Then you don't totally agree. A gift is a gift. If you want to give someone money but want to set conditions on its use, it's something less than a gifts.

also, wear a bag over your head, lest the students fantasize about you giving them a blow job because you wear lip gloss.

Reminds me of bartenders who won't leave off the garnish of a drink because it really "compliments the cocktail," and they get all snooty about it. I said I didn't want the fucking mint, was trying to save you from picking it up off the bar on a soggy napkin later.

People who buy things that because the item is the cheapest are the worst to shop with. If you buy something pricier or higher quality they judge you hard core :( No fun. Sorry that happened with your dress.

Better to get an investment piece that can be re-worn. More economical. :-)

I too had to deal with recent brides bestowing unhelpful advice on me. And anyone with a Pinterest account thinks they're an expert on wedding trends now.

"Mom, you'd be prettier if you were nicer."

LOL My mother - uuugggh! I went and checked out a couple different bridal shops ahead of time, to kind of get an idea of what I liked before going through some 7,000 different gowns and taking up all of everyones time looking at whatever stupid one-day-event overpriced things I was trying on. I know I'm indecisive,…

So! This is not quite my story, but it's still terrible.

I went wedding dress shopping with my pal and her other bridesmaids recently and one of the girls was a total asshole while we were shopping. She had just gotten married so OF COURSE SHE IS A FUCKING EXPERT ON ALL THINGS BRIDAL despite the fact that the maid of honor and another woman in the party are also married and…

Bingo. Right on target.

I took my mother, my future MIL, and all 5 of my bridesmaids dress shopping. I was very young.

My sister told me with every dress I tried on 'that one would be pretty if you were skinnier' while my mother nodded her head in agreement while staring me down. Same woman who compliments me by saying, 'I can see your chin again!' Thanks mom.

I was terrified of wedding dress shopping. I thought it was going to make me feel fat and deformed. I made an appointment at a fancy pants salon near my office. I went with my mom and the only member of the bridal party that was local. It was super fun. I found a dress. It cost twice as much as my budget. I worked so…

A gift shouldn't come with strings.

My only problem was the lady who worked there. That's where I found out that, apparently, I am "short-waisted." [eye roll] That didn't help with my total delusion that I thought I couldn't wear anything long and narrow due to my "big hips." I loved the more straight up and down dresses, but I decided that I was…

I don't have a story on who acted up during dress shopping, because I bought my dress for $400 from RueLaLa and it was the only dress I ever tried on. Best. Decision. Ever.

My cousin brought her future mother-in-law shopping. The MIL stated that all strapless dresses were slutty and absolutely insisted that my cousin try on a bunch of dresses that were horrendous. The MIL didn't pay for jack shit for the wedding, so her rude bossiness was absolutely unjustified. My cousin is a saint…

My mom went with me when I bought my wedding dress. I had intended on inviting my (now ex) mother-in-law because she had no daughters and really seemed to want to go. My normally level-headed mother flipped out and said that if I'd rather go with her then fine, she would sit out. I wasn't really prepared for the…

I'd already spent too much of my young adult life crying in an Ann Taylor dressing room after my mom said something about how it's too bad, because SHE didn't weigh over 100 pounds until she was pregnant, to want a bridal salon experience.