Mothers may mean well, but sometimes...

SarahPLiz

OP, you have issues, and they have nothing to do with a big ring. If you had a nanny and your dad was in a famous band, then most likely your mom has other jewels bigger than what you own. And it probably has nothing to do with you. 

NatesGirl16

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_mothers-may-mean-well-but-sometimes?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:19d9e291-e439-4377-a079-a785cefee017Post:8229bc12-2a16-490f-bcec-a12a2de21ebf">Re: Mothers may mean well, but sometimes...</a>:
[QUOTE]Im pretty sure your parents hate you and your sister.
Posted by Nebb[/QUOTE]
I bet her parents are going to do some kind of big, ritual scarifice at her wedding, a la The Wicker Man, all while playing her dad's "famous" songs.

I imagine OP's nanny was the one from The Omen that jumps out of the window and kills herself.

Steph0871

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_mothers-may-mean-well-but-sometimes?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:19d9e291-e439-4377-a079-a785cefee017Post:9fd3ff00-2ccd-42ab-9aaf-236eb2192493">Re: Mothers may mean well, but sometimes...</a>:
[QUOTE]OP, you have issues, and they have nothing to do with a big ring. If you had a nanny and your dad was in a famous band, then most likely your mom has other jewels bigger than what you own. And it probably has nothing to do with you. 
Posted by SarahPLiz[/QUOTE]

<div>I really want to know what band OP's dad was in. </div>

missy68

Damn.................. so THATS why my mom wore 2 diamond rings to my wedding with one being a solitaire well over a carat, PLUS an anniversary band with diamonds and platinum AND her wedding band.
That  beyotch.
It didn't have AANYthing to do with the fact she's been married, oh, 44 years, and my dad's given them to her as gifts (one is an inheritance).

Dammit - my own MOM showed me up!!!

HobokensFury

OP you sound almost jealous that your mom's ring is bigger.  I know you think everything from now until the wedding is about you but it's not.  Focus on your FI and wedding planning.

Nebb

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Mothers may mean well, but sometimes... : jeal·ous·y / ˈdʒɛl ə si / Show Spelled [ jel - uh -see ]   –noun, plural -ous·ies for 4. 1. jealous resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, etc., or against another's success or advantage itself. 2. mental uneasiness from suspicion or fear of rivalry, unfaithfulness, etc., as in love   or aims. 3. vigilance in maintaining or guarding something. 4. a jealous feeling, disposition, state, or mood.
Posted by jemmini6[/QUOTE]
Thanks dictionary, that really helped. *eyeroll*

kpwedkk

We had too many trick or treaters, and the cutest outfits   It does help if you live near an elementary school

To the OP, there might be a lot of underlying issues here.  You have to think about if material objects are better than the love of your life!  If a 4 carat diamond is considered showing you, the bride up, then remember, all these guests came for you and your fiance in the next step of your lives!  I agree with the previous posters, grow up, and work on your wedding planning.  What other people buy with their own money to be happy in life, is beyond you.

I got a 0.5 carat for my engagement, and I wear it every day.  It's not the size that matters, it's the fact that my DH picked out something that he could afford, and be unique and it was a challenge for him to propose, super nervous LOL, but in the end, we are happily married!

MD2011

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[QUOTE]OP you sound almost jealous that your mom's ring is bigger.  I know you think everything from now until the wedding is about you but it's not.  Focus on your FI and wedding planning.
Posted by HobokenBride2012[/QUOTE]

The small wedding is a compromise of either having a *Platinum wedding* or eloping in Vegas.  I would love to be not fussed over.  I even declined all pre-wedding parties or gifts.  So it is not about me. 

That ring is not even the biggest rock in the house.  So it is not about the rock.

It is about having having flambouyant parents needing to be flashy all the time. 

[Deleted User]

OP, quit acting like a douche. I think you're full of shiit.

BecW2be

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_mothers-may-mean-well-but-sometimes?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:19d9e291-e439-4377-a079-a785cefee017Post:5e8e129d-8594-4f56-aec7-9ff096c14f4a">Re: Mothers may mean well, but sometimes...</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Mothers may mean well, but sometimes... :  I would not be surprised if my parents would bribe the DJ to play one of my father's old songs (he was in a band), so he could sing at the wedding reception all night.  Flambouyant.
Posted by MD2011[/QUOTE]

Kelly, is that you?
<img src="http://starjerk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/kelly-osbourne.jpg" alt="" />

kpwedkk

MD - Your parents will always be flambouyant, it's time to ignore.  Start concentrating on your fiance, and wedding planning, get married, and live your own life!

[Deleted User]

Geez, Bec. Tone down on the cuntiness. I have a feeling that Kelly / OP will cut you.

bdriley

If your guests notice they'll probably think its fake if she isn't otherwise dressed/acting rich.  And if she is doing either of those things in addition to the ring, people will think she's out of place at a lower budget wedding.

By the way, how did this turn into a "recount our Halloween night" post?  Doesn't seem relavent to the original topic.

mhickey426

maybe she just wanted a bigger ring u are wayyyyyyyyy over thinking this