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  • [-]Is there ANYONE on?

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    05.13.08, 12:20 AM [ Watch | Flag ]
    • me. i went to sleep an hour and a half ago and just woke up wide awake. how does your body know how long you've been sleeping anyway?

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      05.13.08, 12:33 AM [ Flag ]
      • I think that perhaps our bodies have begun siding with our keys and are revolting against us.

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        05.13.08, 12:37 AM [ Flag ]
    • me.. in HK. suffering through day 1 back at work post maternity leave. this sucks! and my pants are way too tight!

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      05.13.08, 01:01 AM [ Flag ]
      • Hey HKMom, just read your post below. I am so sorry your boss is being a prick. When are you traveling?

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        05.13.08, 01:09 AM [ Flag ]
  • [-]My rabbit is just such a weirdo. (I mean the mammal, not the vibrator.)

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    05.12.08, 11:06 PM [ Watch | Flag ]
    • i have two and they're very nice. what is strange about yours?

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      05.12.08, 11:07 PM [ Flag ]
      • he's also very nice! he's just hopping around the apartment right now, and he just stops to chew on something strange, like tape, and then for no reason hops really quickly over to somewhere else, and then gets really quiet like I"m not going to notice he's near the electrical wires... he's just kooky. And he will ONLY let me pet him in his enclosure. Right now? No way, he's Adventure Rabbit.

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        05.12.08, 11:09 PM [ Flag ]
        • lol. adventure rabbit. (np)

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          05.12.08, 11:10 PM [ Flag ]
        • he sounds cute. my female is like that about being pet only in her cage...i think she's obsessed with thinking that i'm trying to catch her and put her back in there and i've never done that.

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          05.12.08, 11:11 PM [ Flag ]
          • ^does yours feel compelled to memorize escape routes when they come out? mine have to nudge every piece of furniture and verify its location before they can flop

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            05.12.08, 11:13 PM [ Flag ]
            • ha! i don't kjnow, i'll watch for that now! I love it when he flops. THUNK. One time I woke him up by accident and he made this startled noise and i felt so bad.

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              05.12.08, 11:14 PM [ Flag ]
              • wow, i've never caught mine sleeping in 8 years

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                05.12.08, 11:25 PM [ Flag ]
          • it must just be a rabbit thing. the enclosure is their safe zone so it makes sense, it's just -- come on, rabbit! you know it's me! also, he does this thing where he does a long run and then a flying leap into his litterbox. like, across the whole enclosure. not necessary, he can get in there with just a short hop. but sometimes he just has to show off.

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            05.12.08, 11:13 PM [ Flag ]
            • oh, yeah, they're all pretending that they're on secret missions all the time. my older rabbit just wants to hang out with me, the younger one is only devoted to him

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              05.12.08, 11:24 PM [ Flag ]
    • don't they poop randomly everywhere?

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      05.12.08, 11:26 PM [ Flag ]
  • [-]My brother is getting married this summer in Oregon. I have not met his fiancee. He wants my DS (3yo) to be ring-bearer, but has no role for my 5 yo DD as they already have another flower girl on the bride's side. Would you let him use DS knowing that it would hurt DD's feelings? I know the wedding is not about me and my kids, but I do not want DD to be hurt.

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    05.12.08, 06:05 PM [ Watch | Flag ]
    • nope

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      05.12.08, 06:05 PM [ Flag ]
    • you could ask if dd could hand out programs or bubbles or something.

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      05.12.08, 06:06 PM [ Flag ]
      • this is a good idea

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        05.12.08, 06:11 PM [ Flag ]
      • No its not. Its his wedding, maybe he doesn't want bubbles.

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        05.12.08, 06:20 PM [ Flag ]
    • why not have the two siblings hold the ring together?

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      05.12.08, 06:06 PM [ Flag ]
    • really - it is your brother and your dcs are not the only kids in the universe (well apparently yours) Grow up. Your brother has enough stress right now.

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      05.12.08, 06:07 PM [ Flag ]
      • ita. He and fiance were very nice to include your ds.

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        05.12.08, 06:08 PM [ Flag ]
        • Np-I don't see what's nice about it. A 3 year old won't care, and a 5 year old will care a lot.

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          05.12.08, 06:10 PM [ Flag ]
          • ita

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            05.12.08, 06:11 PM [ Flag ]
          • then op should simply suggest they switch and give it a rest. For god's sake it's not op's wedding.

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            05.12.08, 06:13 PM [ Flag ]
            • Simmer down loser.

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              05.12.08, 06:33 PM [ Flag ]
              • You're the loser -anyone who tries to take over someone else's wedding. Really - try to be gracious. It might set a good example for the dcs.

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                05.12.08, 06:36 PM [ Flag ]
                • you're fighting a losing battle here. These people are all about themselves and their kids.

