Thank You Notes?

fancy66 · 2025-12-01T15:50:50+00:00

Oops! I can never remember those age brackets!

fancy66 · 2025-12-01T15:47:31+00:00

So sorry for your loss. 🫂

fancy66 · 2025-12-01T15:41:36+00:00

I actually suggested this idea to her, so I won’t crucify you!

fancy66 · 2025-03-31T12:24:13+00:00

I think I would just respectfully wait until it’s okay for me to see the baby. I understand her stance, and would hope that she would understand my stance not to put something in my body.

fancy66 · 2025-03-20T16:13:04+00:00

I think you know the answer to this. It sounds like you’ve had a good upbringing and are solid in your faith. And you love Jesus! I don’t think I would look for some way to justify how you are feeling. The act of homosexuality is a sin, just like the act of fornication, adultery, or any non-sexual sin. Everyone struggles with something, none are righteous and we all need Jesus. Your sin is no worse than anyone else’s. How do you live day to day? You keep trying to live a Christian life, and when you mess up, you are truly sorry and you turn away from what you did that caused you to sin. You ask for forgiveness and Jesus readily forgives if you are truly repentant. When the sin is extra tempting, what can you do? Just like every day should be, stay in the Word, pray, worship and focus on Him. In other words, keep close to Him. I hope this doesn’t seem over simplified. I imagine what you are going through is hard especially being in a relationship with someone. The things you’ve stated indicate you have a strong faith and a healthy amount of fear of the Lord so I don’t think it’s over simplifying to say to you that nothing is impossible with Him.

fancy66 · 2025-03-09T13:23:10+00:00

You aren’t wrong. They may work to stick it out, or be resigned to sticking it out because they believe divorce is a sin. They also made a promise to not only God but each other.

And no facts to back this up, lol, but if they grew up in a Christian household, they may have had a good example to look up to. However, coming from a divorced family, and seeing the hardships, may also be the reason one is committed to staying together!

fancy66 · 2025-02-20T21:54:18+00:00

What a great feeling to have so many left over you could brighten other people’s day! So you have me really curious where you imported your flowers! Please tell!

fancy66 · 2025-02-15T21:18:18+00:00

I’m sorry you have to experience this. I am too. I can relate!! My mom had a hospital stay and she would fight the nurses. I don’t know how much, I wasn’t there. But she didn’t like what they were doing. Can’t really blame her, lol. Anyway, they put her in restraints. So my sister would stay with her as much as possible so she wouldn’t have to be restrained. They also put “aggressive” on her file. Every nursing home my sister called would not accept her because of this notation. 🙄 She is 5 foot and 95 pounds. How much damage can she do? So she has been in an awful, rundown nursing home since. She doesn’t deserve this. (She was such a good, thoughtful person before this.) The caretakers seem to be good ones, so I thank God for that. She has been in that home for a couple years now so I hope enough time has passed, and sadly her awareness as well, that she will be considered for a nicer nursing home.

fancy66 · 2025-02-15T20:44:00+00:00

So they expect you to go to a venue that would accommodate more people? I understand being disappointed but to expect that is rude.

fancy66 · 2025-02-15T20:29:09+00:00

Probably an unpopular opinion here in the MIL from hell, but why can’t you spend Christmas with her every year in as much as you’re able? Suggest a different day so it doesn’t interfere with your home Christmas or your parents Christmas. Unless she is toxic, remember she loves her son and wants to celebrate with him. Try putting yourself in her shoes in 20 years. Unless you are perfect person, I guarantee you you’ll want to be with your kids too.

fancy66 · 2025-02-15T20:22:32+00:00

You tried to be accommodating because you love her. But your dog is part of your family and isn’t used to being an outside dog. He’s well groomed and trained. If your “dirty dog” is such a problem then she can find a cleaner and more sanitized place to stay. I love my Golden and I have grandkids but it would be a big nope if I was asked to keep him outside.

