prudie was all over the place this week. a bride has to let go the fact that her mother in law wants to dress like someone who's half her age at her son's wedding. i'm sure the son would be annoyed at the fact, but won't mention it for upseting mom and his fiance even more then they are right now. she shouldn't tell the lady what to wear, but mentioning it to ppl who can would help. NO ONE wants to look ridiculous at a wedding! i don't care how hot you are, unless it's your wedding, a lil bit of modesty is in order! my mom looked fantastic on my wedding day, but she wasn't trying to upstage me. she just looked damn good. but everyone knew that she was the mother of the bride and dressed for the occasion. hell, i want to "borrow" her dress! it was cute! :) there is a way as the mother or mother in law of the bride or groom to dress for your age, the occasion and not feel all stuffy and like you have to dress like a prude in an effort to not upstage the bride. trust me! of course, if the bride calmed down a bit, no one is gonna even think that she's not the queen of the day anways. :p plus, her mother in law will soon feel and see by other's reactions that maybe her choice of dress wasn't the best and learn from this. a copy of the wedding album should REALLY let it sink in! haha! :p

two girls are dating new guys and have situations that they feel should be discussed, but got to different froms of advice. wouldn't the best thing to do be keeping your mouth shut til the relationship progressed to a point that mentioning it would let you know whether or not to break up or keep going? why mention it NOW at all?

why doesn't the girl with the cancer scare actually discuss with her friends what to do with the money they gave her? NO ONE likes ackward situations with money. the BEST thing would be to clear the air outright from the get go.

the families of law enforcement officers always get flack. the best thing to do is, is to smile and say with a wink, "yeah, you might want to stay out of trouble from now on." NOTHING you do can make ppl NOT mad at your loved one for arresting them, suspecting them, stopping them, giving them a ticket, etc. but letting ppl know that it's 1) not your fault they got in trouble and 2) nothing you can do about it, the better off you are. some ppl get it, some don't. just keep doing what you do. you can't please everybody. :p

maybe it's just that it's sunday morning and i had a busy weekend, but prudie this week was just all over the place!

I have a problem with this "Dressing your age" thing.

There are a lot of 50 somethings out there who can pull of any look.

She didnt pick a mini and belly shirt did she???

i wish the LW had sent in a picture of the dress and a picture of her mother in law to be. BUT, would you wear ANYTHING that let ppl believe that you were of an age and mind that you are not? my mom looks very young for her age in her face. she is starting to get gray hair now and since she wants to be treated like the 50yr old she is, she has since stopped coloring it. if she colors her hair, she looks to be in her mid 30s and more like my SISTER instead of my MOM. her biggest contention with things like this is that she's EARNED her gray hairs, her "mom" label and all sorts of other things that come with being 50. for a 50yr old woman to wear something that a girl in her mid-20s can wear speaks volumes about the 50yr old's state of mind, and it's NOT good. but like i said, she can let it go and everyone will soon realize that her MOTHER IN LAW has the problem, NOT her. it just makes me sad that ppl can't seem to dress and act their age. there are PLENTY of outfits out there that she can wear that will look nice/sexy/whatever, but won't have ppl feeling as if she's going through a mid life crises on the biggest day of her son's and daughter in law's lives together. no one wants to look dumb. or be embarrassed on a big day. so it would behoove us to prepare ourselves. i do hope that this mother in law has a thick skin and ALOT of self confidence to carry this whole thing off. the pictures and/or video from this event will be around for "FOREVER." it's one thing to look back and laugh b/c that was the style of the day. it's another to look back and laugh b/c you made a foolhardy fashion choice in your effort to stand out. heck, you just may not laugh. and that's what i'm trying to avoid here. weddings should be happy memories for ALL.