I have a wedding dress confession. When I was shopping for a dress I didn't care if I found The Dress, I was just looking for good enough. I knew I'd be changing into traditional Nigerian attire 1.5 - 2 hours into the reception so I didn't see the point.
Even more flammable, I bought it at David's bridal.
I got mine at David's bridal . Also, I have a three dress rule. For anything, I only try on three dresses. Otherwise I'd go nuts forever searching and searching. So I pick three I really love, and choose between the three. Wedding dress included lol.
I need to institute this rule, maybe I'd buy more dresses. For whatever reason I hate trying in dresses and skirts, I'll try on pants forever though. It may be that trying on dresses requires me to change out of all of my clothes.
I wish bicyclists were legally required to have a flashing light on both the front and back of their bikes. I can't tell you how many times I've checked my side mirror before turning and not realized a bike was coming up immediately because their non-blinking light blended in with the other cars behind them. Safety, people!
I really liked the orange glucose drink, too.
They are in Baltimore! My ex was a bike messenger and had gotten several citations for it. But, c'mon BALTIMORE CITY POLICE, you have bigger fish to fry!
C25K...it works Seaside 5K...........40:45(2012) Turkey Trot..........41:30(2012)/37:08(2013)/37:40(2014) St Pat's 5K..........39:27(2013)/38:48(2014)/35:12(2015) Belair Town Run......38:09(2013)/36:27(2014) Back To Football 5K..37:36(2013)/43:44(2015) Balt Run Fest 5K.....34:59(2013)/41:50(2014)/35:54(2015)
Oooh, I actually have one today! I'm sure this will be flameable.
Sparked by yesterday's wedding dress post: I think preserving or just keeping your wedding dress is a waste of money and space.
What's the point? I get that some dresses are passed down but those are probably such a small %. I do not get emotionally attached to material possessions like a dress. I donated my dress after having it cleaned and can't imagine actually trying to store it.
And what do you do with the dress? Just keep in a box or bag until forever?
I have a wedding dress confession. When I was shopping for a dress I didn't care if I found The Dress, I was just looking for good enough. I knew I'd be changing into traditional Nigerian attire 1.5 - 2 hours into the reception so I didn't see the point.
Even more flammable, I bought it at David's bridal.
I guess mine is from yesterday too. I don't see how taking a picture of your daughter playing dress up in your wedding dress is weird and sexual. I exchanged vows to love my husband for the rest of my life in that dress, and from that love came a happy family. What's perverse about that??
I'm normally super sensitive about this sort of thing, but I agree with you on this one. I didn't think that pic or the idea of it was sexualizing the little girl at all.
I have a wedding dress confession. When I was shopping for a dress I didn't care if I found The Dress, I was just looking for good enough. I knew I'd be changing into traditional Nigerian attire 1.5 - 2 hours into the reception so I didn't see the point.
Even more flammable, I bought it at David's bridal.
Why is this flammable?
I think it's because David's bridal is considered to be The Walmart of bridal shops by some.
I guess mine is from yesterday too. I don't see how taking a picture of your daughter playing dress up in your wedding dress is weird and sexual. I exchanged vows to love my husband for the rest of my life in that dress, and from that love came a happy family. What's perverse about that??
I don't think it's sexual. But it is assigning your child a stereotypical gender role pretty obviously and early on. My sister did it and plans on giving the photo to her daughter "on her wedding day".
C25K...it works Seaside 5K...........40:45(2012) Turkey Trot..........41:30(2012)/37:08(2013)/37:40(2014) St Pat's 5K..........39:27(2013)/38:48(2014)/35:12(2015) Belair Town Run......38:09(2013)/36:27(2014) Back To Football 5K..37:36(2013)/43:44(2015) Balt Run Fest 5K.....34:59(2013)/41:50(2014)/35:54(2015)
Do you mean when people put dots in the middle of a name? That practice makes me want to google my first name with the dot in various places.