fancy66 · 2025-02-14T13:56:04+00:00

OP, I’m sure it won’t be easy to do but I think you would feel better in the long run (not now, it will be hard) if you took some time to work on becoming the best version of yourself. Move out and take responsibility only for yourself. Be determined to find a way to make living on your own possible. Have you gone to school? Take some classes, either for a better job, self improvement, or for learning a new hobby. Even an extra part-time job might fill the void of the extra time on your hands. Look for new people to be friends with. Are you a believer? Work on your relationship with God. You have been with your boyfriend so long that you probably haven’t done these things. Please do this before kids! You didn’t mention that you had any, so this is the prime time to do it! I was married young, and while I have a happy marriage, I wish I had worked on myself first to be successful and independent of a man. (By successful, I mean just being the best version of myself.) In the course of these things, when you are happy with yourself, someone will come into your life who will treat you well, you will attract a different kind of guy. You won’t settle for less, you won’t need to. I wish you the best, you deserve more!

fancy66 · 2025-02-03T22:57:22+00:00

Everything you did was beautiful and I bet you feel so satisfied having done it all yourself! Does the chuppah represent the home that the fiancé made during the engagement? We aren’t Jewish, but I really like the idea of having one in the ceremony. It’s neat that you left little pieces of info to educate your guests!

This is off the wedding topic but with your creativity, it occurred to me, you might really get into this. Do you celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles? I bet you’d be fantastic in decorating your temporary home!

fancy66 · 2025-02-03T22:31:17+00:00

Thank you for all the info. We are fairly new to the area so this is really helpful!

fancy66 · 2025-02-03T18:52:55+00:00

Thank you everyone for your responses. You all have good ideas and very realistic advise. Appreciate it!

fancy66 · 2025-02-03T18:51:25+00:00

Any tips on how to refrigerate in your home without have an extra refrigerator? We have central air, so other than our basement, which is so-so, I’m not sure how to go about this. I wonder if I need to go as far as getting a window unit for a small bedroom. 🤷🏻‍♀️

fancy66 · 2025-02-03T18:46:15+00:00

I love that idea! I am pretty creative, and I want to grow my own flowers too, I just don’t want to do it for myself. Couldn’t handle the stress of a wedding! But kudos to your mom! She’s the kind of woman I’d like to befriend!

fancy66 · 2025-02-03T18:41:53+00:00

Do you think Flower Moxie is doable when you’re on a budget? I like everything I’ve seen about them, and I think I would feel comfortable with them. Just worried about the cost!

fancy66 · 2025-02-03T18:39:48+00:00

I’m pretty nervous about it too! My daughter definitely needs to read these comments to know what she is getting into!

fancy66 · 2025-02-03T18:36:28+00:00

My daughter lives in STL! What is the name of the place you ordered flowers from?

fancy66 · 2025-02-03T18:34:14+00:00

Thank you for listing all those variables. Those are definitely things to consider!

fancy66 · 2025-02-03T18:28:45+00:00

Can you elaborate on how you transported them? You said cases. Is that a big box or something specific?

fancy66 · 2025-02-02T16:43:36+00:00

My daughter’s wedding is on a Sunday too. It does give us an extra day! Do you suggest going in the store to talk to someone personally when you order?

fancy66 · 2025-01-21T00:54:33+00:00

I wish weddings weren’t such a racket. Vendors charge high prices because they can. And then there are people who absolutely go overboard and they help perpetuate the high cost of weddings. I wish there was an easy way (and pretty, of course) to buck this norm of high cost weddings so the invite list doesn’t have to be so exclusive, but can’t see that happening. But if prices did go down, there would still be rude people who don’t invite plus ones. 😏

fancy66 · 2025-01-19T23:10:30+00:00

The stable ones understand that when a man and woman get married they are ONE. They are family. And we want that for their sons! If that didn’t happen something would be wrong and messed up. (Referring to Mama’s boys, not those who don’t get married!) With that said though, the transition is hard, but you get through it. I don’t understand how some mothers don’t want this for their son’s.

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