Our anniversary present from my ILs

[speckledfrog]

It's an escape ladder.  Like this



WTF?  We did not ask for this.  I think it is a terrible present.  I have a sneaking suspicion that they bought it so we could put it in the guest room when they visit.  Kind of like how we had hooks in the closet magically appear after one of their visits. 

[VeryViolet]

Hey at least they don't want you to die in a fire.

[Muddled]

What a romantic celebration of your marriage.

[lime]

Aug 16, 2013 19:42:57 GMT -5 VeryViolet said:

Hey at least they don't want you to die in a fire.

Dammit. You beat me to it. 

[VeryViolet]

Aug 16, 2013 19:45:21 GMT -5 lime said:

Aug 16, 2013 19:42:57 GMT -5 VeryViolet said:

Hey at least they don't want you to die in a fire.

Dammit. You beat me to it. 

Come on I left you the rest of the joke. My inlaws may not want me to die in a fire but they don't really care one way or the other.

[wildfloweragain]

H asked for (and received) that from my mom a few xmases ago!

...sent from my Jedi mind

[lolly]

My ILs don't give us anniversary presents.

[adhdfashion]

Weird present, they are still way nicer then most inlaws. I don't think, I have ever got another couple a anniversary gift.

[Marle]

Aug 16, 2013 20:13:51 GMT -5 @aliciaroset said:

One year, my folks gave us a toilet. And insisted that we install it. That night. It was an adventure

Ha! They hated your toilet!

[hisno1girl]

I think that might actually be worse than the golf quilt.

[eb777888]

Um....  ^o)
lol, specked. WTF?

[shananagins]

When I was little I really wanted a 2 story house with one of those ladders.

[alare]

I want three of these so bad. H doesn't think they're necessary. Let's see if his tune changes once I'm a pile of ash . . .

Pretty weird anniversary present, though!

[Deleted]

Lol. Way worse than the quilt. I wanted one of those when I was little, but my mom said no.

[leancuisine]

Are anniversary presents from parents common? My parents send us a card on our 1st, but no one (aside from H) has gotten me a gift.

[moolarkey]

I get my DD and DSIL and DS and DDIL anniversary gifts.

[Deleted]

Aug 16, 2013 22:14:54 GMT -5 RexManningDay said:

Yeah I really wanted one of those as a kid. Apparently my parents DID want me to die in a fire.

I should get one now. I'M AN ADULT.

I know!   My mom told me I could jump onto the porch roof and into the hedges.  And I was dumb enough to be comforted by that.  

[daisyheadmaizie]

Hey, nothing says happy anniversary more than a fire safety ladder. Why go with the traditional gift of cotton when this is an option?

[zoidberg]

Aug 16, 2013 21:12:38 GMT -5 05heel said:

Lol. Way worse than the quilt. I wanted one of those when I was little, but my mom said no.

So did I, but mostly because I was thinking about all the fun I could have climbing out my window in the night. I'm not sure what I thought I was going to do once I got out there, but the idea was very appealing.

[Jermys]

I kind of want one of those. It's way better than my current plan of stuffing Freddie in a pillowcase and tossing him out on the deck. Edith doesn't even get a pillowcase.

[Deleted]

Should the mom really have climbed out before the kid? What if he panicked and ran back in the room?

[pantsparty]

LOL!

[Deleted]

Just think, next years gift may be fire extinguishers!

[Norticprincess]

Aug 16, 2013 21:15:11 GMT -5 leancuisine said:

Are anniversary presents from parents common? My parents send us a card on our 1st, but no one (aside from H) has gotten me a gift.

My mil sends cash. We got fancy dive knives from my dad (and I guess my mom she had no prior knowledge of what he bought) one year. He liked to get off the wall things.

[WOT?*]

I would have loved one for our anniversary. Would have saved me the $100+ that the gubment insisted we spend on one so the grands don't turn to toast if the dryer erupts in flames.

[shell403b]

We have one of those in our BR. We actually need to buy another one for E's room.

[idoinjuly]

I legit want to buy one of these for my inlaws (but not for their anniversary). When our kids spend the night at their house, they sleep upstairs. I want to make sure my kids are safe!!

[iamgrace]

Lol

[snickers]

lol!!!
We had those when I was little too, my mom just recently admitted to my sister and I (last week) that we had them in our rooms as kids (and we had annual safety drills on how to use them) because my mom and dad both smoked and were afraid they might set the house on fire or something if they fell asleep while smoking in bed. ^o) Thanks mom and dad?

[Kit]

SAFETY FIRST!

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