I (32f) am a SAHM and my birthday is a few days away. My husband (33m) decided that the perfect gift for me would be for him to clean the entire house for me in lieu of traditional gifts.
Here's my problem: 1. I once mentioned that having the whole house cleaned would be a great gift, but I specified professionally. My husband is great at a lot of things, but he's not very detail oriented and he tends to miss very obvious things.
2. I feel like on the face this is thoughtful (I've been sick for a few days and cleaning has definitely not been the priority) but while he's great at coming up with ideas, he's really bad at executing them.
3. If he's not going to just hire a professional, I would rather have a traditional gift. I put a lot of thought and care into his and our children's birthdays and I would like one day where this is reciprocated.
Does it make me an A for not just being grateful for the gesture?