She Stopped Making Handmade Gifts For Her Husband After She Realized They Pretty Much Always End Up In The Trash

Chip Chick |

Apr 3, 2023

Yakobchuk Olena - stock.adobe.com - illustrative purposes only, not the actual person

Have you ever made someone a handmade gift like a drawing or knitted them an accessory, and it eventually ended up in the trash?

That happened to one woman who decided to stop making things to give to her husband once she realized they ended up in the garbage most of the time.

She’s a wife and mother who has always been passionate about crafting and making handmade items.

She does all sorts of things, from origami to pottery, and often ends up with items and objects she can gift to her friends and family.

“I like to give gifts of the stuff I’m making to my loved ones,” she said.

For instance, when two of her cousins were pregnant at the same time as her, she knitted them matching blankets for their babies. They were a big hit.

Her husband has always been very supportive of her passions. He encourages her to go to crafting classes and spends money to ensure she has the materials she needs. However, he’s never been into receiving her handmade gifts.

The handmade gifts she gives him usually end up in the back of his closet and get thrown away after a deep spring cleaning.

She said he prefers receiving luxury items or day trips when it’s time for a present, so she’ll give him something like that instead.

Yakobchuk Olena – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person

In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, she decided to stop making him handmade gifts.

She didn’t hear any complaints until about a week ago. It was Mother’s Day in her country, so she made some homemade chocolates for her mom and friends. Then, her husband pointed out that she no longer makes him gifts.

That’s when she told him she didn’t want to waste her time and make things that would eventually end up in the trash.

“He got all quiet and said he didn’t realize he was a waste of my time,” she recalled. “He hasn’t said anything again, but he’s been weird all week.”

Now she’s wondering if she was wrong to stop making gifts for her husband.

Do you think what she said to her husband was harsh, or is he overreacting?

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