So I am on the phone with the KoD tonight and he mentions he has a bris to go to this week. What kind of gift should he get, where should he go to get it etc. So I start telling him what he should look for, and he mentions “but I need to go somewhere that they will wrap it”. Uh, say what? “Don’t you know how to wrap a gift?” Apparently this was not part of his skill set that was taught in Junior High. He has ZERO knowledge of how to wrap a gift. “How about” I say “buying a gift bag and tissue paper..” – I didn’t even get to finish the sentence. He can’t do that either. Of course I ended up offering to shop for him and wrap it and all, but it surprised me that he just didn’t know how to do this.
Now, as we all know, the KoD is a smart man (he married me…makes him a genius) and I am sure he could figure out how to wrap a baby gift, but he maintains that men in general do not know how to wrap gifts. So he asked me to ask you womenfolk among my readership whether your husbands know how to wrap gifts, and ask you menfolk if you have the knowledge of the science of giftwrapping.
(Ok, KoD, let me just tell you, it really isn’t difficult at all. You just need to apply yourself. And maybe follow instructions – fold here, tape here, and Bob’s your mother’s brother…..)
So, please, tell the KoD your thoughts on the subject.
KoD, my love, I have stopped laughing….temporarily anyway……love you!
(and can I just say that this summer I will be holding gift wrapping workshops for the boys in my area so they don’t grow up so clueless about this important skill. I did, however, remind KoD that when buying presents for me, the gifts that are pretty little boxes with jewellery inside don’t need to be wrapped. Hint hint hint.)
23 responses so far ↓
kosheracademic // June 23, 2009 at 10:30 pm |
DH can wrap gifts. He usually doesn’t, b/c I’m so anal about it (thanks to my step-mother, actually), but he’s capable.
(Note to KoD: bags are easier, anyway.)
Andrew Hewitt // June 23, 2009 at 10:39 pm |
i can build a building, frame and sheet rock walls, organize 100 men every day on a job site but I cannot wrap a present without it looking like it was done by a drunk man with one arm.
LB // June 23, 2009 at 11:01 pm |
I can warp a gift pretty decently. Not as well as someone who does it a dozen times a day, but not so badly. I think it comes from all those years of wrapping books for school.
LB // June 23, 2009 at 11:02 pm |
Of course I meant WRAP, not warp.
rabbifink // June 23, 2009 at 11:02 pm |
I am a huge fan of the gift bag and tissue paper. I do it all the time.
Sure beats folding and wrapping. But if necessary I can hack that too. Pro Tip: Have all the small tape pieces prepared BEFORE you start wrapping… (Yes ladies, laugh out loud, but that is how I roll)
Oh and I am very comfortable with my manhood. (In case you were wondering)
Chavi // June 23, 2009 at 11:03 pm |
I am a master wrapper, probably because I find wrapping therapeutic. But Tuvia? Well, his wrapping leaves a lot to be desired and I think he’d agree. This is why he uses gift bags, he says (but let’s be honest, even when he does that they’re not aesthetically pleasing in any way, shape, or form). In fact, I did most of his wrapping around the holidays. Scratch that, I did all of it (except the stuff he gave me).
When men wrap, they use about 3 times as much paper as they need and they don’t try to hide tape. UGH.
I’m a wrapping perfectionist.
ladylockandload // June 24, 2009 at 7:02 am |
My husband can wrap a gift mathmatically proportioned (it will take a couple of weeks though…might be ready for the upshairin!)
KoD, if you buy a gift for Hadassah that needs wrapping, I will wrap it for you. She should not have to wrap her own gifts!
KoD // June 24, 2009 at 7:06 am |
Thanks Lady LnL. I may just take you up on this offer.
hadassahsabo // June 24, 2009 at 7:09 am |
why sweetie? did you buy me something? what is it? ooooh…. lol
tysdaddy // June 24, 2009 at 9:23 am |
While I can wrap gifts, I usually just get the bag . . .
abandoning eden // June 24, 2009 at 9:47 am |
my husband is a much better gift wrapper than me…his gifts look professionally wrapped, mine look like they were wrapped by a little kid. I think it’s cause he grew up celebrating christmas and I didn’t (indeed, I discovered his gift-wrapping talents when we were wrapping christmas presents)
Ari // June 24, 2009 at 11:10 am |
I can’t rap, but I can wrap.
Yonit // June 24, 2009 at 12:23 pm |
My husband can niether rap nor wrap. But he does have fun taste in wrapping paper. He gave me a gift during our engagement in spiderman wrapping paper! He’s lucky he found a gal who appreciates that
Z! // June 24, 2009 at 1:29 pm |
R, wrap a present? It is to laugh! In all things “girlie” he looks to me. In all things “teckie” I look to him. Art is me, Math is him. We love the different roles.
hadassahsabo // June 24, 2009 at 1:31 pm |
yeah, Z! i cannot imagine R struggling with wrapping paper. in fact the idea of it made me giggle!!
Tsipora // June 24, 2009 at 5:57 pm |
My husband cannot wrap presents, not will I let him if he feels like he wants to give it a shot! The gifts look disturbing and oftentimes the price tag will still be left on!
He’s a man of many talents, picking out and wrapping gifts are not among them.
ladylockandload // June 25, 2009 at 7:18 am |
Finally asked my husband if he knows how to wrap a gift. He said that when he was a kid and needed to give a gift to a friend, his mother taught him how. She let him wrap it instead of doing it for him. I thought I should share this with all moms who have boys…
Z! // June 25, 2009 at 11:43 am |
Judging form the example you just gave, you have a very smart MIN Lady LnL, I hope you appreciate her good common sense.
Jacob Da Jew // June 28, 2009 at 3:38 pm |
I worked in a gift store so I know how to wrap pretty well.
ladylockandload // June 28, 2009 at 3:48 pm |
Z!, my mother in law is a very smart woman. When I first got engaged to my hubby, she told me that she did not get along very well with her in laws because nothing was good enough for THEIR son. And she told me that with her daughter in law it will be alot different. She treats me as a daughter and used to always ask me if my husband was being a good husband (and she told him how important it is to be good to me!) She bought me lots of clothes, jewlery, spoils my kids rotten….and is always there for us. Many of my friends ask me if my mother in law would like some more children and grandchildren (themselves!) Anyways, she is very smart cause she knows how to treat a daughter in law!
hadassahsabo // June 29, 2009 at 2:46 pm |
well, the gift was bought and wrapped by yours truly…..another talent that i got to show off to my husband. one of these days i will teach him how to do it…
thegiftedblog // October 13, 2009 at 5:47 pm |
This post and the comments are great!
I write a blog about gift wrapping (http://thegiftedblog.wordpress.com/) and found yours while doing research. I’ve been thinking about a series on men and gift wrapping and there is some great food for thought here!
Thank you for sharing…I really enjoyed.
thegiftedblog // October 13, 2009 at 5:53 pm |
Oh, I forgot to answer your husband’s question!
My husband can wrap gifts (proof: http://thegiftedblog.wordpress.com/2009/08/03/a-present-for-me/).
Other guy friends have asked me for help in wrapping presents, and that has been very fun. Did you end up doing a gift wrapping workshop for your boys?