MOB Karen

[Shawna Bride]

I've been wanting to mention something to you for a while.
I think you are so sweet for being such a supportive Mother. I would have loved if my Mom joined this forum and was as excited as you were about every detail. My Mom was supportive and helpful, but in her own way.
I think it's amazing, and you are a wonderful woman.

[countrygirl]

I second that Karen. IT's great that you are there for your daughter.

Cheers to you!!!:cheers:

[MOB Karen]

Thanks, ladies! I love being here. You guys are the best!

[Amber818]

Thank you all for saying such nice things about my mom! I am so lucky and I am such an ungrateful daughter that I don't always show it. Thank you ladies!!

[tha_mrs]

I Agree And For Those Of Us Whose Mothers Prefer To Be Absent From Our Planning I Say Thanks And Wish Your Family A Wonderful And Blessed Wedding Day!

[MOB Karen]

Thank you all for saying such nice things about my mom! I am so lucky and I am such an ungrateful daughter that I don't always show it. Thank you ladies!!

You are not ungrateful, you are wonderful!! I could not have hand-picked a better daughter.

[MOB Karen]

I Agree And For Those Of Us Whose Mothers Prefer To Be Absent From Our Planning I Say Thanks And Wish Your Family A Wonderful And Blessed Wedding Day!

Thank you! You're a sweetheart!

[WhiskeyGirl]

I want to adopt her to my own! Lol. My mom is too busy working to pay me much attention and then theres the grandchildren that she already has, and claims are enough! (how hurtful!! Grrr!) Karen will you come to Canada and be my mom too'? lol

[countrygirl]

You two are going to make me cry!!!

I live in Suprise (Karen already knows that one) and my mother lives over 50 miles away (in Apache Junction for those Arizona ladies). She is trying to be a part of the planning, but it is difficult with the distance.

[MOB Karen]

I want to adopt her to my own! Lol. My mom is too busy working to pay me much attention and then theres the grandchildren that she already has, and claims are enough! (how hurtful!! Grrr!) Karen will you come to Canada and be my mom too'? lol

Yes, I will have to get a passport, but I'll catch the first flight after that. And I want tons of grandchildren!! Thanks, Shawna!!

[WhiskeyGirl]

Yes, I will have to get a passport, but I'll catch the first flight after that. And I want tons of grandchildren!! Thanks, Shawna!!

SWEET! lol Finally a supportive mom!! lol

Amber you are very lucky!!

[WebLady]

Yeah I was thinking the other day how cool it would be to have a really loving and supportive mother. My mom wasn't excited for me when I got married, in fact I don't think she has been truly happy about anything I have done in my life. We both pretend pretty well though. Don't get my wrong, I love my mother but she and I just don't think the same way I guess. Sometimes I think I was adopted ;)

[WhiskeyGirl]

Yeah I was thinking the other day how cool it would be to have a really loving and supportive mother. My mom wasn't excited for me when I got married, in fact I don't think she has been truly happy about anything I have done in my life. We both pretend pretty well though. Don't get my wrong, I love my mother but she and I just don't think the same way I guess. Sometimes I think I was adopted ;)

I think I'm adopted too Brandi!! My mom seems to adore my brother and his family and just moderately like and accept me and the DH. Maybe I'm just doing the pouty sibling thing, ya know, you like so and so better. I don't know, but I don't think I'd really feel this way if it weren't true!! lol

[MOB Karen]

You two are going to make me cry!!!

I live in Suprise (Karen already knows that one) and my mother lives over 50 miles away (in Apache Junction for those Arizona ladies). She is trying to be a part of the planning, but it is difficult with the distance.

I'm sorry, Heather, I bet your Mother wishes she was in Surprise with you. But at least she is still in Arizona.

[countrygirl]

Yeah, it's been nice to hop over (in an hour). She and I are designating a few of the plans to be done by just the two of us. That will help!!!

