What do you want for your 50th?
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Rusty Old-Banger said:
HTP99 said:
we went away for a weekend over her birthday as a family; both daughters, their boyfriends, MiL, grandsons and dogs
My idea of hell. (With my family obvs, yours is probably much nicer 
)All the plans revolved around how my sister wanted things, not my mum
Mum look exhausted by the end of it
Poor old dad had to stump up the cash as he felt bad for everyone putting their hand in their pockets because of the lack of thought from my sister
I don’t think my sister even enjoyed it, daft cow
I’d be happy going for a quiet walk with my wife and kids and then a bike ride or something
Long story short,, sister is a daft cow
My 50th was notable, but for the wrong reasons, my Dad died 4 days before it which kind of kyboshed any celebration and even today I don’t look forward to my birthday because of it
My wife did buy me a lovely watch, most expensive one I’ve ever had, even though it’s cheap by some measure on here
Im not one for presents and would much rather have an “experience” instead
For my wife’s 50th birthday I paid for her and her sister to fly out to NYC for a week to stay with their other sister and the three girls had a brilliant time
The memories be they bitter or sweet are what make the date memorable
My aim is now to still be here for my 60th in a couple of years
My wife did buy me a lovely watch, most expensive one I’ve ever had, even though it’s cheap by some measure on here
Im not one for presents and would much rather have an “experience” instead
For my wife’s 50th birthday I paid for her and her sister to fly out to NYC for a week to stay with their other sister and the three girls had a brilliant time
The memories be they bitter or sweet are what make the date memorable
My aim is now to still be here for my 60th in a couple of years
My 50th was during a short break from lockdown in July 2020.
I’d planned to have a party and my brothers, who live in different countries, were going to travel over.
C-19 stopped that.
Gift wise, we’d previously put in a similar amount of money to a pot, and Mum & step dad did, too.
Eldest brother got a Tag Heuer watch.
Elder brother got his sex pond.
I opted for a drinks cabinet that looks like a leather covered travel chest….. it’s used very often!
Next month is my eldest brother’s 60th. My wife and I are travelling to the U.S and A to celebrate with him, and my elder brother is travelling from the UK to be there too.
I’d planned to have a party and my brothers, who live in different countries, were going to travel over.
C-19 stopped that.
Gift wise, we’d previously put in a similar amount of money to a pot, and Mum & step dad did, too.
Eldest brother got a Tag Heuer watch.
Elder brother got his sex pond.
I opted for a drinks cabinet that looks like a leather covered travel chest….. it’s used very often!
Next month is my eldest brother’s 60th. My wife and I are travelling to the U.S and A to celebrate with him, and my elder brother is travelling from the UK to be there too.
I'm 50 in September - really don't want for much, and was struggling for ideas for material things.
So I'm having a year of things to make memories. We did a Caribbean cruise on the fully rigged sailing ship in March, which was amazing, we've got a short break at a stunning cottage for my Wife's birthday, and then we are off to the Loire Valley for the week of my birthday. We're going to fill the intervening times with meals, and doing stuff with important people.
All of that is far more important to me than actual gifts/presents.
So I'm having a year of things to make memories. We did a Caribbean cruise on the fully rigged sailing ship in March, which was amazing, we've got a short break at a stunning cottage for my Wife's birthday, and then we are off to the Loire Valley for the week of my birthday. We're going to fill the intervening times with meals, and doing stuff with important people.
All of that is far more important to me than actual gifts/presents.
The next big birthday starts with a 6, not a 5.
We have talked about having a big holiday. I would like to go to China but the wife isn’t that keen (we went to Japan but she was quite negative and spoiled it a bit for my daughter and I).
I haven’t bothered with presents for years. If I want something I buy it - but never really want anything (except perhaps motorbikes).
We have talked about having a big holiday. I would like to go to China but the wife isn’t that keen (we went to Japan but she was quite negative and spoiled it a bit for my daughter and I).
I haven’t bothered with presents for years. If I want something I buy it - but never really want anything (except perhaps motorbikes).
Spare tyre said:
Indeed, for my mums 70th my daft sister organised a daft weekend away, cracking on with plans that suited her and ended up with people arriving late and having to leave early because kids had school the next day
All the plans revolved around how my sister wanted things, not my mum
Mum look exhausted by the end of it
Poor old dad had to stump up the cash as he felt bad for everyone putting their hand in their pockets because of the lack of thought from my sister
I don’t think my sister even enjoyed it, daft cow
I’d be happy going for a quiet walk with my wife and kids and then a bike ride or something
Long story short,, sister is a daft cow
I had to lol at the above. My sis is the same, every family meal we went on in the past no matter the occasion she had to organise the venue and also the time, both which had to be convenient for her and her family. She even used to try to orchestrate the seating arrangements around the table that suited her best. 'Can you sit there and you sit there etc.'All the plans revolved around how my sister wanted things, not my mum
Mum look exhausted by the end of it
Poor old dad had to stump up the cash as he felt bad for everyone putting their hand in their pockets because of the lack of thought from my sister
I don’t think my sister even enjoyed it, daft cow
I’d be happy going for a quiet walk with my wife and kids and then a bike ride or something
Long story short,, sister is a daft cow
I never go to such do's now as you can imagine.
Spare tyre said:
Rusty Old-Banger said:
HTP99 said:
we went away for a weekend over her birthday as a family; both daughters, their boyfriends, MiL, grandsons and dogs
My idea of hell. (With my family obvs, yours is probably much nicer )All the plans revolved around how my sister wanted things, not my mum
Mum look exhausted by the end of it
Poor old dad had to stump up the cash as he felt bad for everyone putting their hand in their pockets because of the lack of thought from my sister
I don’t think my sister even enjoyed it, daft cow
I’d be happy going for a quiet walk with my wife and kids and then a bike ride or something
Long story short,, sister is a daft cow
We deliberately kept the wife's thing to our daughters and partners, grandkids and the MiL, the MiL did drop a few hints about the BiL (wife's brother) when it was being arranged, however absolutely zero chance of involving him, he's OK in small doses but over a weekend he would have annoyed everyone at some point, plus his kids can be rude.
The wife organised it, she found a big house on the coast, we all get on and there was no pressure to do things together, my eldest's partner is an executive head chef; we ate well! The MiL got on my eldest's nerves a bit but only minor things, it was a good weekend and most importantly the wife had a good time.
My 50th was a surprise break at Centre Parcs which the OH knows I love. Thought it was going to be just us. Went to the bar on the first evening and over the course of an hour or so, relatives and friends started turning up and saying hello. Turns out the OH had booked three lodges next to each other and everyone was staying. Had a fab break with friends and rellies BBQing, messing about on Segways, archery competitions etc. etc. Great time, very memorable. Would much rather have that then a gift like a watch or something.
It’s a few years away (14) but I’d like an Italian Supercar with a prancing horse and to pick it up from the factory and drive it back (I think that’s a thing still?).
I’m also planning to do something with my son who will be 18 a couple of months prior. And it’s probably when I’ll retire. (All being well of course with health etc etc)
I’m also planning to do something with my son who will be 18 a couple of months prior. And it’s probably when I’ll retire. (All being well of course with health etc etc)
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