Spinoff thread. Gifts how much is too

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Spinoff thread. Gifts how much is too
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Tue, 06-26-2007 - 11:47am

much?

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Mon, 07-02-2007 - 1:28pm
I would counter with WHY would anyone WANT to keep up with a bunch of arbitray rules that seem to have no actual bearing on 'real' life

 

Yes. We. Did.

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Mon, 07-02-2007 - 1:28pm
Fuzzy navel?

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Mon, 07-02-2007 - 1:29pm
I agree, I would neither know the rules nor "keep up" with them if they had no bearing on my life.

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Mon, 07-02-2007 - 1:30pm
I didn't remember that! But yes you're right on the money-- it is very different from southern new england -- I bet you wouldn't recognize Manchester now though, it's really gone through a rebirth. I moved here in 1989 and even I don't recognize it sometimes!

 

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Mon, 07-02-2007 - 1:31pm
< "I am not trying to be mean but there are so many rules how does ANYONE keep up."

It's not that hard.>


Just found it ironic LOL :)

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Mon, 07-02-2007 - 1:32pm
that's it. yes....i can't remember all the ingredients to it (peach schnapps..) but when mom had that,she was in her glory. lol.

 

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Mon, 07-02-2007 - 1:36pm

because keeping up with customs and tradition are?

honestly,i'd feel very guilty if i couldn't give my girls the same sort of ambiance in wedding fare i had..if they even chose to marry that is.

 

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Mon, 07-02-2007 - 1:38pm
I don't think my world will crumble around me if Liza has a different kind of wedding than I had (and apparently my wedding broke all sorts of 'rules' according to some members of this board). Honestly the thing I hope most of all is that Liza waits until she's about thirty....live a little life first and don't do what I did and get married at 23 b/c you think that's what you're 'supposed to do" See where following rules got me? LOL

 

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Mon, 07-02-2007 - 1:42pm

oh,i definately hear you there. i didnt' marry until i was 28. dh turned 30 that year and was still in school. we were living the only life we knew. if i could do it all over again,i think we would have waited until he was out of higher ed..but i would never tell my kids to take it from me,don't do what i did. they'll have to make those decisions for themselves.

edited to add a p.s. adn no,my dds lives wouldn't crumble if i didn't entertain the same sort of wedding i had..but i would if i couldn't carry on a TRADITION that has spanned generations. my thoughts.




Edited 7/2/2007 2:00 pm ET by egd3blessed

 

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Mon, 07-02-2007 - 1:46pm
< because keeping up with customs and tradition are?

honestly,i'd feel very guilty if i couldn't give my girls the same sort of ambiance in wedding fare i had..if they even chose to marry that is.>


What if they don't even want it?

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