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<blockquote data-quote="flutterby" data-source="post: 292959" data-attributes="member: 7083"><p>Those are great ideas, but (I really don't mean to be difficult)...</p><p></p><p>I really don't know her well enough to know what her favorite recipes are (she's difficult child's PCA, not a personal friend, and about 13 years younger than me), and I'm no cook so I have no great recipes to pass on. We got the invitation on Wednesday for the shower on Sunday and I was busy being sick, so today is the first time I've really thought about it.</p><p></p><p>I did talk to PCA on the phone tonight and she was saying how her acne was really kicking up from the stress. (She doesn't want this shower, let alone a High Tea - so not her style - but her sister wanted it. She said she shouldn't have told anyone she was getting married and just eloped. They're getting married in Tahiti anyway).</p><p></p><p>Anyway....</p><p></p><p>I told her that I have tried every product out there for acne and nothing worked, but I recently discovered by "accident" (because I was out of facial cleanser) that Bath & Body Works shower gel has worked better for my acne than anything else. And a few weeks ago, they had a huge sale and I got 3 bottles of it for $10 - normally $10.50 each. So, I'm going to give her one of those.</p><p></p><p>I did look online earlier at the stores where she's registered, but of course all of the items that I could have swung had already been fulfilled. </p><p></p><p>This is why I never had a wedding. I could never justify spending thousands of dollars on a wedding and then expect gifts. Not that I'm saying that she expects gifts because she doesn't. But, I would rather spend the money used for a wedding on the stuff we would need and/or a down payment on a house.</p><p></p><p>And difficult child keeps asking me what she should wear. She said PCA told her just to dress like she would for church, but difficult child has no idea what that would be. We're not a religious family and difficult child's an atheist to boot. All of her clothes are goth/emo/scene and the one pair of tights I recommended she has torn holes in. (Remind you of anyone? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ) The others are a fishnet kinda thing; not really tights. I at least told her to wear her knee high combat boot things rather than her high top converse. Her one dress that isn't too goth/emo/scene is just a tad too snug and the zipper in the back keeps coming down about 1/2 an inch.</p><p></p><p>So, when I told her that fishnet tights aren't really something you would wear to church she kept asking me why. I couldn't tell her that back in the day they were seen as a bit sleazy or she would have gotten really upset. So, I just said, I don't know; it's just they way it's viewed. And, of course, she got mad and stormed off. Sigh.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterby, post: 292959, member: 7083"] Those are great ideas, but (I really don't mean to be difficult)... I really don't know her well enough to know what her favorite recipes are (she's difficult child's PCA, not a personal friend, and about 13 years younger than me), and I'm no cook so I have no great recipes to pass on. We got the invitation on Wednesday for the shower on Sunday and I was busy being sick, so today is the first time I've really thought about it. I did talk to PCA on the phone tonight and she was saying how her acne was really kicking up from the stress. (She doesn't want this shower, let alone a High Tea - so not her style - but her sister wanted it. She said she shouldn't have told anyone she was getting married and just eloped. They're getting married in Tahiti anyway). Anyway.... I told her that I have tried every product out there for acne and nothing worked, but I recently discovered by "accident" (because I was out of facial cleanser) that Bath & Body Works shower gel has worked better for my acne than anything else. And a few weeks ago, they had a huge sale and I got 3 bottles of it for $10 - normally $10.50 each. So, I'm going to give her one of those. I did look online earlier at the stores where she's registered, but of course all of the items that I could have swung had already been fulfilled. This is why I never had a wedding. I could never justify spending thousands of dollars on a wedding and then expect gifts. Not that I'm saying that she expects gifts because she doesn't. But, I would rather spend the money used for a wedding on the stuff we would need and/or a down payment on a house. And difficult child keeps asking me what she should wear. She said PCA told her just to dress like she would for church, but difficult child has no idea what that would be. We're not a religious family and difficult child's an atheist to boot. All of her clothes are goth/emo/scene and the one pair of tights I recommended she has torn holes in. (Remind you of anyone? ;) ) The others are a fishnet kinda thing; not really tights. I at least told her to wear her knee high combat boot things rather than her high top converse. Her one dress that isn't too goth/emo/scene is just a tad too snug and the zipper in the back keeps coming down about 1/2 an inch. So, when I told her that fishnet tights aren't really something you would wear to church she kept asking me why. I couldn't tell her that back in the day they were seen as a bit sleazy or she would have gotten really upset. So, I just said, I don't know; it's just they way it's viewed. And, of course, she got mad and stormed off. Sigh..... [/QUOTE]
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