oh you had another girl, how nice. I said no a boy and then realized the nightgown he was in had roses on it and the receiving blanket was pink. Didn't matter they were clean and soft and he was happy. Also rode a Minnie Mouse big wheel. Those things don't matter to a baby only us. All that matters to a baby is they are warm, dry, fed and loved. Sounds to me that your Dh loves this baby to be shopping for it-the dreaded shopping that most men hate- So it already has a leg up in this world compared to a lot of poor little souls and that is ALL that is truly important, not what logo is on its towel.

You may as well start now with this kid and always remember your priorities, it will help you survive the teen years. That and the rule nothing permanent-piercings, tattoos, they only get to express themselves with correctable things like hair color and clothes. (bright pink is actually pretty cute)