Comments on: 10 Ways To Tell That Your Husband Hates Malls http://www.agreenertea.com/10-ways-to-tell-that-your-husband-hates-malls/ ...on aging with strength and beauty Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:18:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Christine Scaman http://www.agreenertea.com/10-ways-to-tell-that-your-husband-hates-malls/comment-page-1/#comment-900 Christine Scaman Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:51:41 +0000 http://www.agreenertea.com/?p=1353#comment-900 Gina, I can see (and hear) it all now. Why, oh why, do we put ourselves through it?? I had a very successful shopping trip recently. Husband and male child crossed a border to go to a hockey game. Wife and daughters got 6 hours!!!!!!!!!!!! Sadly, mall closed in 3 hours, very sad, but we got to see Shopaholic. We're all learning, only took 15 years !! Smart like a dumptruck, I is. Gina,

I can see (and hear) it all now. Why, oh why, do we put ourselves through it??

I had a very successful shopping trip recently. Husband and male child crossed a border to go to a hockey game. Wife and daughters got 6 hours!!!!!!!!!!!! Sadly, mall closed in 3 hours, very sad, but we got to see Shopaholic.

We’re all learning, only took 15 years !! Smart like a dumptruck, I is.

]]> By: gina http://www.agreenertea.com/10-ways-to-tell-that-your-husband-hates-malls/comment-page-1/#comment-896 gina Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:30:21 +0000 http://www.agreenertea.com/?p=1353#comment-896 Wait until your kids are older and you are trying yo shop for something for them as well as yourself...husband in tow. His response to anything is with force authority and power. Reminiscent of South Park's "respect my authority" is the cry when we are in shopping mode. Made the mistake of trying to stop at the mall on the way home from a soccer weekend....dear lord....son was exhausted having slept for an hour and half in the car and Dad was raring to keep the train moving in the westerly direction and home. Went in got to American Eagle where I found the pants Alex needed for work but looked around and no Alex. Checked on the bench in the hall where I found the father but no sign of Alex. Big mistake... as soon as he saw me his eyes lit up that I was done and we were on our way. Heart sunk, stomach twisted as I knew what would ensue. Sure enough there was Dad, off and running with a mission....find the boy, return him to AE, and get the hell back on the road. Poor child was in the bathroom. Heard the conversation (my husband is anything but quiet) from the other end of the mall. Never again. Malls with just Alex are fine. We arrange a meeting time and go off on our own....it is just the husband. Don't need ten signs ....one is enough....until then malls will be like gourmet restaurants when our children were small.... a distant light that we could salivate over. Wait until your kids are older and you are trying yo shop for something for them as well as yourself…husband in tow. His response to anything is with force authority and power. Reminiscent of South Park’s “respect my authority” is the cry when we are in shopping mode. Made the mistake of trying to stop at the mall on the way home from a soccer weekend….dear lord….son was exhausted having slept for an hour and half in the car and Dad was raring to keep the train moving in the westerly direction and home. Went in got to American Eagle where I found the pants Alex needed for work but looked around and no Alex. Checked on the bench in the hall where I found the father but no sign of Alex. Big mistake… as soon as he saw me his eyes lit up that I was done and we were on our way. Heart sunk, stomach twisted as I knew what would ensue. Sure enough there was Dad, off and running with a mission….find the boy, return him to AE, and get the hell back on the road. Poor child was in the bathroom. Heard the conversation (my husband is anything but quiet) from the other end of the mall.
Never again.
Malls with just Alex are fine. We arrange a meeting time and go off on our own….it is just the husband.

Don’t need ten signs ….one is enough….until then malls will be like gourmet restaurants when our children were small…. a distant light that we could salivate over.

]]> By: Christine Scaman http://www.agreenertea.com/10-ways-to-tell-that-your-husband-hates-malls/comment-page-1/#comment-888 Christine Scaman Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:29:27 +0000 http://www.agreenertea.com/?p=1353#comment-888 Rosalie, my friend, Shopping alone is but a dream for me. 3 kids, 2 jobs, it goes on and on... I sympathize with your mishap in Florida. We once got stuck in Christmas Eve traffic in Quebec City, trying to turn left, a lunch date. I had no idea it was the only mall in the city. If he didn't divorce me that day, he never will. 45 minutes to go 500 feet and then 20 minutes to find a parking space. Oh, it was a special day. They just cannot comprehend the importance of shopping. My best solution is to send them all to a movie while I shop. I still have sweat running down my back, but it's happy sweat! Rosalie, my friend,

Shopping alone is but a dream for me. 3 kids, 2 jobs, it goes on and on…
I sympathize with your mishap in Florida. We once got stuck in Christmas Eve traffic in Quebec City, trying to turn left, a lunch date. I had no idea it was the only mall in the city. If he didn’t divorce me that day, he never will. 45 minutes to go 500 feet and then 20 minutes to find a parking space. Oh, it was a special day.
They just cannot comprehend the importance of shopping. My best solution is to send them all to a movie while I shop. I still have sweat running down my back, but it’s happy sweat!

