Surely, I'm not the only one....?

[chickens4jojo]

Wow~I didn't know there were so many out there who felt like ME!! I just never said anything to anyone because I thought, well.... I must be the only one to feel that way!

I, too didn't even like my wedding shower....I was a nervous wreck!

So glad to know I'm not "alone" here!!

I just love stayin' at home with my kids & chickens!!!

 

[CritterHill]

Oh, my baby shower was painful... I was nearly the only one there not tipsy and I had to listen to all of the tipsy hens tell me their labor horror stories. Blow by blow.

I wanted to chew off my own leg to escape.

Now I just get drunk and tell my own labor horror stories every time I am invited to a baby shower! Odd that I haven't been invited to many lately...

 

[sunnychooks]

Here's another one. Sweet Sixteen Parties!!!
When I turned sixteen my parents allowed me to invite a few friends to the roller rink for a pizza party - and I was lucky they let me do that! A few years ago my DH's niece had a party to rival the most extravagant weddings. All the relatives (even distant relatives) were invited, a hall was rented, the food was catered and a professional DJ was hired. The adults couldn't even hold a conversation because the music was so loud. There must have been 200 people there. All that for turning 16!!!

Now if people had Sweet 50 parties - well, that would be different!

 

[conny63malies]

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I still shutter thinking of my bratty step daughters sweet 16. Her mom had shorts and a bikini top on and was sining karaoke and doing the electric slide. Nothing wrong with that basiclly- but she lost a ton of weight and her skin from her hinny was hanging down to her knees and flopping around . Even my daughter got queasy looking at her.

 

[robinaggie]

I wanted to chew off my own leg to escape.

Now I just get drunk and tell my own labor horror stories every time I am invited to a baby shower! Odd that I haven't been invited to many lately... wink

Ouch! - I just blew Diet Dr. Pepper through my nose.

 

[chicamama]

"""Perhaps instead of a frying pan or toaster we should give them tips on how to stay married or how to love your husband in spite of his dirty underwear on the floor and his irritating habits."""

Citygirl......please, please, if you have the answer to this age old question........I beg of you, pass it on.

 

[PearlD]

OH SO TRUE!!! My son was in a wedding a couple of weeks ago, and the bride was just a princess in white. I SO cannot picture her picking up dirty underwear and socks. I wanted to corner her at the reception and tell her to stock up on rubber gloves......

 

[Alaska animal lover]

Add me to the hate them list. I wanted to elope.

That is all.

 

[seminolewind]

Count me in too. I avoid alot of social contact, I love being home.
I don't know if it's called anti social, my friend calls me a recluse.

 

[3peeps]

Well, to answer the question about how to get out of it, I'd say any number of things...we have a conflict that day would probably suffice. A dear friend needs my help that day. Or plain and honest...I'm sorry but I simply need some quiet time that day. If the person is difficult, you could outright lie if you think it may be better in the long run, but I'm finding that people who are pushy (or needy, or anyone who regularly oversteps their bounds) really need to be met with firm honesty. I am starting to be more assertive in my own life and I ask myself a few questions before saying yes to any request. Will I enjoy myself? What will happen if I say yes...or no? Who will benefit from this request or activity? What do I WANT to do? Etc.

I turned down the offer to have a baby shower from my husband's side. It would have been embarrassing. More gifts from people I never, ever talk to.

WE SHOULD HAVE ELOPED. I said yes to a big wedding because my parents wanted it.