"AlenasMom" wrote in message
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| Yesterday I was at the dress fitting for my friend's wedding. One of her
| bride's maids is really uptight and "socially correct" about everything.
| All the dresses are being custom made, and when we were talking about how
| my bodice will lace up the front, she asked why. I told her it was
because
| I'll have to have access to nurse Alena.

snippage

| Any advice???

Hi Lina...it's me from the other group. The mouthy one. grins Since
I've had a lot of practice with the "AAP and WHO Guidelines Speech" (see my
previous ranting post about my idiot family, and earlier posts about morons
at my son's school) if you wanted to pass along her phone number I'd be
more than delighted to give her a run for her money. Not only would I give
her the Guidelines Rant but I'd throw in a "Grow Up And Act Your Age And
Not Your Shoe Size Rant" for good measure. In the mean time, realize that
as angry as you are (ok we all are) you can't change anyone unless they are
in diapers. Yes, she probably needs a "Legally Stupid" sign to warn
everyone, but I've found that getting anyone other than *our* dog to wear
it is a lot harder than it sounds. Keep the following points in mind...

1) People with their nose that far in the air are more likely to have a
nosebleed than those of us who see you on your level (the reverse is also
true...those who look down their nose at you will dump all the **** off
their brown nose into your lap...best to steer clear of them as well)
2) It is NOT *her* wedding to set the standards for. When she becomes a
bride, she can become bridezilla all she wants, but this is your other
friends wedding and the one in question should just keep her mouth shut,
and when such time occurs (she happens to get married), you can either opt
for or against being part of her wedding party if she requests it. Not her
wedding, not her rules.
3) People that are that snotty, and people that are rude about what is
REALLY best for the child, are probably rude to waiters. People that are
nice to you, but are not nice to waiters, are not nice people.
4) People that are considered snotty, stuck up, pedantic (I love that
word), rude, and selfish, are rarely happy people. They aren't happy, so
they insist that everyone around them be as miserable as they are, and will
go to any lengths to see that happen. If you need a real life story on
that, I'll tell you about the mother-in-law-from-hell. Surround yourself
with happy supportive people and tell the rest of em to go lay an egg.

Have some chocolate, treat yourself to a FQ and a bubble bath, visit my
"stress relief" post on the other ng and learn to dance the angry dance
(yes, all that stomping and whomping really does make you feel better).

Stick with us...we will help you through it, even if it means that we have
to call this chick en mass and open a can of whoopass on her.

Hugs,
Karlee in Kansas, probably not taking the most mature of all routes with
this, but sometimes you have to stoop to a new low to get your point
across.
Queen of Packrats
~~
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't
matter and those who matter don't mind."
-Dr. Seuss