Andrea Macey

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• Jess commented on 5 Rules for Spending Thanksgiving Weekend With The Significant Other's Family For The First Time
  I always forget you crazy Americans have your Thanksgiving at this time of year. October is the best time for Thanksgiving....
• Mannon commented on 5 Rules for Spending Thanksgiving Weekend With The Significant Other's Family For The First Time
  Solid advice, Mr Jackson. The idea is to let the family get to know you, and be assured that it's not some douchebag making sex at their daughter. Unless you are a douchebag. In which case, it's probably not a good idea to let on that you're a terrible person. But I kid. #2 is especially important; my sisters also still give me a ribbing for some of my exes they've met. I'd like to add another one at this point - when in need of the bathroom or shower, and I can't stress this enough, ALWAYS KNOCK!! The law...
• Dektora commented on 5 Rules for Spending Thanksgiving Weekend With The Significant Other's Family For The First Time
  n°2 is very important IMHO. We can be assure that once we have passed the door, the familly will talk about us; the siblings are our best allies vs the usually more protective parents. Especially the mothers in law for us gals. They sometimes never accept us as good enough for their oh so perfect son. n°5 is a big deal for clumsy me. But it actually applies anywhere I go......
• Jess commented on 5 Rules for Spending Thanksgiving Weekend With The Significant Other's Family For The First Time
  Also in October. Thanksgiving in Canada is held on the second Monday of October. And actually was celebrated differently from the Americans up until after the American Revolution, when Americans loyal to Britain moved up here, and shared your thanksgiving customs with us. It's also earlier because since 1931 Thanksgiving became a holiday for celebrating the Harvest, and Canadian harvest is in October rather than November. Halloween is the same date, October 31st. I like Thanksgiving in October because it's so far away from Christmas, so it's not like a kick-off to the Christmas season, like it sort of is...
• Laje Kahr commented on I've been married for 5 years. My husband lived on his own before we got married and supposedly took care of himself. So, why am I now turning into the "parent?" I do all the bill paying, cooking, responsible stuff.
  I laughed, but in a certain manner MM is right about the causality. This isn't just men though, all humans seek to attain the easiest life possible this is why maids, butlers, personal cooks, chauffeurs, roadies and paper boys exist. So you and your hubby need to setup boundaries with each other. It's quite possible that's he's sitting around begrudging you for the things he has to do and would be totally happy trading jobs with you. It may also be possible that he didn't even notice you take over the jobs. This may have also just been the way...