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UO Thursday
Re: UO Thursday
Missing our little turkey.
Estimated Due Date 11/13/12 | Natural Miscarriage 4/17/12
I feel like this sometimes.
None of you on this board have ever made me feel like this, so it's not aimed at you...but I'm tired of some people I know thinking that just because my husband's in the military, I'm against our president. I may not be happy with the way things are going in this country right now, but that doesn't mean I'm this flaming military wife that goes around screaming that he should be thrown out and blaming him for everything wrong in my life. I have my own political views outside of my husband's career, thanks.
I've never been a fan of Dancing with the Stars. Every season, it starts and I think, "The person with the most - or a lot of - dance experience will win." And it typically happens. So, I just don't like it because it's semi-predictable.
Well... I think that is people going off the opinion that all military personnel and their families are somehow Republicans. This is a false assumption.
I also agree w/your DWTS notion, I stopped watching a few seasons back.
THANK YOU for this comment. I have a friend who her H is military and she blames everything on the President. I know Obama is not the best by any means but that does not mean the world went to crap when he got elected. My friend is hardcore republican so any president who is not republican is the worst president ever. I may be wrong but aren't there others that have a say in what goes with our military other than our president?
I think you may be in my head today. AMEN to your comment!
Really, NOTHING should be blamed "on the President" or one party or another - it is so much deeper than that. The President can't just say "We should do it" and bam, it happens. It is the fault of OUR GOVERNMENT as a whole. Not one person, not one specific party. The President is truly just a talking head for the government. He really has no power to do anything because of the mess that backs him up.
To each their own, but IMO when you're 30-something, engaged, and have already been living with your SO for well over a year, I think it's embarrassing and immature to have the type of bridal shower and hoopla that some people do in their 20s. Especially when this is your 2nd or 3rd engagement and you've been through all of this before. I just think engagements and the parties associated with them should appropriately reflect the couple and how well established they are (i.e. you need everything from bed sheets to pots and pans), how many times you've been married, and age. I just think it's downright silly to act like you're fresh out of college without a dime to your name when you've been on your own for more than 10 years.
I also don't understand people who are brand loyal to cars and only buy that particular brand. I love my car, and logically, I should probably buy the same brand or model when it's time, but I probably won't. I drive my cars for a really long time and I'd like to try something different and exciting. Maybe it's a mistake, but live and learn. I don't think I could only drive (fill in the blank) for my entire life.
This came up yesterday during a conversation when a staff person said she only drove GM vehicles and she was a Chevrolet girl. She went on to say that she had always wanted to own a Pontiac Grand Am... and I totally judged. I believe that is what she drives now and she freely admits it is a POS. Then again, she totally judges people who drive "foreign" cars... such as Toyota and Honda. LOL!!!
See, to me, it's about celebrating the bride and groom and their love, regardless of where they are in their life. My uncle got married for the first time in his 50s, his wife had been married twice before. They didn't want for anything. I bought them a gift anyway because I love them and wanted to celebrate.
Well, this is my UO, but that being said... I'm not referencing your personal situation, but for this particular friend who had made it known how materialistic she is, I have no intention of feeding into her gifting craze. I am more inclined, and have done so with several of my older friends, to donate money in their names to charity, as a wedding gift than buy their 5th toaster just because they've gone crazy with the registry gun. I do agree that a wedding celebration no matter the baggage that preceeded it, is still a celebration. Gifts and hoopla shouldn't be the forefront of two people committing their love, particularly at more mature ages.
I celebrate love. My sister married last year and was living with her then SO for well over 3 years. We (my sisters and her friends) decided to throw her a bridal shower that she didn't request nor financially need. We wanted to celebrate her engagement and ultimate marriage, no one balked or backed out due to it being "nontraditional."
At the end of the day we are all entitled to our own opinions, agreeing or not.
I am inclined to agree with Snowful on the wedding thing but that is because I know who she is talking about and am not a fan. I think she is someone we would all refer to as a "beebee." As far as anyone else..I wouldn't give a sh!t.
So my UO opinion is that my opinion on a lot of things depends on whether or not I like someone. There.
I KNOW!
I grow weary of people who complain about their lives or their work but never do anything to fix the things about which they complain.
This is C. He is very narrow minded when it comes to vehicles. He know that he is but he was also raised this way.
This is a huge fear of mine. In my head I just see people sitting at my wedding whispering "well, we've been to one of these before... she must be a pro now..." and things like that. If I ever go down that road again, a small beach wedding will be calling my name. But, I'm also extra cautious about getting super pumped about planning a wedding and less about the impending marriage like I did the first time, so that also plays into that. Don't let people tell you that you don't deserve or shouldn't have a wedding. I say DO IT UP and have a blast!
(and certainly an invitation isn't to get a gift, I'd be better off not paying for people to come and buying my own damn toaster).
Well, when I open an invitation and three separate registry cards fall out, that screams "buy me a gift" to me. I just think making a big deal about getting gifts is super tacky and ruins the celebration that a wedding should be. I miss proper wedding etiquette when receiving an invitation in the mail was just that... an invitation.
Well yeah, that's tacky regardless of whether she's well established or not. I judge registry information in a wedding invitation too. Not so much in a shower because 1) that's actually the point of a 'shower' and 2) the honoree rarely makes those decisions since it's usually hosted by someone else.
I have to ask, why on earth would you refer to him as her Dear Husband then?
In this case, it's "damn," "demon," or "dumbass" depending on the day