To want to broadcast the video of the birth at my dd's christening?

[OhCrumbs]

We tried to have a child for a long time and so when I became pregnant I was thrilled. My husband and I did a kind of video diary charting the pregnancy as it went along and obviously he videoed the birth too, which was a wonderful experience that my husband participated in.

We are to hold my daughter's christening in a few weeks and during the ceremony I'd like the video to be screened as a celebration of all we went through and experienced to get to that day.

But my husband's mother heard about our plans and now his family are threatening to boycott the ceremony, calling me a "freak" and saying it would be distasteful. How can a birth be distasteful?

ROFL
THis is FANtastic!
My MIL was actually present at DS's birth But that was only because I was a little too preoccupied to bother telling her to leave
However, I definitely wouldn't broadcast a video of it
THink I will turn down the placenta pate thanks

Just read the last page.It clearly is a windup. Though I could believe that some people would actually do that.

HMMM how did the best man have a cast of your dh's "Big ben"....???

PMSL

Hello everyone

wouldnt it be a bit wide to be a toilet roll holder?
obviously i am overthinking this and have never seen it

hello stranger!!

how are you rhubs?

Maybe she means a ring holder instead?

Are you sure there isn't anything important that your husband forgot to mention about his relationship with his "best man"? Most men don't offer their male friends the opportunity to get quite so "up close and personal" with their dangly bits as would be necessary to make a plaster cast of them.

I think seeing your innards would put me off the pate and vol au vents to be honest with you.

Hello rhubarb, don't think I've seen you around for a while!

Oh thanks everyone, I haven't laughed like this in ages, imagine a middle aged mother of three rolling off the sofa cackling like a witch and clutching her sides, thank god I've kept the pelvic floor going or there would be a terrible stain to blame on the toddler!
panjo, I will be re-reading this thread just to read the birthing soundtrack/vicar bit, inspired.

With a bit of hindsight, maybe you should have arranged sponsorship of your fanjo by one of the big companies.
A tattoo of the MacDonalds golden arches or the Coca-Cola symbol might have generated some extra revenue to pay for the therapy your daughter will require in the future when family remind her of this momentous occasion

I think you are all being incredibly insensitive to the OP - I see nothing wrong with what she proposes.

OP - I presume you froze the placenta? I have a marvellous recipe for placenta haggis I can send you if you want? It uses the placenta instead of the sheep's stomach - makes for a marvellous centerpiece for the post-christening lunch. We had the best man from our wedding come down and 'welcome' the placenta to the room with a lovely speech - really made the christening, it did.

Oh was it you, Rhubarb??

V good work.

loooooooooooool

Damn, you mean there isn't really a video....?

Sorry for the wind-up, just popped in to see everyone.

McDonalds tattoo? Noooo!

Dunkin' Donuts shurely?

snigger. but you forgot to mention how you and dh planned to express your joy through the medium of dance, immediately after the video.

huh

YABVU - nobody wants to see your vagina.

Nice one
Well done!

Could I please nominate;

"YABVU - nobody wants to see your vagina."

for quote of the week?

I stand by my assertion that I have a fantastic fanjo btw. And guests do comment on our unusual toilet roll holder....