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[quote=Anonymous]So, DH and I are now at the age -- 55 and 52, respectively -- where we are beginning to receive invitations to the weddings of our friends' children.  Our oldest is 23, so in a few years we expect that we will also have the privilege of attending the weddings of some of his friends, and, if we are fortunate, some lovely young woman will even take him off our hands.

DH and I were married in the early '80s and had what my sisters and cousins still refer to as a "hippie-ish, wear-wildflowers-in-your-hair and have your college roommate sing 'Songbird' wedding."  We've kept up with the times enough, however, to know that weddings have generally become more formal and elaborate.  What we do find surprising, though, is how much loot these young kids register for.  Even couples who have both had the good fortune to attend Ivy League colleges and professional schools, and who, consequently are in pretty lucrative jobs, which have, consequently, allowed them to purchase rather expensive first nests, seem to want to bring in a haul.  Again, DH and I might have been at the extreme, but my mom and my MIL had to prevail upon us to register for anything at all.  Our favorite wedding gifts were actually things we never registered for -- a deluxe Scrabble game set and a picnic basket.

Honestly, I'm delighted to be a part of the celebrations for these young people -- many of whom I've seen grow up and feel quite fondly toward -- and I'm happy to purchase gifts for them.  But something here just seems a little out of whack with the times, doesn't it?  Or am I just being a cranky old lady?       [/quote]

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