As you can see, this is not the same thread as what I previously posted under the heading "Parental Influence."  When I originally posted that thread, it was out of frustration from a mom who is sitting by watching her son's family being torn apart for basically no good reason.   He's hurting.  So am I.  I didn't expect it would get the attention it did and what happened was unfortunate.  Instead of healthy dialogue it turned into a flaming war of anger and name ...

I got him good. Yes siree.    He was feeling mighty uncomfortable.  It's hard to do but I managed to pull it off.  *pats herself on the back* What did I do?  I managed to keep a secret (that's pretty good in itself)  for about four weeks to surprise (as in get him good) my husband on Valentine's Day.  It's also our 27th anniversary.  I hired a Barbershop Quartet to sing to him, hand him a rose, a card and a heart box...

Another Son.  Another wedding.  This one would be a New Year's wedding.  This is the last son to be wed!  Thank God!  We've had three weddings in under three years in three different states and now the last son, who just happens to be the eldest, walked the aisle in Kentucky.  Their father officiated in all three weddings and was pleased as punch to be able to do so.  The next wedding won't be for a while until Ethan is old enough and since he's only...

Two down, one to go.  With two sons now married, David just newly married in May, we've been saying "two down."  I'm hearing wedding bells off in the distance once again.  Our eldest son just asked his girlfriend Courtney to marry him this past weekend.  They haven't set a date but April could be a possibility.  Turns out it was this same day last August that David proposed to Aly and almost the exact hour David said. It seems as tho poor Bobby...

I'll be leaving shortly for Wisconsin.  My son David is getting married to Aly.  They both just graduated two weeks ago majoring in communications.  This would be considered a  perfect college Romance ending in a fairy tale wedding.  In fact, she will be dancing with her dad to the song, Cinderella by Steven Curtis Chapman which is on the radio at least 10 times a day right now. I sent a CD of the song I picked out for David and I when we have the mo...