My fiancée buys me flowers all the time and it’s the cutest thing. It makes me really happy, and I buy her flowers too. We have too many flowers. But it’s still really sweet.
I have children who've regularly had concerts and other activities that warrant presentations.
My oldest is a girl. I presented her a bouquet of flowers each time. When her brother had his first concert, I presented him a bouquet of balloons. He nearly cried with disappointment. So, I started buying him flowers.
A couple years ago, we offered a reward to each kid for keeping their rooms consistently clean. My son asked to go to the flower shop when he met his goal. We spent thirty minutes there as he examined and smelled all kinds of blooms, selecting his favorites. We went home with one of the most gorgeous arrangements I've ever seen.
It's been three years, and I budget to buy him a fresh arrangement every month. He keeps his desk organized so he'll be able to enjoy the flowers. He is twelve.
Edits: spelling
ETA: I'm disappointed that some responses to this post about my awesome son have devolved into gender norm debates. The whole point of the OP is anyone can love flowers.
Yet another edit: thank you for your kindness and for recognizing my efforts to parent well. I've been desperately concerned about my kids and "mom"ing lately. You have all helped me realize I'm doing a pretty good job. Thanks also to the two anonymous gilders. You brightened my day!
cloudwell on April 3rd, 2018 at 13:31 UTC »
My fiancée buys me flowers all the time and it’s the cutest thing. It makes me really happy, and I buy her flowers too. We have too many flowers. But it’s still really sweet.
ganhadagirl on April 3rd, 2018 at 14:35 UTC »
I have children who've regularly had concerts and other activities that warrant presentations.
My oldest is a girl. I presented her a bouquet of flowers each time. When her brother had his first concert, I presented him a bouquet of balloons. He nearly cried with disappointment. So, I started buying him flowers.
A couple years ago, we offered a reward to each kid for keeping their rooms consistently clean. My son asked to go to the flower shop when he met his goal. We spent thirty minutes there as he examined and smelled all kinds of blooms, selecting his favorites. We went home with one of the most gorgeous arrangements I've ever seen.
It's been three years, and I budget to buy him a fresh arrangement every month. He keeps his desk organized so he'll be able to enjoy the flowers. He is twelve.
Edits: spelling
ETA: I'm disappointed that some responses to this post about my awesome son have devolved into gender norm debates. The whole point of the OP is anyone can love flowers.
Yet another edit: thank you for your kindness and for recognizing my efforts to parent well. I've been desperately concerned about my kids and "mom"ing lately. You have all helped me realize I'm doing a pretty good job. Thanks also to the two anonymous gilders. You brightened my day!
Skkorm on April 3rd, 2018 at 15:39 UTC »
I couldn't tell my friends this, but...
...I like pink roses.