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                  05.12.08, 06:36 PM [ Flag ]
                  • Please, all OP wants is not to have her ds participate. Not that much to ask, really. It is a 3yo.

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                    05.12.08, 06:37 PM [ Flag ]
                  • Wrong.You don't get it.

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                    05.12.08, 06:38 PM [ Flag ]
                • I'm not the OP. OP isn't trying to take over the wedding. Your severe reaction to a simple question is quite telling about you. Bye bye loser.

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                  05.12.08, 06:37 PM [ Flag ]
          • Who gives a crap if she cares. Life can't always revolve around people to make them happy all the time.

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            05.12.08, 11:20 PM [ Flag ]
    • No way. My 5yo dd would be crushed, and you absolutely should reserve the right to preserve harmony within your family. besides, you have to be an idiot to want a 3yo in your wedding

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      05.12.08, 06:08 PM [ Flag ]
      • Oh give me a break - something else could be devised for the other sibling.

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        05.12.08, 06:09 PM [ Flag ]
        • If they cared, they'd say all the little girls could be flower girls - but the didn't.

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          05.12.08, 06:11 PM [ Flag ]
        • OP: My brother told me that his fiancee "has enough little girls in her life that she didn't need my dd in the wedding"... I feel I have a right to protect my dd from this kind of insult. It would be ok if they didn't ask for my ds... it is not nice to include one child and not the sibling. I have made up my mind already to tell him it would hurt dd too much and so ds will also be sitting in the audience with us. I was just checking here to see if my reaction was crazy, not necessarily to change what i will do.

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          05.12.08, 06:13 PM [ Flag ]
          • Sounds to me like you are the one who is insulted. Why are you causing problems for your brother? Nice way to start off with his wife btw.

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            05.12.08, 06:15 PM [ Flag ]
            • it seems that you must have only one child.

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              05.12.08, 06:17 PM [ Flag ]
              • it seems that I three however

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                05.12.08, 06:18 PM [ Flag ]
                • so you would let your 5yo dd be hurt over this when her 3yo brother wouldn't care about not doing it?

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                  05.12.08, 06:20 PM [ Flag ]
                  • I would switch them and not make a big deal of it. OP is making this all about her dcs because apparently she's the only person who has ever had kids. So special!

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                    05.12.08, 06:22 PM [ Flag ]
                    • SWITCHING IS NOT AN OPTION FOR OP IDIOT.

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                      05.12.08, 06:34 PM [ Flag ]
                      • anger issue much?

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                        05.12.08, 06:37 PM [ Flag ]
                        • Your dense. Someone needs to yell at your dumb ass.

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                          05.12.08, 06:38 PM [ Flag ]
                        • Do you have a double wide trailer to match your ass?

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                          05.12.08, 06:53 PM [ Flag ]
                      • do you do this to your dcs too? How nice.

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                        05.12.08, 06:37 PM [ Flag ]
                  • yes, because a 5 year old can understand that she can't be the ring bearer.

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                    05.12.08, 06:22 PM [ Flag ]
              • It seems I have three

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                05.12.08, 06:19 PM [ Flag ]
            • clown np

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              05.12.08, 06:18 PM [ Flag ]
              • You're the high maintenance clowny.

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                05.12.08, 06:19 PM [ Flag ]
                • you must be lonely

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                  05.12.08, 06:20 PM [ Flag ]
                  • ooh! hauling out the big guns! you're so powerful.

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                    05.12.08, 06:22 PM [ Flag ]
                  • np because she disagrees with you?

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                    05.12.08, 06:23 PM [ Flag ]
            • "Fuck your other kid". That's a nice matrimonial sentiment

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              05.12.08, 06:18 PM [ Flag ]
              • You are a nightmare. The poor bride.

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                05.12.08, 06:20 PM [ Flag ]
                • ita. Who are these people?

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                  05.12.08, 06:20 PM [ Flag ]
                • you get that there are many posters right?

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                  05.12.08, 06:21 PM [ Flag ]
                  • many posters who see that OP is a narcissistic bitch

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                    05.12.08, 06:34 PM [ Flag ]
                    • NP: Disagree. OP islooking out for her children.

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                      05.12.08, 06:35 PM [ Flag ]
                    • OP: I wrote only the original post, this reply, and one other. Some people seem to think I have written many replies here asking for special treatment for my dd. This is not the case. I am simply saying that my DS will not be playing a role, so that my DD is not streaming tears the entire time because she is TOO YOUNG to understand that it is not about her.

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                      05.12.08, 06:37 PM [ Flag ]
                      • OP, we get it and it's totally fine. I would just blame it on DS being too young on the role and I'd call it a day. Much easier on everyone involved.

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                        05.12.08, 06:40 PM [ Flag ]
                      • i don' tthink she's too young to understand it's not about her. you cant make the whole world "fair" on her behalf.

