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

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Tue, 07-03-2007 - 4:53pm
You think it should be unlimited or nothing at all? What is so terrible about having one bottle of wine per table (that's what was done at one wedding I went to) or similar limitations if that's what you can afford? It seems odd to say that if somebody can only afford to pay for one or two alcoholic drinks for each guest, they therefore should give them nothing alcoholic at all. I've been to so many weddings where alcohol was accessable but not unlimited that I don't understand why this is so horrible and that only having soda is preferable to only having one glass of wine.
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Tue, 07-03-2007 - 4:57pm
to each really their own..my family was fine,did well with dinner and had a ball on the dance floor. dh's family on the other hand,not being used to the formalities of sit down and all,not so much. my mom about blew her stack when mil asked for seconds for her granddaughter. lol...i give them credit for being themselves,though and not feeling some need to fake it to fit in.

 

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Tue, 07-03-2007 - 4:58pm
The only time I have been to anything that had a bottle of wine on the table was a 90th bday party and they also had a bar. The bottle was just more convenient so you didn't have to go up and down to the bar. The bottles were replenished as they were empty.
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Tue, 07-03-2007 - 5:15pm
The point is, if a person couldn't AFFORD to constantly replenish, would it really be better to have no bottle at all, as sabinamarriane says?
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Tue, 07-03-2007 - 5:37pm

I would tend to agree with Sabina. Serve whatever you can, but make sure there is plenty of it. One bottle at a table is just a tease.

I had no choice but to serve unlimited booze of all kinds. If I hadn't, we would have been hunted down and killed. But I realize that's about my social circle and not the norm everywhere.

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Tue, 07-03-2007 - 5:41pm
LOL!
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Tue, 07-03-2007 - 5:46pm
ITA!!! Great post!!!
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Tue, 07-03-2007 - 5:53pm

LOL! Well my son is almost 16. I don't think he's changing clothes with anyone else at school; My dd's are 13 (special needs) -- NOPE, she's not changing with others. The others are 11 and 9....neither of them are changing either. Part of that is that the 11 year old is on the chubby side so she probably can't change clothes with anyone else.

Furthermore, I'm a veteran middle school teacher. I have called home when skirts are too short or showing the midriff. That's our school policy. And yes, I've even seen kids exchange clothes during the day. However both sets of outfits were appropriate for school.

Don't you think that it's reasonable to assume that generally a parent should be checking to be sure that their daughter is not going to school in a MICRO-mini??? And honestly, I'm shocked that ANY parent would let their daughter out of the house in anything that skimpy.

At our house their is supervision as to what is worn to school. Can I stop them from changing clothes? No, but I don't see it happening any time soon.

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Tue, 07-03-2007 - 6:26pm

Does Jesus frequent yawls' weddings? I guess the Marriage of Cana was more than a just Jesus's coming out party; it seems like the directive for wedding receptions in some parts of the US. I love a good party, but marriage seems a little more .... like a sacrement?

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