Many things irk me, but nothing - NOTHING irks me more than a parent that does not control their child at another child's birthday party. My 3 year old should be able to enjoy opening his presents without your 5 year old in his face LET ME HELP LET ME SEE WHAT IS IT CAN I PLAY WITH IT LET ME OPEN IT. Make your child be respectful and at least let him open the damn thing-it shouldn't be up to me to ask him to step away when I'm also trying to enjoy my kid's birthday. There will be a time to play and share afterwards.

newish to this base and my son was invited to a birthday party but now its being hinted that he doesnt need to come/univited - apparently the mom didnt know hubby is an 06 and now feels weird about it. our sons best friend's dad is a E3 and the other (my godson) is a general so WHO CARES, let kids be kids and play!! anger and tears, i cant decide which right now

The other night, my husband came home from work, took the baby from me without a word, and hugged her and kissed her and told her how much he loves her. This isn't terribly unusual behavior, but there was such a solemnity to the way he did it, and I didn't even get my kiss first. Once he was done, he told me that a guy at his last duty station--a guy he'd been out drinking with, a guy he'd thrown a birthday party for--strangled, beat, and killed his daughter. His daughter was a month older than ours.

You're still butt-hurt about us leaving your step-daughter's 3rd birthday party without telling you and you still bring it up to my husband!?! Build a bridge and get over it; it's been over a year and a half. I appreciate that you like us but we can't stand you or your wife!

So, I'm starting to think things can't get any worse. I was backing out of my driveway to go to a friend's daughter's first birthday party, when I hear some yelps and feel a bump. I get out of my car to see that I ran over my dad's dog. It was just his back leg, and he's okay..but the poor thing is old, losing his hair, and has a tumor on his neck..Last thing he needed was to be run over. I feel so terrible.

My confession: I'm glad these two women I know are in bad marriages. They are so vain and deserve the husbands they are married to, that are just as vain as they are. Two peas in a pod. Don't get jealous at a KIDS birthday party when my husband comes up from behind to hug me and kiss me on the forehead. He WANTED to come, sorry yours didn't. How's life living in VAIN?