My daughter is 7. She loves to read and she loves dolls.
Her Chrismas list is the following:
An iTouch
A Television
A DS3 and an
iPad.
She's obviously not getting any of these. But of course I can't tell her that so I'm struggling a bit to come up with an alternate list.
Last week as I was propping 17 stuffed animals up on her bed so that we could snuggle in and read a book it occurred to me - A HUSBAND!
I'll get her a husband for Christmas!
I said to her, "I JUST thought of something to get you for Christmas... but it's a surprise."
Surprise my ass. That girl is like a DOG on a BONE when she gets something in her mind.
She must have asked me 15 times in the next 2 minutes what I was thinking of until finally I gave in and said, "I'm going to get you a husband."
At which point she burst into tears and said, "I'm not ready to get married!"
It took me 15 minutes to calm her down enough to be able to explain that a husband is a giant pillow for reading in bed. Actually it was the words "As big as four pillow pets put together" that did it.
Now she can't wait for Christmas!
And of course both my boys want "husbands" too. This is going to be difficult to explain to MY husband.
I'm confused (and a little slow...) is there really a pillow called a husband? or were you just fast on your feet. I have never heard of such a thing but I live under a mushroom so don't mind me.....
Posted by: Katybeth | October 22, 2012 at 10:28 PM
I'm pretty sure its available on amazon....then again, what isn't?
Posted by: katie | October 22, 2012 at 10:46 PM
i always had a husband pillow (yes Katybeth they're realy called that!) on my bed! my parents have two, then i got one when i went to college. it's wonderful. i've been looking for a pure white one to go with my current color scheme, though, and have failed...never thought to go on Amazon!
Posted by: Shaina | October 22, 2012 at 11:02 PM
These are also great when you are way pregnant and want to breath while you sleep. Finally, a "husband" that makes carrying a child easier!
Posted by: Aimee | October 23, 2012 at 12:02 AM
I had a black one at one point ... 'cept I called him "my big black boyfriend..." not my husband. I love that you call him a "more suitable" marital equivalent. (May the socially liberal gods strike me down now for comparing a boyfriend to a husband).
Posted by: Sarah | October 23, 2012 at 12:20 AM
Haha! The first time my husband explained what a husband was, I was astounded at the sexism. And then he laughed his head off because I was one of THOSE feminists.
Posted by: Jester Queen | October 23, 2012 at 09:38 AM
I've never even heard of a husband pillow before. Or, if I have, then I've just seen it, but didn't know that's what it was called. Hm... If she loves to read before bed, that would be a great present! Lord knows, I could've used one in my pre-teen and teenage years. Psh, I could still use one. :D
Posted by: Ren | October 23, 2012 at 04:17 PM
I had a husband pillow when I was little and loved it. I have a real husband now and he's alright. Ha.
And here we think arranged marriage is a bad thing?
Posted by: ColdBlooded | October 23, 2012 at 05:07 PM
So, was this what some of you were thinking?
http://sg.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/north-stars/ryan-gosling-husband-pillow-only-were-real-143614263.html
Posted by: JG | October 24, 2012 at 08:30 AM