An Empowering Message About Asking For What You Want
Our reader, Jean, posted this comment under my remarks about asking for what you want. I thought her big request took guts, and was inspiring. (Jean, if you're reading this, do post a comment on what happened!)
"Last month, I made the decision to ask for a new car for Mother's Day! Gutsy step for me! Usually I say things like, 'I don't really need anything' or 'I have everything I need already' or 'You don't have to get me anything...really.'
This year, I'm different...I've been leaving not-so-subtle hints around the house (like photos of me and my dream car on the computer desktop, printouts of the car info with my hubbie's work papers, informing the two teens how much it would help make our life easier). Just to be sure that this is the car I really want, I took it for a test drive last week. And yes, I really do want it! It's a Subaru Outback Wagon...and the price I came home with ended up being $7,000 LESS than I was anticipating :)
We'll see if it 'magically' appears in the driveway for Mother's Day, but even if it doesn't, I've had a lot of fun and a lot of laughs using my creativity to ask for what I really want (and what our car-sharing family really needs, as well). Bottom line...if it's not in the driveway this Sunday, it will be by the following Sunday!!"
Hello!
Suzanne, you must not have read all the way to end of your comments on that post! The results were AWESOME! My later comment said,
"I just had to comment on my last comment here...
Though I didn't get that Subaru I wanted for Mother's Day, I DID get it the day BEFORE Mother's Day! Boy, am I glad I asked!!"
My husband called me from his work on Saturday, and basically said, "Go ahead, and get the car today." So I did!! (Of course, I drove it to his job and gave him a big hug)
I'm looking really good in that new Subaru, and I'm feeling so much more relaxed since my older daughter can do all of her own errands, and help with mine!
I'm glad I asked!!
Posted by: Jean | May 27, 2006 at 01:38 AM