Comments on: Shouldn’t there be a moratorium? http://www.frogandgoat.com/2009/02/09/shouldnt-there-be-a-moratorium/ Tue, 01 Dec 2020 08:13:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Frog http://www.frogandgoat.com/2009/02/09/shouldnt-there-be-a-moratorium/comment-page-1/#comment-1243 Frog Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:22:07 +0000 http://www.frogandgoat.com/?p=1871#comment-1243 Yep, the wedding we went to in January was for my cousin and he's in his early 20s. I knew family members but that's it. I haven't seen my cousin in over a year...that sense of familial obligation has been wrung out of me. So, all those other young 20-something cousins that I have nothing in common with because frankly they aren't in my peer group because we're more than 15 years apart in age can just get a gift in the mail because I'm not interested in going to any more weddings for people I barely know. The thing that set me off is that the better-half's cousin is having a baby (we refer to the baby as the second coming because you'd think no one else has ever had a baby--at least not one as awesome as this one). If you tally up all the time I've actually spent talking to her in the 17 or so years that the better-half and I have known each other you still wouldn't come up with more than 4 hours of talking time. Why would I drive 2 hours to go to that baby shower? Yep, the wedding we went to in January was for my cousin and he’s in his early 20s. I knew family members but that’s it. I haven’t seen my cousin in over a year…that sense of familial obligation has been wrung out of me. So, all those other young 20-something cousins that I have nothing in common with because frankly they aren’t in my peer group because we’re more than 15 years apart in age can just get a gift in the mail because I’m not interested in going to any more weddings for people I barely know.

The thing that set me off is that the better-half’s cousin is having a baby (we refer to the baby as the second coming because you’d think no one else has ever had a baby–at least not one as awesome as this one). If you tally up all the time I’ve actually spent talking to her in the 17 or so years that the better-half and I have known each other you still wouldn’t come up with more than 4 hours of talking time. Why would I drive 2 hours to go to that baby shower?

]]> By: Liz http://www.frogandgoat.com/2009/02/09/shouldnt-there-be-a-moratorium/comment-page-1/#comment-1242 Liz Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:55:42 +0000 http://www.frogandgoat.com/?p=1871#comment-1242 I agree. The only weddings/showers I plan on hosting or attending will be for the kids of my good friends and my own kids. Hopefully I have plenty of time for that. I can't deal with this 'tween my generation and my kids' generation. I can't relate. A couple years ago we went to wedding of a former co-worker of Jim's. She was in her mid-20's, as were most of the guests. The other guests were the friends of the parents. I never felt like a third wheel as much as then. I agree. The only weddings/showers I plan on hosting or attending will be for the kids of my good friends and my own kids. Hopefully I have plenty of time for that. I can’t deal with this ‘tween my generation and my kids’ generation. I can’t relate.

A couple years ago we went to wedding of a former co-worker of Jim’s. She was in her mid-20′s, as were most of the guests. The other guests were the friends of the parents. I never felt like a third wheel as much as then.

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