Happy Doghouse Day! You might be wondering what that means. Well, it’s a new holiday I invented last year that encourages “sticking it to the man”! If you’re tired of holidays driven by Hallmark profits, then join me in celebrating Doghouse Day. Here’s the concept: imagine you’re super relaxed in your relationship, so relaxed that you forgot to get anything for Valentine’s Day for your sweetheart. Valentine’s Day might have been a letdown, but here’s the good news – all the treats that were overpriced on the 14th are now heavily discounted. You actually are rewarded monetarily for your laziness!
I coined the term when I was randomly buying flowers at our local grocery store, and the gentleman in line behind me asked, “In the doghouse, huh?” He meant I must have done something to irritate my significant other, and now I was trying to buy my way back into her good graces with a dozen roses. Ironically, I wasn’t in the “doghouse”; I was just buying flowers because I like having cut roses at home, and so does my wife and partner, Maria. It was a surprise, not a makeup bribe.
Now, back to the subject of this new holiday celebrated on February 15th. I propose that we all “stick it to the man” and rebel against holiday-themed items on the actual day, but buy them at a discount on the 15th instead. Today is the 15th, and to celebrate, I bought a large supply of chocolate at 50% off! I would have bought roses too, but since they were at a different store, I didn’t get around to it. The concept isn’t about being in the doghouse — avoid that at all costs! It’s more of a tongue-in-cheek term. Don’t mess up your relationship, but I suggest buying something not labeled Valentine’s Day for the actual holiday – a quart of your partner’s favorite ice cream or some other non-holiday-specific treat.
Yesterday, we went to a nice dinner to celebrate Valentine’s Day, but it wasn’t marked up like roses. Definitely don’t buy roses on the 14th, but do buy them on the 15th! I think you get it. Let’s all be counter-culturalists by celebrating Doghouse Day on the 15th of February!
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