fuck him and all, but he’s saying there doesn’t seem to be middle ground.

That was my takeaway as well.

Nationals may not mean anything to you, but it sure means a lot to us. The tears of the joy that come from cheerleaders after each competition shows that they are passionate about what they do, we have come so far and we will not give up on our dream. It’s not about the trip, it’s about coming home with the first…

Ours was like that, too! I’m glad the classes have modernized! My in-laws went to a weekend-long retreat for their pre-Cana and had to stay in cabins with other participating couples. Apparently one of the couples got in a big fight about cheating and another broke up during it?

Nice! We went through pre-Cana that lasted Friday night and most of the day on Saturday. There were about a dozen or so other couples in the class with us and it was led primarily by a Catholic couple who had been married for a few decades. It wasn’t half-bad, but we did go drink after class on Friday and Saturday.

Yes, yes, and yes. It’s annoying that a percentage is removed from the amount, but alas. And it’s considered “tacky” to just give a check at a wedding in the South, so... quite a first-world pickle.

I’ve been to a couple of weddings where the ceremony, reception, and room discounts were at the same hotel. It’s pretty costly, though, because you typically have to order EVERYTHING - catering, flowers, decor - from that hotel.

True. I thought that we could have a Catholic priest perform the ceremony under a little altar at our reception venue (a museum), but it was nixed by the priest and the church. You can have Mass, but a marriage recognized by the Catholic Church has to be in the church itself. I really wished we could have had our…

Yeah, that rule works just dandy when you have two sets of parents who are determined to invite their friends, colleagues, and extended family.

You’re lucky you even got a blessing with a non catholic. My parents priest wouldn’t even marry them without commentary even after dad converted and they finished pro Cana. He was still suspect to my dad’s motivations (he was also known to be an ass).

Childcare is not “paying someone to raise your child.” Parents raise their children whether or not they have outside help. And plenty of childcare providers are not indifferent about the children they care for.

And your wife is giving up the opportunity for career advancement and basically giving up any shot of having a career of any sort ever. She’s now completely dependent on you and while that may work out just fine there’s a good chance it won’t. My mom made the same choice and tried to go back to work once the kids were…

So you won’t go to any church weddings ever?

The title had cord cutters in it, what where you expecting??

The title had cord cutters in it, what where you expecting??

I could stand to have them in separate places, but then you’ve gotta provide a shuttle in between. Asking people to figure out parking three or four times a day is a nightmare, nevermind the issue with drinking and driving. But the most important thing to me is NOT HAVING A FOUR HOUR BREAK BETWEEN THE CEREMONY AND…

Are you saying all three need to be in the same place? I mean, don’t go if it bothers you that much, but I don’t think I’ve ever been to a wedding that had all three in the same place (except my cousin’s wedding at a Sandals resort). Most I’ve been to have 2 out of 3 under one roof. Like, church ceremony but then…

To expand on that, at one place I worked a group of us would bring our lunches and have lunch together in the break room almost every day. We’d occasionally go out for lunch as a group. There was another group in our building that would occasionally bring in various dishes and have kind of a ‘pot luck’ lunch. Both are…

It’s not the Desk/Go Out answer that you’re looking for it’s Why they pick one or the other. Your reasons for eating at your desk are great. Not good responses would be nervous laughter, telling you that only C-Level executives have enough time to do that, mentioning how great the vending machines are, or even…

Southwest is pretty relaxed and chill. This sounds like something one of the pilots would do. Very #onbrand.

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