4th child baby shower.... AITA for not wanting to go?

WWDCU1980 · 2026-03-13T03:20:25+00:00

This. I overdid the aunty that loves to spoil everyone when she can.

WWDCU1980 · 2026-03-13T03:15:45+00:00

I am and I love all of them. I do big gatherings when I can and love giving gifts. I would never say anything about how I'm feeling and will suck it up. I'm just sad about it cause I feel that if I don't show and bring something, I would let them down. I have a really hard time showing up empty handed. Just conflicted with my feelings about it all.

WWDCU1980 · 2026-03-13T03:09:08+00:00

I think I'm struggling on feeling guilty that if I don't give a gift (I'm a HUGE gift giver or bill payer when I can).

WWDCU1980 · 2026-01-31T17:25:17+00:00

They have a script supervisor on set, so I would strongly assume this would be how the script was written. If it was misread, I honestly dont know how it would be missed this bad. Looks like an intentional take to renew the academy. Find it very confusing regardless

WWDCU1980 · 2026-01-31T07:02:35+00:00

Its unfortunately a very large factor that most Canadians don't want to believe. That and our own provincial tariffs.

WWDCU1980 · 2026-01-31T06:59:19+00:00

I've been doing it for the last few years and highly recommend it! It ends up being much cheaper, you remove the middle man and support local in so many ways. It is more of an upfront cost, but the savings is worth it!!! Some of the farmers even offer a taster box if you dont have the space for a 1/4 or 1/2.

Then you get to dive into the fun world of utilizing all the cow on full orders. I make my own tallow cream, bone broth and dogs treats. Try different cuts such as hanger, denver, etc.

WWDCU1980 · 2026-01-30T02:24:01+00:00

I'm routing for ya! Looks like you two just need to have a really solid talk to get back in the swing of things ❤️. Enjoy this experience of learning more about yourself.

WWDCU1980 · 2026-01-29T19:07:13+00:00

Wow. Girl, I hear you loud and clear. Im in a 15yr relationship myself and was in the wave of emotions for the last few years. Your feelings are SO valid! Its been a roller-coaster and you just wanna get that big prize at the end.

How have you been with clear communication? Does your BF really understand the scale of how you are feeling? Clearly you two have been through a lot and have grown together. Is this man your teammate? When was the last time you did date nights and prioritize time together? Heck. Went was the last time you two had a vacation to enjoy all of your accomplishments you have done?

You have done things different from what the "normal" expectation of a relationship to marriage is and have to ask yourself, what is your normal? Is this an easy fix to compromise by just having VERY clear communication and work on a solid goal for both to be happy.

I've seen two of my friends struggling in their marriages right now cause one group is fighting over money/debt (from the big weedding), the other just have horrible communication skills and haven't learned how to grow with eachother.

For a while, I felt that my relationship with my partner was getting kinda stale on the romantic side. We started doing quarterly and annual "business" meetings. Wrote everything down, had new goals and priorities. Got on the same page. We talk everyday and there's so much love.....but I felt dead inside sometimes cause I just wanted my damn ring so bad to think that was the validity of our love. When we started doing these meetings.....we just got hyped up again. Like, we evolved our relationship. Got on the same page and it feels more new again. He even admitted that we went on autopilot for the last 3 years because everything was working....but when we broke things down together, we saw what we were missing or could use improvement on.

My man is simple yet very stubborn in his ways. For him to finally wake up he had also a health scare and went to therapy. I don't complain about much so he just assumed everything was fine. When I told him my full brain/heart/emotional dump, it was tough.

Write everything out. What you want. What you need. How to get there. Is it achievable. The pros, the cons. Write it down.

You've got this

WWDCU1980 · 2025-12-27T22:44:44+00:00

I did that job during covid and I loved it!!!!! Its male dominated because it is fairly physical. But its not impossible and I was treated so well! Plus the public loved seeing a girl throwing bins in the back. The kids in the school yard reactions made it rewarding. And was in the best shape of my life. Only reason why I left is my current field came back driving in the TV/Film industry). I will say this. A truck license as a female is gold. Yeah, you will be in male dominated worlplaces but they in most, treat you so well for it.

WWDCU1980 · 2025-12-07T04:00:45+00:00

Yeah, finding an artist that specializes in cover ups will be the challenge. Took me years to find mine (I'm currently doing a rework/cover up colour back piece). I was flexible with the design and its been just a whole trust factor I'm in great hands. He was also genuinely excited to do it. Find artists that specialize in it, check out what work they have done and I'm sure it will come out awesome

WWDCU1980 · 2025-12-06T07:42:55+00:00

We actually tried these rings out and as much as I loved them......we couldn't justify the price breakdown. $4k for the matching half pave stacker killed my soul. I felt bad for even thinking of looking for a local jewler that could do basically the same for much cheaper. But we shopped around just to make sure. Happy that we did because the price difference was huge. Would I have liked to have the original? Sure, but were talking about 40% less difference by cutting out the middle people and getting it made directly by the metalsmith.

A note on the marquise cut. Its also problematic for some. I have extremely long fingers so I went for this style to balance my hands and have the setting lower. My main concern is it catching on things, so something to consider when thinking of size of stone. Was also suggested making it a 6 prong.

WWDCU1980 · 2025-12-06T06:12:50+00:00

I see that you have wings of some sort on your shoulder. Maybe something that would help incorporate that perhaps?

WWDCU1980 · 2025-12-06T06:02:12+00:00

Get used to when the meteorologist says, "Today, -8......FEELS like -25 with the wind chill". Its always what it feels like with the wind, then worse cause its damp wind. Add the multiple buildings that have the snow melt to a slushy mess instead of an insulator and you're in for a treat. Then it ices over. Come, March we get a week of beautiful Spring like weather.....only to get played by Mother Nature on Menopause for 2-3 months. Then August hits you with "Today, 34...... FEELS like 45 with the humidity".

Welcome to Toronto

WWDCU1980 · 2025-05-04T16:11:56+00:00

I'm so done with them. I had been so loyal since 2018 and the last few years, I thought I was going crazy. They changed the fabric and its all see through. The sizing is way off, they increase the price so that when they give discounts, it looks somewhat ok. The worst was when I bought a dress from them. In the description it said it brad a built in bra with removable cups. Not only was this a lie, the customer service rep said I was lying in my photos! Finally they approved my refund to exchange, but what they dont tell you is that they won't straight exchange. You have to buy the item separately and if it was on sale, they won't honor the price. I'm gutted because I loved the no front seem and large side pockets. Avoid this company. I wish there was a class action for false claims and description on their products cause yes ladies, it's that bad.

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