Found this on another blog I follow, and it’s just way too funny not to share. The video’s called “Beware of the Doghouse”—and if you’ve never seen it, you absolutely have to watch it. It’s a clever (and painfully accurate) little story about what happens when men buy their wives the wrong kind of gifts. You know the type—blenders, vacuums, exercise bikes. The sort of “helpful” presents that make a woman wonder if her husband’s trying to romance her or telling her the house is dirty, or she needs to lose those thunder thighs.
In the video, every poor fella who flubs a gift winds up banished to The Doghouse, a hilarious underground lair filled with other husbands who’ve made the same mistake. They sit around swapping tales of disaster—“I bought her a scale!” “I got her a set of wrenches!”—like a support group for the romantically challenged. It’s pure comedy gold, especially if you’ve ever been married long enough to know that intent doesn’t always equal success.
Of course, I had to laugh thinking about my own husband, Jim. If gift-giving were graded, he’d either get an A+ or an F, depending on who’s judging. One Valentine’s Day, he got me a .357 Mag with a six-inch barrel. Another year, for our anniversary, he brought home a self-starting chainsaw. Now, some women might’ve been horrified—but me? I was thrilled. Those “gifts” fit my personality a whole lot better than earrings or gold necklaces ever would. I don’t need diamonds; I need something that cuts wood and scares off bears. That’s romance, farm-style.
So yes, make sure the man in your life watches Beware of the Doghouse before he goes holiday shopping. But if your idea of the perfect gift involves power tools or firearms, go easy on him. Sometimes love isn’t roses and jewelry—it’s a man who knows you’d rather have something that starts with a trigger pull than a sparkle.
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