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  • vedder_soup
    vedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    Jeanie wrote:
    Perhaps some people just need a health warning on their posts!! ;):D

    Or maybe I should just learn not to be sipping liquid when reading the funny folks posts! :D

    this should be a serious thread...
    But because it is about helen and her oh so loverly BF, we turn it into a joke!

    you should know that i was there when this loverly couple met!, and that the following night, HH's BF ran naked through a muddy norwegian field, on a cold norwegian late october night!

    I am sure she will keep that story quiet when she meets the parents :eek: ;)

    P.S. Sorry helen! it had to be said!
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Allie wrote:
    Hiya Jeanie!

    John Rzeznik is an orphan : ( both his parents died before he was 16. That's really sad. To me it makes his success even more inspirational.

    that was kind of random...
    but actually, to get Freudian-my ex's mother was exactly like me. It was scary. She even laughed like I did.

    I also met another friend of mine's parents and he had told his mom all about me and I remember going 'gee, that's weird, I wonder why he did that.' I do well with parents though :)
    I was talking to his dad about the Mets or whatever. It worked out well :) .

    Just be yourself Helen, if your guy likes you, his folks should like you also :)

    Yeah, actually I don't really wish that on anyone Allie, but I can think of a couple of instances meeting and getting to know the parents of a fella only to wish I'd never laid eyes on them. But then haha, as it turned out I also came to wish the same about the fella! :D Who'd have guessed hey?

    Conversely my ex fiance's parents and family I actually miss more than I miss him. They were wonderful people and it was a shame he wasn't more like them!

    Personally I think Helen will be fine and that meeting the parents will be a little nerve wracking but ultimately a roaring success. :)
    NOPE!!!

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  • Allie
    Allie Posts: 2,908
    Jeanie wrote:
    Yeah, actually I don't really wish that on anyone Allie, but I can think of a couple of instances meeting and getting to know the parents of a fella only to wish I'd never laid eyes on them. But then haha, as it turned out I also came to wish the same about the fella! :D Who'd have guessed hey?

    Conversely my ex fiance's parents and family I actually miss more than I miss him. They were wonderful people and it was a shame he wasn't more like them!

    Personally I think Helen will be fine and that meeting the parents will be a little nerve wracking but ultimately a roaring success. :)

    Of course, I know you wouldn't wish that!


    and LOL, I know what you mean about fellas!

    and I agree, I think things will go well! I'm looking forward to hearing about it

    and it's true sometimes you meet a guy and then the family and you're like :confused: somebody missed the good genes!!
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
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  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    vedder_soup wrote:
    this should be a serious thread...
    But because it is about helen and her oh so loverly BF, we turn it into a joke!

    you should know that i was there when this loverly couple met!, and that the following night, HH's BF ran naked through a muddy norwegian field, on a cold norwegian late october night!

    I am sure she will keep that story quiet when she meets the parents : eek: ;)

    P.S. Sorry helen! it had to be said!


    Oh no! Never turning it in to a joke! I just reckon when it comes to meeting the parents if you don't laugh nervously and joke a little you'd never get through it sometimes!!! :)

    You're lucky to have been there soup! :) It sounds like it was a fun time for all and wonderful that such a great couple came together. :) Someone prepared to run naked through a muddy norwegian field sounds perfect for our Hels. :D
    NOPE!!!

    *~You're IT Bert!~*

    Hold on to the thread
    The currents will shift
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Allie wrote:
    Of course, I know you wouldn't wish that!


    and LOL, I know what you mean about fellas!

    and I agree, I think things will go well! I'm looking forward to hearing about it

    and it's true sometimes you meet a guy and then the family and you're like :confused: somebody missed the good genes!!

    Ha!! Aint that the truth girl!!! :D

    Yeah, I'm looking forward to hearing all about it myself, it sure has brought up so long forgotten and deeply buried memories (and psychological scars! ;) )
    NOPE!!!

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  • Allie
    Allie Posts: 2,908
    Jeanie wrote:
    Ha!! Aint that the truth girl!!! :D

    Yeah, I'm looking forward to hearing all about it myself, it sure has brought up so long forgotten and deeply buried memories (and psychological scars! ;) )
    aw :(
    I'm sorry Jeanie :(

    but I think it wouldn't be normal if someone wasn't a little nervous about meeting the parents b/c you want to make a good impression.

    But I'm sure it will be just fine,

    We all have to think positive thoughts and send ''good vibes''
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
    "Sometimes life should be consumed in measured doses"
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    and Metsy!
  • Jeanie
    Jeanie Posts: 9,446
    Allie wrote:
    aw
    I'm sorry Jeanie

    but I think it wouldn't be normal if someone wasn't a little nervous about meeting the parents b/c you want to make a good impression.

    But I'm sure it will be just fine,

    We all have to think positive thoughts and send ''good vibes''


    Oh no!! I'm kidding! :D I mean sure, some things were a little embarrassing or hurt like hell at the time but it's all a learning curve hey? :) Makes me who I am. And I sure am not nearly as nervous about meeting parents anymore. A little of course, we all are, but not nearly as bad as I was when I was younger. I guess my point is, you get through it and you live and learn.

    Hopefully Helen will be able to look back fondly, with great memories of this time in her life. I'm sure that's what will happen and years from now she'll be sitting down with her mother in law having a good giggle about this very weekend. :)

    I got everything crossed! :)
    NOPE!!!

