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Are Mother of the Bride cards a thing now?

18 replies

DrSeuss · 15/07/2017 19:24

Was asked to sign one at work for a colleague. Never seen that before. Not sure what the point of that is. She has been married for a long time, surely it's her daughter's day?
Also, the wooden boxes that are on FB for you to stick your child's lost teeth in. Why? Do people keep their kids' teeth? I never have.
Probably best ignore me. I'm turning into a Grumpy Old Woman!

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SavoyCabbage · 15/07/2017 19:27

Everything is a thing now.

KingJoffreysRestingCuntface · 15/07/2017 19:28

I have DS's teeth in a tiny jam jar.

Mother of the bride cards may as well be a thing. Wouldn't surprise me.

Pennywhistle · 16/07/2017 01:00

My in laws received cards when we had our DC. I was a bit Confused.

MrsTerryPratchett · 16/07/2017 01:18

My mum kept my teeth in a little ring box.

If they can sell it to you now, they will.

DSHathawayGivesMeFannyGallops · 16/07/2017 01:21

My mum still has my baby teeth! In the silver bell shaped jar thingy my aunt bought me, to summon the tooth fairy! (The tooth acts as the clapper to make noise). I'm 27!

DM would, however, probably vom at the thought of a MOB card. She just about bears a "to my wife" card from DF at xmas and would not view it as her day. "Congrats on marrying off your daughter" seems so out of date in the C21st!

BunsOfAnarchy · 16/07/2017 01:41

I see all your baby teeth...and I raise you...the bit of cord that remains attached and drops off day or so after birth.

Yep. Mum is weird. It's like a fat squashed raisin.

You're welcome lol

sycamore54321 · 16/07/2017 03:09

I've never seen a MoB card or heard of it befor now but thinking about it, it doesn't seem like a terrible idea to me. For exactly the situation where a colleague has been excitedly anticipating a major family event perhaps for several months and probably chatting at break time about her outfit or helping the bride with the planning or whatever. It seems harmless and caring for those who know her but presumably don't know the bride or groom and so won't be invited, to acknowledge her excitement in some way. I'm unlikely ever to buy one but if someone else organises one for one of my colleagues, sure I would be happy to sign. It's a major family event for her and sure why not wish her a little happiness.

Keeping teeth or any other kind of shorn-off body part turns my stomach, but I guess we are all different.

Original poster
DrSeuss · 16/07/2017 06:49

My mother also received cards when I had my son. I was also surprised. Other than having previously given birth to me, I couldn't quite see what she had to do with it!

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Hortonlovesahoo · 16/07/2017 06:59

My in laws got cards when I was pregnant and when I gave birth as it's their grandchild.

I've seen the cards you mean and can see why they make them but it's not something I like

thenewaveragebear1983 · 16/07/2017 07:03

The cards thing is ridiculous, think how many they must throw away and how much the cost of cards is bumped up to cover the waste. And yet when I try to get a nice birthday card or Mother's Day card with 'granny' on (not nana, nanny, grandma etc) or a birthday card with 'step dad' on its virtually impossible.

And the pots for baby teeth is just rank. My kids teeth go in the bin, why would anyone keep an old body part festering away for years??? Bleugh! Think that's just me though, but once you've kept one, I guess you must keep them all, x 3 kids = 60+ manky festering teeth!!

MaisyPops · 16/07/2017 07:07

Keeping the first tooth I'd fairly common.

Mother of the bride cards sound silly to me. But then again I'm not entirely surprised because there seems to be an ever increasing circle of 'things to celebrate/ people to buy cards and gifts for'. Next up 'congratulations on becoming a grandparent' cards aka not sure why I am congratulating you because your offering successfully procreated

BugPlaster · 16/07/2017 07:07

Oh for goodness sake. Really? I'm so glad my mum missed out on this when we got married, too much self-centred glory grabbing. Let a bride have her day!

steppedonlego · 16/07/2017 07:15

Congratulations on becoming a grandparent cards aren't a new thing. I remember my
Mum and dad getting them when my nephew was born and he's 20 now.

CircleofWillis · 16/07/2017 07:17

In a biological way a maternal grandmother card makes a sort of sense. The egg that eventually produced the grandchild was already inside a female child's ovaries when that female child was inside the grandmother. (Think Russian dolls). The card should really say something along the lines of "congratulations on one of the eggs that was inside you but not yours when you were pregnant with your daughter getting fertilised by a sperm and being born". I'll email Hallmark about it right now!

CharlieSierra · 16/07/2017 07:25

Other than having previously given birth to me, I couldn't quite see what she had to do with it

You have a child of your own and yet you can't see what it would mean to a mother when her own child becomes a mother too?

Saiman · 16/07/2017 07:29

Dont see the issue. Your child gettimg married is an exciting time. Colleagues decided to get her card. Whats the issue?

JustDanceAddict · 16/07/2017 08:26

Lol @Circle!

Crumbs1 · 16/07/2017 08:35

No it's cruel to keep the teeth. The fairies need them to build tiny, shining, white castles in fairyland. The wooden boxes make fairies homeless.
Mother of bride cards would be just plain silly. An email saying " hope tomorrow goes well" would seem more appropriate.

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