[tha_mrs]

I think I'm adopted too Brandi!! My mom seems to adore my brother and his family and just moderately like and accept me and the DH. Maybe I'm just doing the pouty sibling thing, ya know, you like so and so better. I don't know, but I don't think I'd really feel this way if it weren't true!! lol

Then that means it's true.That's why my mother and sister are not speaking to me.I tried to buy my way into their relationship,but now I am broke and so I told them the truth.And I told them I am not going to do it anymore.They said I was lying.So they went to other family members and asked them......and everyone they asked said yes! They told my mom that in her eyes i never do anything good,but my sister is the angel sent from heaven.So,I guess they feel guilty and ashamed and so they won't talk to me.They won't even speak when they see me in public.They walk by me like I am a perfect stranger.....go figure.So as for me,the ladies on here are slowly replacing my relationship with my sister and mom.

[WhiskeyGirl]

Then that means it's true.That's why my mother and sister are not speaking to me.I tried to buy my way into their relationship,but now I am broke and so I told them the truth.And I told them I am not going to do it anymore.They said I was lying.So they went to other family members and asked them......and everyone they asked said yes! They told my mom that in her eyes i never do anything good,but my sister is the angel sent from heaven.So,I guess they feel guilty and ashamed and so they won't talk to me.They won't even speak when they see me in public.They walk by me like I am a perfect stranger.....go figure.So as for me,the ladies on here are slowly replacing my relationship with my sister and mom.

i'm glad we can be something meaningful to you! I feel for you hun! Though I dont know what you are going through! I wish you the very best.

[tha_mrs]

Well, that's just them and you can't expect anything more.So its really cool to get on here and still be able to joke or vent and get good sisterly advice or when MOB Karen shows up,motherly advice.

[Amber818]

Awww...you all are making me sad! We can all share my mom : )

[blueeyedbride]

Yes, I will have to get a passport, but I'll catch the first flight after that. And I want tons of grandchildren!! Thanks, Shawna!!


No passport needed for Canada from the US

[MOB Karen]

Yay!! Then I'm on my way, Shawna!!

[MOB Karen]

Well, that's just them and you can't expect anything more.So its really cool to get on here and still be able to joke or vent and get good sisterly advice or when MOB Karen shows up,motherly advice.


Wanda, I love your quote: "The one who is worth your tears, won't make you cry." That says it all!!!

[WhiskeyGirl]

No passport needed for Canada from the US

Atually thats untrue as I'm sure they've changed the ruling! And I needed a passport to get back into the country after our honey moon! :)

[MOB Karen]

:wink: Atually thats untrue as I'm sure they've changed the ruling! And I needed a passport to get back into the country after our honey moon! :)

Oh, shoot! I guess I'll have to get my passport before I cross the border up north. I have never been to Canada so it would really be a treat. I used to love this french-canadian actor named Roy Dupuis. (Amber will be mortified when she realizes I told you this.) Anyway, I thought if all Canadian men even looked half as good as him, that's where I wanted to be. Yummy!!! :wink:

[Jenn060306]

When i've gone to New York State i haven't had any trouble getting back and forth w/o my passport. But i know for sure soon you are required to have one. I guess its different how you are crossing the boarder and where.

[Shawna Bride]

This is sweet, and I thought you'd enjoy it:

Being A Mom
We are sitting at lunch one day when my daughter
casually mentions that she and her husband are thinking of
"starting a family." "We're taking a survey," she says half-joking.
"Do you think I should have a baby?"
It will change your life," I say, carefully keeping my
tone neutral.
"I know," she says, "no more sleeping in on weekends, no
more spontaneous vacations."
But that is not what I meant at all. I look at my
daughter, trying to decide what to tell her. I want her to know
what she will never learn in childbirth classes. I want to tell her
that the physical wounds of child bearing will heal, but becoming a mother will leave her with an emotional wound so raw that she will
forever
be vulnerable. I consider warning her that she will
never again read a newspaper without asking, "What if that had been
MY child?"
That every plane crash, every house fire will haunt her.
That when she sees pictures of starving children, she will wonder
if anything could be worse than watching your child die. I look at
her carefully manicured nails and stylish suit and think that no
matter how sophisticated she is, becoming a mother will
reduce her to the primitive level of a bear protecting
her cub. That an
urgent call of "Mom!" will cause her to drop a soufflé
or her best crystal without a moment's hesitation.

