January 2012 Weddings
ImperiumWife
member
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Open letters
Had a reason to do one of these, so I figured I'd post it and start a post.
MIL,
I may be ready for children, but I don't think that there's any way you are ready for grandchildren. You are so very far from understanding how your own children have grown up, and can fend for themselves. They don't need your help. And if someone doesn't care to be sitting in the back row, and you care, maybe you are the one having the problem. Being a grandparent means taking a step back. It means not having things done your way. It means watching your children making their own mistakes and learning from them. Your parents didn't interfere with your parenting, and at this point, I'm not sure you are ready to do the same. It's times like these that I do consider putting off children because I don't think you will be able to reasonably stay out of our business. Plus, don't even get me started on how you care so much about the comfort of your children that are here, yet you blackmail your other child that you didn't invite to take off his job to watch your house so you don't have to pay to kennel your dogs.
Also, not everyone enjoys the beach the same way you do, so stop thinking your vacation experience has to be the same as everyone else's.
MIL,
I may be ready for children, but I don't think that there's any way you are ready for grandchildren. You are so very far from understanding how your own children have grown up, and can fend for themselves. They don't need your help. And if someone doesn't care to be sitting in the back row, and you care, maybe you are the one having the problem. Being a grandparent means taking a step back. It means not having things done your way. It means watching your children making their own mistakes and learning from them. Your parents didn't interfere with your parenting, and at this point, I'm not sure you are ready to do the same. It's times like these that I do consider putting off children because I don't think you will be able to reasonably stay out of our business. Plus, don't even get me started on how you care so much about the comfort of your children that are here, yet you blackmail your other child that you didn't invite to take off his job to watch your house so you don't have to pay to kennel your dogs.
Also, not everyone enjoys the beach the same way you do, so stop thinking your vacation experience has to be the same as everyone else's.
Re: Open letters
Married the love of my life on 1-21-12. Our princess arrived on 5-28-13.
Please stop hurting. I think ate ate something bad, but not sure what. I have been sick enough this year. This is an order to get better by the time I wake up tomorrow.
Your disgruntled owner