Nope. I understand that. I'm talking about like not saying your kid's name or whoever it was that was using MN here instead of the first name.
I think that was Fryjack. Meh, everyone has different comfort levels. If sharing mn instead of first names lets someone be a more active member of the community I'm all for it.
DH's old roomie/bestfrie used to have a pitbull (named Pig) when they lived together. He loved Pig like he was his own. He was the sweetest dog ever. However, we share the same opinion that pitbulls can be instinctually aggressive, just like yorkies are instinctually hunters/diggers, etc.
I wish bicyclists were legallyred CH have a flashing light on both the front and back of their bikes. I can't tell you how many times I've checked my side mirror before turning and not realized a bike was coming up immediately because their non-blinking light blended in with the other cars behind them. Safety, people!
I really liked the orange glucose drink, too.
They are in Baltimore! My ex was a bike messenger and had gotten several citations for it. But, c'mon BALTIMORE CITY POLICE, you have bigger fish to fry!
That's awesome! Thinking it should be more of a secondary violation, where you can only get a ticket for it if they catch you doing something else illegal.
imimahoney I havr my dress preserved and when I did it I was like, why the hell am I doing this? I agree it's dumb to do unless you are going to pass it down or whatever but I spent a lot of money on it and only wore it once! I felt like I needed to keep it. Again, I have no idea why!
Nope. I undersat. I'm talking about like not saying your kid's name or whoever it was that was using MN here instead of the first name.
I think that was Fryjack. Meh, everyone has different comfort levels. If sharing mn instead of first names lets someone be a more active member of the community I'm all for it.
Cometely agree. It's not the name that's important, but what the person contributes. And I like what @fryjack brings to the table. ;0)
Nope. I undersat. I'm talking about like not saying your kid's name or whoever it was that was using MN here instead of the first name.
I think that was Fryjack. Meh, everyone has different comfort levels. If sharing mn instead of first names lets someone be a more active member of the community I'm all for it.
Cometely agree. It's not the name that's important, but what the person contributes. And I like what @fryjack brings to the table. ;0)
Nope. I undersat. I'm talking about like not saying your kid's name or whoever it was that was using MN here instead of the first name.
I think that was Fryjack. Meh, everyone has different comfort levels. If sharing mn instead of first names lets someone be a more active member of the community I'm all for it.
Cometely agree. It's not the name that's important, but what the person contributes. And I like what @fryjack brings to the table. ;0)
C25K...it works Seaside 5K...........40:45(2012) Turkey Trot..........41:30(2012)/37:08(2013)/37:40(2014) St Pat's 5K..........39:27(2013)/38:48(2014)/35:12(2015) Belair Town Run......38:09(2013)/36:27(2014) Back To Football 5K..37:36(2013)/43:44(2015) Balt Run Fest 5K.....34:59(2013)/41:50(2014)/35:54(2015)
I guess mine is from yesterday too. I don't see how taking a picture of your daughter playing dress up in your wedding dress is weird and sexual. I exchanged vows to love my husband for the rest of my life in that dress, and from that love came a happy family. What's perverse about that??
Thank you! It really chapped my ass that one of the first things said was that it was sexualizing kids. I think if you see a toddler in a sexual way, that's your problem not mine.
I didn't think the girl in a wedding dress was weird or anything like that. I thought it was a fun dress up type of pic. I didn't know it was a thing though. I loved my dress. I never got it preserved and wish I did but I had wanted to do a "trash the dress" session and I know not everyone likes those.
I did not at all think the wedding dress picture sexualized the little girl. It was beautiful. And yeah, sorry, but pretty sure all our little girls are getting pushed into traditional gender roles unless we are making a major effort to never put them in dresses, etc.. They can still be doctors who kick ass and also wear wedding gowns, right? Plus, I do assume my daughter will get married one day, just because most people do. If she doesn't, okay, but she probably will. Maybe to a woman. Who cares? I could still give her a picture of her in my wedding dress. (Not that I'm even planning to do this, but I just don't see anything gag worthy about it.) I think it's sweet.
