“My MIL said to me “I thought you were raised better.” I replied, “I was. He apparently wasn’t.”

I don’t think that they all are, but my MIL had a very specific vision of how she saw her life going with her grown children.

Her world view is that you stay with your elders. Her entire adult life was ruled by her aunt — a matriarch of the family. She didn’t do a god damn thing without that woman’s input.

So, it was…

ARGH. “I thought you were raised better,” to YOU, because your husband didn’t do his tiny share of the thank you cards, makes me want to punch someone.

Not the thing-a-ma-bobs? I’ve got twenty.

But...I wanted whoozits and whatsits galore!

I’ve gotten the last couple people who got married a Bark Box subscription (they all had dogs). My bf got one for his brother and by a terrible stroke of fate their dog died like two days after he sent them the subscription (they got a new dog and his SIL actually said it was the best gift they got).

Thank a bitch, please.

Honestly I’d fucking love it if people started doing gift registries for their birthdays and Christmas. It’s not that I mind spending time and money shopping for people, but the stress from not knowing what to get people is exhausting.

I am al about the thank you note. Apparently its a dying art. My husband was in a wedding, he made 2 trips for pre wedding events was in the wedding and they asked me to come early and help set up because they didnt want to pay anyone. This is someone who makes 6 figures and has a trust fund the Hiltons would envy!…

Beyond the fact that I dislike her husband a massive amount, the thing that pissed me off the most about being the MOH in my bff’s wedding? She and I had picked a lovely and very inexpensive (>$100) dress that could easily be tailored since 4 (yes 4) of the bridesmaids were pregnant during the wedding. Her husband…

I didn’t want one either, but at this point it is more for your guests than you. Some people aren’t good at gifts, they want that registry so they can feel like they got you something you’ll actually use.

My husband and I didn’t have a wedding at all, we eloped, and it was pretty quick because it was the military pressing down on us with some obligations. Anyway, because of all this, we felt really awkward starting a registry, and asking for gifts at all, as my husband’s family is mostly poor and my family is just…

I am making the quite likely unwise decision to comment before I click through to the original article, because I didn’t see any mention on the bride’s part that she’s sent a heartfelt thank you letter to her bridesmaid for being part of her wedding party.

I had a destination wedding so lots of friends and relatives couldn't make it. I commented to my in-laws that I was a little upset that some of their relatives neither RSVPd nor congratulated us. Somehow that snowballed into me BEING A BRIDEZILLA DEMANDING GIFTS. Almost 10 years later there is still bad blood about…

I disagree. I think this bride _should_ confront her friend about the lack of gift, so that the bridesmaid has the opportunity to shit in a box and mail it to her, but that's just me.

Starred for “dinglehopper”.

MY BLOOD PRESSURE. MY BLOOD PRESSURE. MY EYES JUST POPPED OUT OF MY HEAD.

I just can’t resist the urge to ruin your WHOLE DAY, soooo.... The other day I went on Facebook, and a friend of my fiance’s had posted a link to their Bed Bath and Beyond registry — along with a status explaining that they couldn’t invite all their loved ones to the wedding, but that they would be so grateful if…

I actually don’t mind those, it takes a lot of effort and guesswork out of the gift-giving. Ah, you’re getting married? What can I afford? One fork? Excellent, happy wedding, here is your dinglehopper.