When Smoking Grandparents Just Won’t Quit…Or Compromise
My in-laws have chosen cigarettes over my son. What can I do?
My in-laws have chosen cigarettes over my son. What can I do?
Are you obligated to send them? No. I cannot imagine ANYONE ANYWHERE who would possibly judge you or feel slighted if they did not receive a handwritten note.
Is it rude to have a baby shower to celebrate the second (or third or fourth or 19th) baby?
Is it rude to tell guests what NOT to buy for a baby shower? We have opinions on this.
Is my friend taking advantage of me and my willingness to watch her kids?
She doesn’t want kids to attend. He says his family will boycott the wedding if the kids aren’t invited. Can a non-elopement compromise be found?
We have some advice on how to cut someone out of your life after they’ve already cut you out of theirs.
Can this friendship be saved? The “Too much PDA” edition.
Is it rude to RSVP to a wedding three days before my due date? Or just crazy?
My daughter is in the 75% percentile, and we have been assured by the pediatrician that she is quite healthy –yet I am tired of hearing about how big she is from strangers. Am I being too sensitive?
I helped give a bridal shower, but I don’t think the bride knows!
We RSVP’d to their wedding…and then forgot to actually attend!
What I’m really wondering, I guess, is how equal do the two sides of the family need to be in our lives?
…and the annoying people who want to comment on them all the time.
When your guests want to bring their own guests.
Fun idea or seventh circle of social awkwardness hell?
Asking guests to bring wine to a tasting-themed party…tacky or just a modern take on potlucks?
When gifts are being given from five states away, who foots the postage bill?
You don’t know them that well, you don’t know where they’re registered, and you don’t know what they want or need or anything about their kid. This one’s EASY!
Welcome to your child’s busy social life.