Not rude. Maybe make a point of honoring and thanking them at the reception, but they don’t have to stand with you for your vows if you don’t want.

One of my brothers and his wife did this. They had a traditional church wedding but no attendants. No feelings were hurt. If anything it saved hurt feelings from people who might not have been chosen as bridesmaids or groomsmen if they had done a traditional wedding party. Plus it saved time on posed photos. Bonus!

What kind of person just can't make it through an eight hour work day without seeing some naked people? Really, you you only have to get through four hours at a time. You could go somewhere private and watch porn on your phone if you just need a fix that badly.

Eh, not sure my kids were sentient at age five. Mostly joking, but the decisions they were allowed to make were confined to issues like “do you want apples or grapes?” Anything bigger than that would have been “me”making decisions for “us”.

Wow, that is some serious “you are at risk of carpal tunnel syndrome from clutching those pearls so hard” level of busybody-ness. Your neighbor must be scandalized by just about everything.

Does make you reconsider all of the hate for well done meat. I wouldn’t normally choose to eat beef well done but if I had a compromised immune system I might choose “well done” over “not at all”.

I don't blame her. I think if I had a severe food allergy I'd be scared to eat out too.

Starring because I love a good conspiracy theory!

Eh, depends on how her delivery was. I couldn’t have done it after my first. After my second I walked to he recovery room because I got tired of waiting for the person with the wheelchair to arrive.

I did not know that had been a thing. As someone who didn't want anyone besides my husband and the medical staff in the room when I delivered I find this idea HORRIFYING!

You make a good point. I guess if I’d been waiting for the family bathroom I’d be pissed that they were hogging it for non-bathroom reasons.

Seriously? Was the neighbor somehow afraid you were being assaulted? Or was he/she just a super busybody?

Eh, it was a family bathroom. Usually if I’m using a family bathroom it’s because I’m with a young child. I’d be pretty pissed to walk in on something like that with a six-year-old in tow.

Being in high school excuses that. High school kids have to get creative because just going home to do the deed is not usually an option. Also, I bet even in high school you would have had enough sense to lock the door.

Yeah, I could maybe get into bathroom counter sex (although double check that the door is locked for heaven’s sake!) but toilet sex is definitely not ok in my book.

Me too! Just left it on the floor in the hallway. He’s going to be looking for that later and won't be able to remember where he left it.

Won’t die but might scream its head off. I can’t speak for all moms but when my kids were little my toilet time was rarely sacred. It was just not a battle I was willing to fight.

Right there with you. When my kids were little they often followed me into the bathroom. (For the record, don’t remember ever feeding them in there.) Other adults however are not allowed. I know lots of couples who have no problem sharing their space that way but that is one boundary I refuse to cross.

But I feel in my heart that this is right. If I feel infant tongue piercing (not vaccinating, eating paleo from birth, etc.) is right for me and my baby who are you to say it isn’t?

Yeah, I read “bring a special kind of loyalty and enthusiasm for life at the college that makes a real difference in the college climate… and makes Harvard a happier place” to mean “keeps those sweet alumni donations flowing.”