Dad buys a new TV for himself, passes it off as a Mother's Day gift for his wife: 'He said I was a hysterical woman after I called him out.'

What is his problem?

In my family, we have this concept called a "rubber snake." A rubber snake gift is something that you want for yourself, but you buy for somebody else as a gift. The term comes from a friend of my uncle's, who got his dad a rubber snake as a gift when he was a little kid. His dad could obviously tell that his son wanted the rubber snake more than he did, so he said, "Wow, a rubber snake! I love it! Do you want it?" And ever since, the term has stuck. I've been trying for years to spread the word about rubber snake gifts, but it's harder to make slang happen than you'd think.

A kid giving their parents a rubber snake can be cute. But a husband giving a rubber snake gift to his wife, especially for Mother's Day, is totally unacceptable. The husband in this story tried to do just that to his wife, and she was rightfully annoyed with him.

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_{A dad happily watches a movie on his brand-new TV, which he allegedly bought for Mother's Day, even though everyone in the family knows it's for him.}
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Am I the bad guy for pushing back on husband who tried to pass off a gift for himself as a Mother's Day gift for me?

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_{A new flat screen TV in the living room.}
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_{Mom criticizes her husband for wanting to buy a Mother's Day gift that's really for him.}
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Sometimes, life is just easier when you only have to rely on yourself for your own happiness. If you don't have a partner, then you don't have anyone who can disappoint you like this. The only person who can disappoint you to this degree is yourself, and at least you have control of yourself. But women shouldn't have to forgo relationships because men are so disappointing most of the time.
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