Starring because I have no idea how to help you but I hope someone can...!

Oh wow, you scared me for a minute there (was really worried I’d given away too much when I originally wrote my post, and I saw your reply and started to freak!) - but nope, not Amy. WHEW.

Yup, that happened to me, except I’m in my 30’s and this happened when I got married a few years ago (early 30’s). I just wrote about it upthread because someone hit a nerve about moms planning their daughters’ weddings. I wish it didn’t still make me a little sad, but it does.

I was that bride. My mom claimed it was because I lived out of town (a whole 40 minutes away) and therefore I “couldn’t have been involved in the planning even if I’d wanted to be” - which was complete crap, of course. However, I was in grad school and we didn’t have much money, and my parents were paying for most of…

Yeah, this is what I’ve been thinking - I’ve been trying to find other possibilities, but it’s just not adding up in my head. He did mark the last birthday - partially - but it’s been an ongoing thing, and I’m just beyond the point where it feels like something we can deal with just between us - and like I said,…

So here’s a question... how to handle when your SO habitually doesn’t mark occasions? Like, no gift or card or dinner or anything, for just about anything? Several years in a row, and for multiple occasions (birthdays, holidays, achievements)? He knows these things are important to me (his wife), and I celebrate his.…

Things not to get me as a gift:

As much as I’m against stiffing someone on a tip, chances are you could have skipped tipping them and they would not have been all that hard up if this spa was as swank as you said.

I’m so sorry for your loss. She sounds like a wonderful dog who was so very loved. Sending so much love to you.

Ohmygawwwwwd this sounds amazing and perfect and so easy/convenient. Thank you!!! Cannot wait to try!!!!

Garlic press is a necessity!!! Bought one I’d been eyeing for an obscene amount of time that cost a stupid amount of money - but when I got a gift card, I hopped on that thing and waited months because the sucker was back-ordered. I am obsessed with it. Easy to use, powerful, doesn’t hurt my hand, and it cleans super…

Do those egg “cups” have... feet?

Others have commented on damage to their hands from the thwacking of the avocado pit - but I’ve actually heard it’s not so great for the knife to do that, either.

Agree. I own 8 ramekins and they are constantly all in the dishwasher. My mom has 4 of the same ones but she never uses them and offered them to me recently. This thread got me thinking I needed more, though, so I went online two days ago thinking that I’d check the price on the ones I have - and found that they’ve…

I make mini egg casseroles in my ramekins. Make a batch Sunday night, throw them in the oven, and then for the rest of the week I have an easy breakfast that I can take to work.

But it’s so cute!! I want one of these just so it’ll inspire me to start making pies.

Late to this party, but joining in the Circulon hate anyway. My mom had a set of these and when I stayed at my parents’ house for a summer in between moving cities a year after college we all used my cheapo crappy pans instead of her “nice” Circulons that she could never quite make herself get rid of - yeah, when she…

Thank you so much!! Will definitely have to check that out.

Slightly off-topic - but the blade of one of my Shuns got nicked while we were living at my in-laws’ house between moves and it’s driving me nuts - where/how can I get it fixed? How does this work? Is it crazy expensive?

In this case, he’s making it all about himself which is not where the conversation needs to be.