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                        05.12.08, 09:50 PM [ Flag ]
                        • ITA, and this isn't even unfair.

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                          05.12.08, 10:11 PM [ Flag ]
                      • Sorry but SHE IS FIVE! Geez...time for her to have a bit of disappointment in her life. Explain to her that each side of the family chose one person to be in the ceremony. Plus lots of people thing younger the better..maybe bride has a 3 year old she wants to walk down with your ds. You're going to turn your dd into a spoiled brat.

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                        05.12.08, 11:24 PM [ Flag ]
                • Can you comprehend that this just might not be the OP? Cause it isn't. You're an angry pest.

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                  05.12.08, 06:21 PM [ Flag ]
            • What an enormous thing you are making of it. All she wanted was to excuse the 3yo. You sound like a huge drama queen for getting so bent over this.

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              05.12.08, 06:25 PM [ Flag ]
          • You are completely right. Ignore the nutjob criticizing you.

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            05.12.08, 06:17 PM [ Flag ]
          • "Insult"? Look, life isn't always fair. Ring bearers are traditionally boys, and the flower girl is related to the bride. I don't know if your DD will have a problem with it, but you do. You need to grow up already.

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            05.12.08, 06:20 PM [ Flag ]
            • flower girls does not have to be related to the bride

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              05.12.08, 06:22 PM [ Flag ]
              • no, but in this case the bride has a little girl she knows and wants to use.

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                05.12.08, 06:22 PM [ Flag ]
          • I can't understand why you think THEY should be including both your children. It's their wedding! This is your problem. If you don't want your daughter to feel left out, tell them you don't want your son to be ring bearer and then no one's hurt. It's not up to you to tell them who they should and should not involve.

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            05.12.08, 10:00 PM [ Flag ]
          • Why the heck are you looking at it as "insult". She doesn't know you. Why the heck shouldn't she choose a little girl who is special to her?? Why should your brother not have your son just because you are trying to save her from "insult". That is so ridiculous. You are creating headaches for the bride when they are trying to be fair.

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            05.12.08, 11:22 PM [ Flag ]
    • No. 3 yo won't know this was even an option. 5 yo would be hurt. I would tell him "i know it's not about me, but I don't want to hurt DD so if there is no room for her, that's ok, but then DS will not parttake either"

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      05.12.08, 06:09 PM [ Flag ]
      • ITA

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        05.12.08, 06:12 PM [ Flag ]
      • you will sound petty and immature

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        05.12.08, 06:23 PM [ Flag ]
        • So what? Her kids are more important than her future SIL. If she says DS is too young to handle it her future SIL may well be thankful.

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          05.12.08, 06:31 PM [ Flag ]
    • I'd say DS is not old or mature enough to handle and leave it at that. I have older DD too and she would be crushed as well. It's easier to attend just as guests anyway.

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      05.12.08, 06:10 PM [ Flag ]
    • no. there are so many ways to incorporate kids that i find it hard to believe that he can't find a role for dd.

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      05.12.08, 06:12 PM [ Flag ]
      • Right. Especially among siblings. Of course it isn't a priority for the couple, but by the same token, they shouldn't care if the mother prefers not to let the 3yo bear a ring!

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        05.12.08, 06:15 PM [ Flag ]
    • I would. In fact my brother is getting married this fall and has included my ds but not my dd. And we all see each other all the time, but he is close to ds in a different way. And yes, there is another little girl who is more the right age to be a flower girl. Your kids are individuals.

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      05.12.08, 06:19 PM [ Flag ]
      • How old are your ds and your dd?

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        05.12.08, 06:21 PM [ Flag ]
        • older. DD was a flower girl once before and would have loved it. But she is happy to be a special guest. At some point you have to inform your kids that its not their wedding.

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          05.12.08, 06:24 PM [ Flag ]
          • np: at 3 and 5 yo it may well be too soon for this. And I don't see a great reason why. OP does not even know the bride, she does not know the kids at all. So if OP says DS it too immature to handle it, there will be no problem.

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            05.12.08, 06:39 PM [ Flag ]
    • can't hurt to ask if there's something for dd to do. no rational person would have a problem with your asking.

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      05.12.08, 06:21 PM [ Flag ]
    • Your brother and his fiancee are doing something nice by including him, but if you think its a problem then politely decline. DO NOT impose your mishegas on him.

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      05.12.08, 06:21 PM [ Flag ]
      • what is a mishega?

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        05.12.08, 06:22 PM [ Flag ]
      • it is not to be nice it is so that things can look "cute" - and you know it

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        05.12.08, 06:23 PM [ Flag ]
        • OMG, I feel sorry for your brother. Why don't you do him a favor and not participate at all since your heart isnt' really in the right place on this.

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