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catmother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 02:41 PM Original message |
my husband is going to a wedding in new york. it's his niece. |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. I suppose that it depends on a lot of things |
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catmother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 02:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. we're not rich, but we're comfortable. our income is about |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 03:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Another question: Does he have many nieces and nephews? |
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catmother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 03:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. just her 2 sisters (twins). no other nieces or nephews. nt |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 03:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. then i think you should let him do what he feels right about his niece |
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catmother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 03:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. it won't threaten our lifestyle. but i don't think her own father will |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. I say give whatever you feel most comfortable with. |
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catmother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 03:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. i have chronic fatigue syndrome and a trip that far might send me |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 03:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Oh, sorry about that. Personally, I LOVE weddings, all types of them. |
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catmother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 03:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. i didn't have a wedding either time. this is 2nd marriage for both |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 03:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I don't think you're weird. Believe me, I'm all about "outside the box" |
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catmother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 03:49 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. ours was very simple. we both had divorces that were not |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:29 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I LOVE that you remember what you ate and wore. That's so great! |
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catmother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 06:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. thank you. my parents divorced when i was 14 -- back then it |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 06:58 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. I think the invites to the divorce are a great idea. |
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catmother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 07:04 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. that was one of the reasons we split up because i was "outside |
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Shine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 07:40 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. well, there ya go! onward and upward, gf. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
5. I think $1,000 is nice, especially if there aren't a ton of nieces |
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catmother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 03:20 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. just 2 more girls -- twins from the same family. |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
7. That's a pretty high percentage of your total income, counting air fare. |
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catmother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 03:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. that's my feeling. it's airfare -- he had to buy a suit -- dresses |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
18. I hope there's no snakes on the plane! |
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catmother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 06:38 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. i'm sorry i didn't get the meaning of that -- snakes on the plane?? |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 07:14 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. See here |
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catmother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 07:30 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. thank you. nt |
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RetroLounge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
19. Dupe |
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enigami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
21. I'd go if I were you |
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catmother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 06:47 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. you didn't see my earlier post. i lived in new york for 48 years |
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enigami (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 06:51 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Oh |
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catmother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 07:07 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. whenever he's away he can't wait to get back. sometimes his |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-03-06 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
31. My own parents didn't spend that much on a wedding gift... |
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