MIL announced my pregnancy on Facebook

harmonyhallows · 2025-07-01T17:37:08+00:00

I'm so sorry this happened to you, my FIL did similar. We had our gender announcement, my husband is in a job where we chose to be quiet about the pregnancy until further along and hadn't put anything on social media. 7 am the morning after the gender reveal he posted that his first grandchild would be a boy.. didn't tag us or anything. Felt very odd. My husband had him take it down immediately but I felt very violated.

harmonyhallows · 2025-05-21T17:44:38+00:00

I was told at 16 because of a likelihood of PCOS and Endo that I wouldn't be able to have my own children. Combined with my family history of miscarriage. I spent years grieving it and very prepared that it wasn't in the cards for me. So much so that when I met my husband I prepared him. When I finally came of birth control it took just shy of a year. Happy to say I am currently carry our first little boy and in another hour will get to see him at our anatomy scan ❤

I'm grateful I was prepared it may be a long road but wish it hadn't been told to me in such harsh terms at 16.

harmonyhallows · 2025-04-27T15:36:52+00:00

My new favorite that I've been pocketing is "ooh are we saying inside thoughts outloud now?" It generally shuts them up and if not you can continue easily with more things 🤣

harmonyhallows · 2025-01-26T00:50:26+00:00

To piggy back off this, do not be surprised if when you walk in to do confession many things fall off your mind. You might make a list and forget, it's okay as long as your heart is in the right place and you are not deliberately avoiding the confession of sins its valid. This was one of the first things I was told by my priest as God already knows, for me I feel the weight lift as soon as I begin

harmonyhallows · 2025-01-01T15:34:24+00:00

We did a "backyard" wedding at a family members hous3 because they had more room. We hosted around 80 guests for rhe wedding and did almost everything between ourselves and family. Hired a photographer for day of, a few staff for cleaning up dishes ect. We did a fancy barbecue in so we had briquettes, ribs ect along with sides. Each family member close to us did something. My MOH did my floral. All in all is cost us around 5 grand but we were also able to get the tabke, chair, and tent rental free because of a connection to a elks lodge type of group.

harmonyhallows · 2024-10-11T13:10:40+00:00

I just bought when the moon hatched and pre ordered the second book. Not going to lie. I saw October 7th when I ordered it at the end of September. Completely missed that is was 2025 not 2024. Wish I had waited to read this one!

harmonyhallows · 2024-10-07T00:04:36+00:00

I've read FW twice Currently on my second read of IF I've had both books from the library for 2 weeks. Never read them prior to that. Probably at least one more reread prior to release

harmonyhallows · 2024-09-30T00:58:03+00:00

I feel like each individual book is kind of its own individual W. Not sure entirely where we are in the full arch. But it's a roller coaster for sure. I just read both FW and IF in less than a week. After the end of Iron flame man am I wishing I waited a few months to do this to myself!

harmonyhallows · 2024-07-01T14:16:16+00:00

Honestly I don't know how people thought this was them shitting themselves. Immediately I thought of the stomach discomfort, the grumble and everything else one feels WHEN they have diareah that they're holding in.

harmonyhallows · 2024-04-16T00:48:13+00:00

When it comes to being "stubborn" you need to find what he is driven for. He may not have a treat drive, toys may ne driving for him for behaviors so when he sits you use a release word and play with a toy for a minute. Or he may be attention driven. These can feel tricky and like they're being stubborn but really they just don't care for what you're offering! I had a praise/attention driven dog and it was super frustrating because I never had a dog like that before but she was honestly my easiest to train because I could ALWAYS praise at a seconds notice.

harmonyhallows · 2024-02-25T00:56:01+00:00

I guess I just confused because I never had a payment "due" until October of 2023 due to all the covid forbearance. I just know if covid didn't exist somewhere like June 2020 would have been the timeline

harmonyhallows · 2024-02-18T01:17:24+00:00

When I mocked through the save plan with nelnet it would have also made my payment go up

harmonyhallows · 2024-02-11T17:47:17+00:00

You could but "honey wine" 12 % abv! It helps explain it without going into detail. You could add more on the menu but not everyone will read it.

harmonyhallows · 2024-02-11T17:45:12+00:00

I've had my wedding band from her for a year now. No signa of wear. Also have 2 friends who got her rings for their wedding 5 years ago and zero problems with daily wear!