I feel that I should warn her that no matter how many
years she has invested in her career, she will be professionally
derailed by motherhood. She might arrange for childcare, but one
day she will be going into an important business meeting and she
will think of her baby's sweet smell. She will have to use every
ounce of
discipline to keep from running home, just to make sure
her baby is all right.

I want my daughter to know that every day decisions will
no longer be routine. That a five year old boy's desire to go to
the men's room rather than the women's at McDonald's will become a
major dilemma. That right there, in the midst of clattering trays
and screaming children, issues of independence and gender identity
will be weighed against the prospect that a child molester may be
lurking in that restroom. However decisive she may be at the
office, she will
second-guess herself constantly as a mother. Looking at
my attractive daughter, I want to assure her that eventually she
will shed the pounds of pregnancy, but she will never feel the same
about herself. That her life, now so important, will be of less
value to her once she has a child. That she would give herself up
in a
moment to save her offspring, but will also begin to
hope for more years, not to accomplish her own dreams, but to watch
her child accomplish theirs.
I want her to know that a cesarean scar or shiny stretch
marks will become badges of honor. My daughter's relationship with
her husband will change, but not in the way she thinks. I wish she
could understand how much more you can love a man who is careful to
powder the baby or who never hesitates to play with his child. I
think she should know that she will fall in love with him again for
reasons she would now find very unromantic.

I wish my daughter could sense the bond she will feel
with Women throughout history who have tried to stop war, prejudice
and drunk driving. I want to describe to my daughter the
exhilaration of seeing your child learn to ride a bike. I want to
capture for her the belly laugh of a baby who is touching the soft
fur of a dog or cat for the first time. I want her to taste the joy
that is so real it actually hurts. My daughter's quizzical look
makes me realize that tears have formed in my eyes. "You'll never
regret it," I finally say.
Then I reached across the table, squeezed my daughter's
hand and offered a silent prayer for her, and for me, and for all
the mere mortal women who stumble their way into this most
wonderful of callings.
Please share this with a Mom that you know or all of
your girlfriends who may someday be Moms. MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE IN
YOUR ARMS, THE ONE THAT'S IN YOUR HEART.

[MOB Karen]

Ok, that got me. I shed a little tear on that one. It is so absolutely true. Thanks for sharing, Shawna!

[blueeyedbride]

Well I guess if you drive they will let anyone across w/ out one... Were went to Niagra Falls this past summer -no passport needed

[Amber818]

Ok, that got me. I shed a little tear on that one. It is so absolutely true. Thanks for sharing, Shawna!

Made me tear up too!! Thank you!

[Kacie_bride]

I have just recently been on the U.S. Department of State's website and here is what I found.
New Requirements for Travelers



The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 requires that by January 1, 2008, travelers to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico and Canada have a passport or other secure, accepted document to enter or re-enter the United States. In order to facilitate the implementation of this requirement, the Administration is proposing to complete it in phases following a proposed timeline, which will be published in the Federal Register in the near future.
In the proposed implementation plan, which is subject to a period of initial public comment, the Initiative will be rolled out in phases, providing as much advance notice as possible to the affected public to enable them to meet the terms of the new guidelines. The proposed timeline will be as follows:

December 31, 2006 - Requirement applied to all air and sea travel to or from Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda.
December 31, 2007 - Requirement extended to all land border crossings as well as air and sea travel.This is a change from prior travel requirements and will affect all United States citizens entering the United States from countries within the Western Hemisphere who do not currently possess valid passports. This new requirement will also affect certain foreign nationals who currently are not required to present a passport to travel to the United States. Most Canadian citizens, citizens of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda, and to a lesser degree, Mexican citizens will be affected by the implementation of this requirement.

[Kacie_bride]

It says most Canadian citizens. I don't know what they mean by that.