]]> By: Rosalie Weiss http://www.agreenertea.com/10-ways-to-tell-that-your-husband-hates-malls/comment-page-1/#comment-884 Rosalie Weiss Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:52:41 +0000 http://www.agreenertea.com/?p=1353#comment-884 It must come with age and wisdom but you learn if there is anyway you can go "shopping" by yourself and leave kids and males at home you are much better off. I realize that the Mall is not just down the street as here but your shopping will be much less stressed if you go unaccompanied by the above. Can you not come up with a female friend that has a sense of direction and wants to spend the day in a US Mall? We have these newer discount malls where you could spend a week (Sawgrass) and get lost. I did in fact one time have to call the security to find my car and it took two hours cause it was out a completely different entrance. Home Depot or the hardware store is ok but in my misery of having broken my foot before Xmas and clutching a $15.00 off coupon for a $35.00 purchase at Sephora, I timidly asked to be taken for a quick trip to Sephora before the coupon expired. I called Sephora to ask the best and quickest route to the store from the handicapped parking, but got so much misery that I gave up, tore up the coupon and said I was better off. AND our mall has all kinds of wonderful relaxing areas in the center of the mall.In January when they were giving a whole free bag of samples i managed to make it on my own ! My other story was wanting to go down and see Paula Begoun -Don't go to the cosmetic counter without me- who was in town promoting but about an hour away and too long a drive for me with the bad foot. I convinced him to take me and he was going to go to the movies while I was there. This was just Barnes and Noble but that didn't suit for 2 hours. Unfortunately while stopping at a gas station to get gas and driving out he sideswiped another car-an older Mercedes with his Infiniti and I thought i might get murdered let alone driven down to the lecture. It takes years to get anything fixed at the house but a scratch on the car needs immediate attention and this was much bigger. We got stuck in 5 pm traffic going to Miami and couldn't have dinner except for a fast stop but I did get to see and meet Paula. She didn't say much that i didn't already know but she is, of course, quite an outgoing woman. I will comment further on the email I owe you directly. Gotta go. I am driving myself! It must come with age and wisdom but you learn if there is anyway you can go “shopping” by yourself and leave kids and males at home you are much better off. I realize that the Mall is not just down the street as here but your shopping will be much less stressed if you go unaccompanied by the above.

Can you not come up with a female friend that has a sense of direction and wants to spend the day in a US Mall? We have these newer discount malls where you could spend a week (Sawgrass) and get lost. I did in fact one time have to call the security to find my car and it took two hours cause it was out a completely different entrance.

Home Depot or the hardware store is ok but in my misery of having broken my foot before Xmas and clutching a $15.00 off coupon for a $35.00 purchase at Sephora, I timidly asked to be taken for a quick trip to Sephora before the coupon expired. I called Sephora to ask the best and quickest route to the store from the handicapped parking, but got so much misery that I gave up, tore up the coupon and said I was better off. AND our mall has all kinds of wonderful relaxing areas in the center of the mall.In January when they were giving a whole free bag of samples i managed to make it on my own !

My other story was wanting to go down and see Paula Begoun -Don’t go to the cosmetic counter without me- who was in town promoting but about an hour away and too long a drive for me with the bad foot. I convinced him to take me and he was going to go to the movies while I was there. This was just Barnes and Noble but that didn’t suit for 2 hours. Unfortunately while stopping at a gas station to get gas and driving out he sideswiped another car-an older Mercedes with his Infiniti and I thought i might get murdered let alone driven down to the lecture. It takes years to get anything fixed at the house but a scratch on the car needs immediate attention and this was much bigger. We got stuck in 5 pm traffic going to Miami and couldn’t have dinner except for a fast stop but I did get to see and meet Paula. She didn’t say much that i didn’t already know but she is, of course, quite an outgoing woman. I will comment further on the email I owe you directly.

Gotta go. I am driving myself!

]]> By: Sonja http://www.agreenertea.com/10-ways-to-tell-that-your-husband-hates-malls/comment-page-1/#comment-882 Sonja Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:45:41 +0000 http://www.agreenertea.com/?p=1353#comment-882 Could you get him to drop you at the mall and come back tomorrow? Could you get him to drop you at the mall and come back tomorrow?

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