Below link is to a short PSA about
PSA, basically, encouraging wives, and significant others too I guess, to make a point of urging their men at Christmas time to go see a doctor for a checkup, maybe after, or even during, the holidays.
It's already a bit old, but the message, and whether it should be delivered by wives to their men at all, is still relevant:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijlsq4r5mbcSort of like saying "Here's my Christmas greeting to you, dear, encouragement from me to go see Dr. Smith about
your prostate issues!"
An act not really in the spirit of the season, some would say.
Or, is it a fair question to ask, isn't it actually appropriate to bring this subject up to one's man right now, since Christmas season is supposed to be the time for loving and caring, so that expressing concern about
the health of a loved one is very much a holiday thing to do?
Might there even be Christmas cards communicating this sentiment?
Perhaps a card with a scene of a urologist's office all decked out with Christmas tree and holiday decor, with the message something like "In the coming year be sure to see your doctor for what will hopefully be a successful and reassuring prostate-health visit! Merry Christmas!"
I even asked Microsoft Copilot if it could find any such cards even now available on the web.
Its reply:
Q: are there any Christmas cards that encourage people to make an appointment to see their doctors in the coming year?
A: I couldn't find any Christmas cards specifically designed to encourage people to make doctor appointments. However, you could consider creating a custom card with a thoughtful message that gently reminds the recipient to take care of their health. For example, a card could say something like, "Wishing you a healthy and happy holiday season! Don't forget to schedule your doctor's appointment." But following the lady's advice in the above video, and bringing the subject up to one's man directly, might make for some interesting reactions.
Some men might react by insisting that a Christmas card is not the appropriate place for such a message, and that they don't wish to be reminded of health issues in this way at Christmas time.
And then she insists that she was only trying to help. And then an argument ensues.
Or, perhaps many guys would thank her for her concern, and agree that they will think about
it.
As far as that goes, just how would you react if your missus, or anyone else for that matter, presented you with such a card, or thought, at Christmas time?
Personally, I think l would find it a bit odd, and certainly unexpected, but I would just smile politely and thank the person for the thought. After all, it really is the thought that counts, isn't it?
But you may vote in the above short survey, if you wish, on what your own reaction would be.
Let's see what the group consensus is on how we would react to such a card or thought.
And it just might be that the unexpectedness of such a message, and even the timing of it as an unconventional holiday greeting, might actually serve to at least get some guys thinking about
the message she has sent.
After all, her intention was good and her thought was in the right place.