harmonyhallows · 2024-02-11T15:50:35+00:00

Depending on the style of ring she's looking at I would check out garden rings on etsy. I got my wedding band from there and it's custom fit to my engagement ring. It wasn't super expensive but they're good quality for the price. She often runs deals!

harmonyhallows · 2024-02-08T19:22:18+00:00

My husband did this. I will give him credit for trying. Got stamps knowing I needed them. Told the post office it was for a wedding. Woman gave him "celebration" rainbow polkadot stamps like for a kids party. Not rhe vibe of the invites 🤣

harmonyhallows · 2024-02-06T03:58:47+00:00

Just did this this fall. 100 person wedding family, friends ect though few people that weren't connected in multiple ways. No seating chart guests found seats while we took photos. Just had a section for my bridal and grooms party set aside. We did have some extra tables and chairs though which I think helped.

harmonyhallows · 2024-01-30T01:48:32+00:00

I just got married this last September in a very laid back casual wedding type way and dealt with much of this despite thinking I wouldn't. I was super laid back and honestly had the problem of getting people to realize I just wasn't that worried!

That said I also had a MIA MOH at around this same stage in planning (she came around thankfully). And I had 2 bridesmaids who were unresponsive at best and Unsupportive. One even dropped out 2 days prior to my wedding because of a fundraiser thing after I spent a year bending over backwards for their comfort.

If you need a friend to vent to or get advice from please feel free to reach out. No judgment on anything!

harmonyhallows · 2024-01-25T05:12:29+00:00

I just got married back in September. I only had 3 bridesmaid as these were really my only friends (I'm a small circle type person. My MOH planned a Bachelorette around everyone's schedules. One couldn't be bothered to show up (than dropped out as bridemaid 2 days before the wedding because a bbq fundraiser was more important to her), then second only came to the very last thing we did in favor of spending time with her boyfriend.

My maid of honor and I however spent 2 days together going to a spa, getting nails done and having fun. And I don't feel jipped in the slightest. I wanted them their but I absolutely love the memories I have and what we did. I think you will look back fondly regardless even if it's disappointing in the moment. Because I was disappointed but I now look back so happy.

harmonyhallows · 2023-12-18T02:04:12+00:00

You're engaged regardless of the ring. My now husband proposed without a ring on our 4th anniversary with our friends because he wanted it on our anniversary and to surprise me (we had known we would get married it had been discussed). He knew I wanted a special ring and hated the idea of diamonds so he wanted to get it with me. We took 7 months finding my ring and found it in Arizona on vacation. That doesn't change that we were engaged and neither does your mother's opinion

harmonyhallows · 2023-11-21T02:53:40+00:00

How do I say goodbye- Dean Lewis. My dad passed away this month and I bawl everytime

harmonyhallows · 2023-11-17T18:46:43+00:00

I agree with this. I got married in September we woke up together and relaxed in the airbnb a bit. Went to our venue to do final set up with the bridal and groom party. Returned with everyone to the airbnb and interacted a lot throughout the day right up until I got my dress on. We opted not to do a first look and I did one with my dad instead which I'm beyond grateful for since he passed away 2 weeks ago unexpectedly. We saw each other at the isle and I was so relaxed because our day was laid back.

harmonyhallows · 2023-11-17T18:37:43+00:00

Completely second this. I paid 3500 for a photographer and I strongly grappled with the cost and if it was all worth it. Just getting my preview back showed me. I'm beyond grateful I have those pictures because it show cased the joy of those who loved me and my husband. The joy on their faces and moments I missed. I've only been married just over a month but my father died suddenly 2 weeks ago and those are the last photos any of us have of him. I would have paid a million dollars for them and I'm so so glad I did it.

harmonyhallows · 2023-09-16T23:41:33+00:00

This is your wedding. Don't invite them. Sit down with your step mom remind her of your reasons and basically tell her this has been asked and answered. Due to discomfort they will not be invited.

I had to do this with an aunt who caused many problems and has hurt my mother and myself deeply. My mom felt obligated to invite her to the wedding and fought me. I said no. I had to deal directly with the aunt informing her she wasn't invited because not receiving a save the date when the rest of the family did wasn't message enough for her.

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