Marriage: Adult Child

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Adult Daughter - Wedding Blues

My daughter is getting married. I like her fiancee very much and I'm very happy for her. But during wedding planning, our relationship has totally fallen apart to the point where I feel very awkward with them. I am paying for the wedding, which is, in my opinion, upper end ($40,000 plus). She made it clear from the start that she was making her own choices which I've respected although I've made alternate suggestions (to no avail) on truly less than a handful of decisions (where I felt guests were impacted) and/or where cost was seriously...

Babysitting the Grand Kids

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Grandson's 1St Birthday

Ok, so I feel pretty old now that I have a 1 year old grandson. (I'm going to be 50 next month, yikes). I'm way out of the loop when it comes to babies. The parents, my stepdaughter and her husband, are having a birthday party for him at their home. I really need help figuring out what to get him. M. is just suggesting certain size clothing and vague "learning toys". I can't get much more out of her, lol, and those sound a bit boring to me. What would you suggest? Any cute ideas or things an old lady like me is unaware of these days? I'm...

Step Child & Step Grandchild

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Step Daughter Issues

I am a step dad, please forgive me ladies, my step daughter has got me worried. I have been a step parent for 13 years and have no where to turn. My step daughter is 19 going on 20 and she is doing things that make me wonder what is really going on. She lives at home still and is employed with two part time jobs. When she is not working during the day time hours, she is sleeping. When the sun sets and the night begins, she is out until the wee hours of the morning. Her mother and I have rules to follow and she does a pretty fair job...

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Seeking Step Moms

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Wedding Planning

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Adult Daughter - Wedding Blues

My daughter is getting married. I like her fiancee very much and I'm very happy for her. But during wedding planning, our relationship has totally fallen apart to the point where I feel very awkward with them. I am paying for the wedding, which is, in my opinion, upper end ($40,000 plus). She made it clear from the start that she was making her own choices which I've respected although I've made alternate suggestions (to no avail) on truly less than a handful of decisions (where I felt guests were impacted) and/or where cost was seriously...

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