Thank you notes

[vraiblonde]

I still look at those little gift bags full of finished and non-finished cards and feel bad for not sending all of them out.

You better get going - baby gifts are one of those events that require a thank you card.

But you bring up an interesting point:

Why is it always the woman's responsiblity to send the thank you notes? You never hear of the husband sending out the wedding, shower, etc, thank yous.

 

[SoMDMama82]

You better get going - baby gifts are one of those events that require a thank you card.

But you bring up an interesting point:

Why is it always the woman's responsiblity to send the thank you notes? You never hear of the husband sending out the wedding, shower, etc, thank yous.

If he wrote them, nobody would be able to read them!!

I just know, I had A LOT of people at my baby shower, and it was close to tortue writting those cards when my fingers were tingling that bad! Wish I hadn't tried to wait until all cards were done to send them, and just sent them as I finished them. That way, after she was born, people wouldn't be getting cards that said "can't wait till she gets here" in them.

 

[Larry Gude]

Was this somehow not clear?

I feel I must put it a word for your mother here so people don't think that she didn't teach you right.

Larry's mother and sisters send the nicest thank you notes, even if they just came to your house for dinner. Every gift, every favor gets a hand-written thank you note, even if they thanked you in person. I've saved several of them in my cedar chest because the notes are so thoughtful and sweet.

I send notes for grad, wedding and other gifts of that nature - for birthdays and Christmas, I call the person and thank them, unless I thanked them to their face.

My post;

I was taught to send them as a boy, but, I quit doing it a long, long time ago. My manners are pretty bad in general and, really, there is NO excuse regardless of how one was raised. It's not like it takes a whole hell of a lot of effort to look things up these days.

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[Larry Gude]

Pete...

Why is it always the woman's responsiblity to send the thank you notes? You never hear of the husband sending out the wedding, shower, etc, thank yous.

...does.

 

[vraiblonde]

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I was just reiterating that your poor manners are not the fault of your mother.

Pete...does.

I suspect that's only because he's not married. Ask him who sent out the thank yous for his wedding presents.

 

[Larry Gude]

I'll bet you...

I was just reiterating that your poor manners are not the fault of your mother.


I suspect that's only because he's not married. Ask him who sent out the thank yous for his wedding presents.

...a dollar, right now, that Pete did it then as well.

And, I just want to take this opportunity to tell everyone I suck and it's not my mom's fault. She taught me better, but, in my, oh whatever it is, bad ness, laziness, thoughtlessness, I just don't do well at thank you notes or other social niceties.

I do put the lid down however.

 

[Pete]

...a dollar, right now, that Pete did it then as well.

And, I just want to take this opportunity to tell everyone I suck and it's not my mom's fault. She taught me better, but, in my, oh whatever it is, bad ness, laziness, thoughtlessness, I just don't do well at thank you notes or other social niceties.

I do put the lid down however.

Ah don't be too hard on yourself I am by no means a thank you note machine. I do it because there is a need to show sincere appreciation for XXXXX yet there is no other clear way and a phone or email thanks is tacky and to be perfectly honest if it was just my buddy probably not but his wife went above and beyond to make me comfortable and entertained.

And so you can collect your dollar, I did sit down the next day before departing on the honeymoon and did all the thank you notes for wedding presents along with the ex.

 

[vraiblonde]

And so you can collect your dollar, I did sit down the next day before departing on the honeymoon and did all the thank you notes for wedding presents along with the ex.

That was worth a buck! I've never heard of a guy doing the thank yous for wedding or baby presents.

 

[Pete]

That was worth a buck! I've never heard of a guy doing the thank yous for wedding or baby presents.

We actually swapped. I wrote the ones for presents from her family, she did the notes from mine.

 

[BS Gal]

Ah don't be too hard on yourself I am by no means a thank you note machine. I do it because there is a need to show sincere appreciation for XXXXX yet there is no other clear way and a phone or email thanks is tacky and to be perfectly honest if it was just my buddy probably not but his wife went above and beyond to make me comfortable and entertained.

And so you can collect your dollar, I did sit down the next day before departing on the honeymoon and did all the thank you notes for wedding presents along with the ex.

You, Pete, are a true gentleman.

 

[Pete]

You, Pete, are a true gentleman.

Not really but luckily most chicks don't find it out until it is too late

 

[BS Gal]

We actually swapped. I wrote the ones for presents from her family, she did the notes from mine.

I guess Larry is only getting 50 cents.

 

[Chasey_Lane]

We actually swapped. I wrote the ones for presents from her family, she did the notes from mine.

I wrote out all the "thank you" notes myself. I even licked the envelopes, put stamps on them and dropped them off at the post office. Hubby probably doesn't even know we sent them out, either.

 

[Larry Gude]

I'm not hard on myself...

Ah don't be too hard on yourself I am by no means a thank you note machine. I do it because there is a need to show sincere appreciation for XXXXX yet there is no other clear way and a phone or email thanks is tacky and to be perfectly honest if it was just my buddy probably not but his wife went above and beyond to make me comfortable and entertained.

And so you can collect your dollar, I did sit down the next day before departing on the honeymoon and did all the thank you notes for wedding presents along with the ex.

...just teasing her in her zeal to point out just how nice my mom and sissies are.

 

[Pete]

...just teasing her in her zeal to point out just how nice my mom and sissies are.

Go buy a box of them and put them on your desk. Because we are guys if we had to trek out specifically to get them it will never get done. You can even order them online if you live in a small town and you are afraid the guys wil catch you buying thank you notes.

 

[Cowgirl]

I always send TYNs. My mom used to threaten to send the gift back if we didn't send out notes.

 

[Bird Dog]

I started sending thank you notes a few years ago, when one day I received one and felt good about it and thought I was short changing others who were nice to me the same feeling.
I did what Pete suggested and ordered some personal cards and use them frequently.

 

[Larry Gude]

Pete...

Go buy a box of them and put them on your desk. Because we are guys if we had to trek out specifically to get them it will never get done. You can even order them online if you live in a small town and you are afraid the guys wil catch you buying thank you notes.

...shut up.

 

[Bird Dog]

...shut up.

It is never too late to change your ways. Just think of the other bad habits you could change next. Your mother would be proud

 

[Larry Gude]

Bird...

It is never too late to change your ways. Just think of the other bad habits you could change next. Your mother would be proud

...shut up.