I'm saving my dress because I hope she wears it one day, plus as I said before it's special because I designed it and MIL sewed it. I was so so happy my mom saved hers and I was so heartbroken that my grandma gave hers away. It was an incredible silk satin gown that her sister sewed for her. I was her same size and would have worn it for sure on my wedding day, but she'd given it away years ago
DH's old roomie/bestfrie used to have a pitbull (named Pig) when they lived together. He loved Pig like he was his own. He was the sweetest dog ever. However, we share the same opinion that pitbulls can be instinctually aggressive, just like yorkies are instinctually hunters/diggers, etc.
I really don't believe this is true. They're not instinctually aggressive, they're instinctually loyal, which is why it's easy to train them to be aggressive. Maybe you've heard that they used to be called the "nanny dog" because of their role in looking after the kids of the house?
Oooh, I actually have one today! I'm sure this will be flameable.
Sparked by yesterday's wedding dress post: I think preserving or just keeping your wedding dress is a waste of money and space.
What's the point? I get that some dresses are passed down but those are probably such a small %. I do not get emotionally attached to material possessions like a dress. I donated my dress after having it cleaned and can't imagine actually trying to store it.
And what do you do with the dress? Just keep in a box or bag until forever?
I am the complete opposite of a hoarder and I NEED to throw all the things away so I am with you. I know some women would like it if their daughters wore their dress at their own wedding or at least used a piece of it for their flowers so I guess that is where that comes from. I have my dress but only because my MIL paid to have it preserved - I would not have done it. Honestly, it sitting in the closet bothers that crap out of me.
I'm usually in this anti-hoarder boat with you, but I loved my dress so much that I can't get rid of it. It wasn't that expensive or custom, I just loved wearing it. It's sitting in the basement in the box I UPS'ed it back from Vegas in. Still sealed. That's close to preserved, right?
I hate keeping stuff I'm not using, so if my mom didn't have my dress it would have been donated. I'm still thinking about donating it just haven't got around to it. I'm pretty sure there is a .0001% chance Ada will ever care about it so that's why I wouldn't feel bad getting rid of it. I think people's kids are much more likely to keep/save jewelry and other items they can use from their parents.
imimahoney, I had my dress preserved in the hopes that my future daughter would either wear it or incorporate pieces of the dress/veil into her wedding attire. My dress was very simple, but made with very nice material, so I thought the probability of a daughter wearing it was high. Now that I'll have two boys and no girls, I really need to rethink keeping the dress (which makes me sad).
WRT daughters dressing up in their mother's wedding dresses, I have a picture of myself dressed in my mother's wedding dress and it's adorable. I can't understand sexualizing that. Does not compute.
I didn't have a wedding dress. DH and I got married without telling anyone, just the two of us. We were engaged, so us being married wasn't a surprise to anyone - just the fact that we didn't tell anyone was. I started to plan a wedding and wasn't into it. Crazy, since I love planning events.
I think it's sweet to take a picture of your daughter in your dress and give it to her on your wedding day... or if she never gets married, to just give it to her!
I'm afraid of pitbulls. Bad experiences in the past.
DH's old roomie/bestfrie used to have a pitbull (named Pig) when they lived together. He loved Pig like he was his own. He was the sweetest dog ever. However, we share the same opinion that pitbulls can be instinctually aggressive, just like yorkies are instinctually hunters/diggers, etc.
I really don't believe this is true. They're not instinctually aggressive, they're instinctually loyal, which is why it's easy to train them to be aggressive. Maybe you've heard that they used to be called the "nanny dog" because of their role in looking after the kids of the house?
Used to be, but I doubt anyone gets a pitbull to look after their kids now. I don't think that they're illegal in certain states and other countries like the UK without reason.