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Is Cleaning Equipment OK As An Anniversary Gift?

Or is it playing with fire?

Father of Five
2 min readAug 30, 2023

I’ve been married to my wife for nine years, and we were together three years before that, so it’s safe to say that I know her quite well.

My wife’s Mum has been going through a tough time recently and and had just come out of hospital after a procedure and we were discussing what we could do to make her happy and it led to my wife asking;

Well, what makes me happy?

I know. There’s a massive risk in answering that question, but I did it anyway.

You like a good clean and a sort out

Was my first response, quickly followed by;

And eating out, or going for a walk, or doing a quiz

Of course, the point she picked up on was that the first thing I thought of was cleaning!

But it’s true. She does love a clean.

You should see the smile on her face when the shower screens are gleaming or the board games cupboard is all neat and tidy. She loves it!

I know it’s hard work keeping things clean, and sometimes it’s a thankless task.

The kids never give her a cuddle because my wife has got a bolognese stain out of their favourite t-shirt.

Given this conversation, when I saw the Sonic Soak ultrasonic cleaning gadget I thought;

Is this something she’d like?

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Father of Five
Father of Five

Written by Father of Five

Being a father of five girls definitely does not qualify me as an expert in parenting!

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