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Shower dilemma

uncharch7uncharch7
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My stepmom told me yesterday that she wants to throw me a shower. We were pretty convinced we weren't going to have a shower due to all of our family being out of state (both parents are 1 of 7, there's 10 states in all that they live in, neither of our siblings are married) and the fact that we don't have a ton of friends... we have a few very close friends.

I'm very thankful that she wants to do this, but I don't know what to do. My dad said we WILL have a shower. He's a very, um, strong tempered man, it's his way and that's it, so there's really no saying no to this. My only option at this point (I think) is to do it over Thanksgiving, which is when a majority of his family will be in town. My uncle is hosting Thanksgiving, I'll be 36 weeks pregnant, so our plans were to attend but not stay through the entire weekend (we live about 40 minutes from where this event is happening).

Her other thoughts were to have something up in WI (where I'm from), but most of my friends live out of state. She wants me to be able to invite my friends where we live in NC, which is great, but neither of us think they'll be totally comfortable around my dad's family (they're a PITA we're-better-than-you type for the most part).

Suggestions? Go with the NC shower and see what happens? 

Baby Charchie born 12/22/2011
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  • DiademChiDiademChi member

    I would go with the family event.  It's what we're doing, too.  With friends seriously scattered over the globe (Malaysia, Japan, Australia, and opposite US coast), and family out of state, it's pretty much the only way to make it work.

    My BIL is getting married this September where all of DH's family, close and extended, live, so my MIL is planning a shower the week of the wedding so that everyone can participate.  My mother and grandmother live in the same region, though out of state, and are planning to fly in for it.

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  • UAbride31007UAbride31007 member
    Since it seems your family is pretty set on throwing you a shower then I would just go with it. We have to have two family showers because MIL is too immature to be in the same room as FIL which is stupid and a pain in the @$$ but we just have to go with it.
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