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post #1 of 33
7/28/09 at 2:54am
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We went to my niece's wedding at the end of June, which has sparked an interest in weddings/getting married for dd. She wants to play 'wedding' (complete with 'ceremony' and 'dance'). She went to bed done day with a blanket wrapped around her so it was like a train on a dress and her raincoat (this was apparently her 'wedding dress'). Anytime she she's bouquets of flowers, she starts to play 'wedding'.

So, among the things we've learned:
1. If you have to tackle the groom, he's probably not the one you really want to marry. A groom should WANT to get married. (She wants her brother to play wedding, he wants NOTHING to do with it. So, she tackled him to try to get him to participate.)

2. The words of the wedding vow are not: "Do you take this man to be your awful wedded husband?" It's lawful. Though, some people might disagree .

3. You cannot marry your brother. Really. You can marry your cousin, but again, if you have to tackle him, he's not the one.

4. You have quite a bit of time to find a partner. You can wait until you're in college, "or maybe high school" (dd's words).

5. Courtesy of ds (the older, worldly one ): You do not have to marry a boy (if you're a girl). You could choose to marry a girl.

I just hope she remembers these and does not tackle whoever she marries when the right time comes!
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post #2 of 33
7/28/09 at 3:20am
That's priceless!! Love it!
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post #3 of 33
7/28/09 at 10:41am
"awful".....


My DS once asked "Can I marry you?" "No, I'm already married to your daddy." "Well then I'll marry him too..."
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post #4 of 33
7/28/09 at 11:19am
I remember playing "wedding" when I was little! That is just priceless! You should keep these for later for her!
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post #5 of 33
7/28/09 at 11:47am
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post #6 of 33
7/28/09 at 11:55am
LMAO-so funny....my fave the "awful" part. Ha-ha. I know some women who would definitely agree with that sentiment.

My DD has been kinda wedding obsessed too since we went to a wedding, but it's because the girl loves to party. Anything with dancing, eating and cake can't be all that bad right? At least in an almost 3 y/o's mind.
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post #7 of 33
7/28/09 at 12:19pm
HAHAHA... DD keeps trying to marry her brother, too...
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post #8 of 33
7/28/09 at 12:48pm
LOL! That is too cute!
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post #9 of 33
7/28/09 at 12:50pm


Love it! DD and DS are really interested in the ideas of love and marriage right now. They've "married" each other a bunch of times, and dd is pretty sure she wants to marry a girl when she grows up. DS wants to marry his fairy godparents because he loves them so much.
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post #10 of 33
7/28/09 at 12:52pm
lol

For the longest time ever when I was little and playing with dolls and doing weddings, I thought it was "awful" too. And when I finally learned the meaning of that word I always thought that didn't make sense. lol
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post #11 of 33
7/28/09 at 2:44pm
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1. If you have to tackle the groom, he's probably not the one you really want to marry. A groom should WANT to get married. (She wants her brother to play wedding, he wants NOTHING to do with it. So, she tackled him to try to get him to participate.)
many young ladies would be wise to learn this one. while they may not be literally tackeling them...if you have to hint and beg and bring it up you really ought to give it up.


what a funny list. your post made my day.
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post #12 of 33
7/28/09 at 3:11pm
What a great post! I would print this up and keep to show her when she is older.
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post #13 of 33
7/28/09 at 3:41pm
Cute! My dd (3.5) went through a wedding phase this summer as well. She'd ask dh to play and say "I'll be the bride and you can be the one who wears the tie"
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post #14 of 33
7/28/09 at 3:45pm
Very cute. But what in the world is "be done day?"
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post #15 of 33
7/28/09 at 4:31pm
We recently attended my brother's wedding, and the part that made an impression on my 4-year-old was the bouquet toss. He acquired a bouquet of fake flowers ASAP after the wedding, and he arranges his stuffed animals in a crowd and then tosses the bouquet at them.

I remember when I was 4 going to a new friend's house to play, and she wanted to play Wedding.
HER: Do you want to be the bride or the groom?
ME: The bride, of course. Why would I want to be the boy?
HER: Because after the wedding, the bride has to wash the dishes.
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post #16 of 33
7/28/09 at 4:37pm
DD tells her Dad: "I want to marry you! But if you go to work, then I will marry Max at school today."
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post #17 of 33
7/28/09 at 5:13pm
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Originally Posted by Polliwog View Post
Very cute. But what in the world is "be done day?"
that would be "she went to BED one day." apparently I can't type!
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post #18 of 33
7/28/09 at 5:19pm
I don't think I ever "married' my brother, but I do remember marrying various dolls and stuffed animals, or making them marry one another.
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post #19 of 33
7/28/09 at 5:23pm
Such a cute thread!
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post #20 of 33
7/28/09 at 6:46pm
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Originally Posted by EnviroBecca View Post
HER: Do you want to be the bride or the groom?
ME: The bride, of course. Why would I want to be the boy?
HER: Because after the wedding, the bride has to wash the dishes.

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