sex trophies and crotch fruit
i know. hilarious, right?
so, this wedding web site that i frequent (because i have officially become that lame) has had a very heated argument happening regarding kids. specifically kids at weddings.
some people are of the belief that a wedding is a party, for adults only, and while they may or may not love kids, they don’t want kids at the wedding. often because they fear a little kid ruining the wedding by screaming etc and basically just being uncontrollable in general. and often times, they recognize that at an event with an open bar and lots of folks getting boozy, it’s not really a proper environment for kids. i am on this side.
some people think weddings are a family event. kids should not only attend, but should be a part of the ceremony, and that their unpredictability is cute. fair enough.
to each their own i say. but not everyone says that. many people like to instill their opinion on other people.
these two schools of thought have erupted into a fight, that has painted the non-kid wedding people to be anti-kid. which is simply not true. in fact many of these people have kids. but they want their wedding to be a party, and so they’re getting a babysitter for that night. besides, your 2 year old won’t remember if they were there or not. this isn’t about the kids… it’s about the parents needing to bring their kids everywhere, even when it’s not appropriate and/or they’re not invited.
people have shared stories of their non-kid wedding getting totally disrespected by zealous parents that insist that if their kids aren’t invited, they’re boycotting the wedding. can you believe that someone would actually do that to a bride and groom on their wedding day? unbelievable.
anyways, i digress.
so this argument caused one poster to remark that she didn’t really need to see “your sex trophy” at her wedding.
and i laughed and laughed and laughed.
sex trophy was then trumped by crotch fruit.
fucking brilliant.
so this sparked a whole new thread about how some people found those terms unreasonably offensive, and even compared it to racism.
as you can imagine, this unraveled quickly, and the post has since been deleted. but wow. i sat there reading it last night, shaking my head.
i really hope that if/when i’m a parent i don’t lose my mind and become like that. because frankly, it was just embarrassing.
January 15, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Let me tell you a little story. My sister in law hardly speaks to me anymore. I had my husband tell her in a nice that we were having a child free wedding. She lost her mind. How could I leave her 2 year old screaming child out of my wedding. She decided she would still be a bridesmaid and my husband choose her husband as best man. # days before the wedding they decided they did not support us as a couple and dropped out of the wedding! All bbecause I did not want children at my 8:00PM black tie wedding!
Am I bad Aunt for this? Maybe, but I had a good wedding and did not even have to speak to the witch!
January 15, 2008 at 3:15 pm
see, some people are INSANE.
that’s a pretty shitty reason to start a family feud. she sounds like she deserves a swift kick to the skull.
remember how it’s not her wedding? it’s yours!
sheesh.
January 15, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Natalie, stand your ground girl. We had a no-kid policy at our wedding and I support anyone else who wants one!! We love kids, want kids, think they are great. (PS Crotch Fruit is hilarious) However, it was an evening event, a party, and we didn’t want spontaneous screams etc erupting at any old time. You’re right it’s not appropriate to have kids at a party where people are drinking and whooping it up, and they won’t know the difference anyway. Plus if you know a lot of people with kids, it could turn into quite a nursery. If you allow some, you’ll have to allow all!
My sister who got married 4 years before me, wanted no kids. Someone in our extended family freaked out that she couldn’t bring her young son. It got to the point of a standoff and unfortunately my sister caved. And guess who was bawling during the evening ceremony!
This same family member simply boycotted our wedding, and we were perfectly fine with that decision!
January 15, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Ah hah hah. Is it wrong that I want to make a photo albulm on facebook entitled ‘crotch fruit’ when my kid pops out now??
…. cuz I really do.
January 15, 2008 at 8:32 pm
not only is that so NOT wrong, it’s actually extra awesome.
March 20, 2008 at 10:57 am
How bout this: My wife’s friend, who was in our wedding, invites us to attend hers. Without the kids. Six hours from where we live. On a Friday evening. Labor Day weekend. My wife took a vacation day and attended with her brother who lives out there. There were kids there from the British goom’s side. I thought the time/day of the wedding was incredibly rude on several levels. Not inviting my kids was the icing on the proverbial cake. Would anyone really fault my wife for not attending when attending required significant personal sacrifice?
As for the genetically poor, does anyone else think it smacks of fascism to dehumanize children and parents the way they do? After all Hitler did a very good job of turning Jews into rats, vermin and cancer in the minds of his people. Interesting that he was genetically poor himself.