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  • Jennytree
    Jennytree Posts: 5,340
    awww... I was so nervous meeting my fella's parents, but there was no need to. They're lovely people, especially his Da cos he reminds me of my Da and his Ma makes a fine cup of tea :D

    Don't worry, yer a nice person, I'm suuuure they'll like ye ;)
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:
    Helen, the man had a pistol, tazer and baton. It was all I could do not to run in terror. : p
    That said, I'm sure it can always be worse... but thinking that way is just gonna put you on edge going in there. Just do that thing they tell you to do when you're speaking in public: imagine your boyfriend's parents in their underwear. : p
    :D Yeh... but see... he didn't use it on you, did he? At least he didn't use the pistol, tazer or baton :D . It's probably not so bad for me cos at least I'm not trying to take their little girl away from them :D

    But that's fantastic advice... I'll do that thanks :)
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  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    SENROCK! wrote:
    yes! those!!! not to mention wrinkled pants and shirts!!! and helen, while on the flight......DO NOT use the bathroom! You will end up smelling like a convalescent home with no windows!!!! :eek:
    :D hahahaha... ok, no toilet... although I never use it anyway.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    he still stands wrote:
    the first time I met my dad-in-law he told me about his acid tripS while in the Coast Guard on a tiny island way out in the Pacific. I immediately loved the guy.

    He also won $64k on "who wants to be a millionaire" and has an IQ of 17X, so the conversations are usually fantastic, except when he goes over my head with his encyclopedic knowledge.
    :D excellent... let's hope it goes like that then!
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    GraySaturday wrote:
    Helen, not sure if you will read this because its 7 pages in, but I have a funny story about meeting the boyfriends parents for the first time (well he's my husband now)




    Moral of the story: It's got to be better than that!!! :)
    :eek: at least you can laugh at it now... but I bet it was hell at the time! Nothing worse than trying to make a good impression when you know you're a mess :o
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Allie wrote:


    Hiya Jeanie!

    John Rzeznik is an orphan :( both his parents died before he was 16. That's really sad. To me it makes his success even more inspirational.

    that was kind of random...
    but actually, to get Freudian-my ex's mother was exactly like me. It was scary. She even laughed like I did.

    I also met another friend of mine's parents and he had told his mom all about me and I remember going 'gee, that's weird, I wonder why he did that.' I do well with parents though : )
    I was talking to his dad about the Mets or whatever. It worked out well :) .

    Just be yourself Helen, if your guy likes you, his folks should like you also : )
    thanks :) well I think between my bf and his sister... the mother pretty much knows most things she needs to know, lol... and she still wants to meet me, so that's good. Although perhaps it's to give a good and proper warning to stay away from her son :D
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    vedder_soup wrote:
    this should be a serious thread...
    But because it is about helen and her oh so loverly BF, we turn it into a joke!

    you should know that i was there when this loverly couple met!, and that the following night, HH's BF ran naked through a muddy norwegian field, on a cold norwegian late october night!

    I am sure she will keep that story quiet when she meets the parents :eek: ;)

    P.S. Sorry helen! it had to be said!
    :eek: You just couldn't help yourself... could you? :D

    but thanks for reminding me... I wonder if the parents know about that one :cool:
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Allie wrote:
    We all have to think positive thoughts and send ''good vibes''
    :) thanks you and Jeanie... you've both been great and I'm in a much better mood thinking about it today... was just a bit freaked out yesterday, lol... but now I know I can picture them in their undies and it will be fine :)
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Jennytree wrote:
    awww... I was so nervous meeting my fella's parents, but there was no need to. They're lovely people, especially his Da cos he reminds me of my Da and his Ma makes a fine cup of tea :D

    Don't worry, yer a nice person, I'm suuuure they'll like ye ;)
    :mad: LIAR!!!!! :p

    Thanks Jenny... when did ya meet the parents? Things seem to be goin great for ya now... I'm delighted for ya :)
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :eek : You just couldn't help yourself... could you? : D

    but thanks for reminding me... I wonder if the parents know about that one :cool :

    Well his sister is still mentally scarred from that night so you might as well let the parents in on it :o (don't forget vedder soup and I ... and a couple of others can provide pics if needed :p)

    Am sure he, his sis and evolutionary have been championing you and they'll have seen how happy he is so am sure it will all go brilliantly ... what's not to like :)

    ... and am seeing his sis and evolutionary next weekend so I'll look forward to hearing how it all went :D

    p.s. Thank you (and vedder soup) for my b'day threads :)
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  • vedder_soup
    vedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    :eek: You just couldn't help yourself... could you? :D

    but thanks for reminding me... I wonder if the parents know about that one :cool:


    ah well, my nice stage is over, it was only yesterday i was being diplomatic!
    i would be keeping an eye on Cato and Claudio though...

    i think your man had an eye for them :eek: ;)
    2003 - Sydney x3,
    2006 - Reading Festival,
    2007 - Katowice, London, Nijmegen, Rock Werchter,
    2008 - MSG x2, Hartford, Mansfield x2, Beacon Theater,
    2009 - Melbourne, Sydney,
    2010 - I watched it go to fire!
    2011 - EV Brisbane x3, Newcastle, Sydney x3,
    2012 - Manchester x 2, Amsterdam x2, Prague, Berlin x2, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen,
    2014 - Sydney, EV Sydney x3

    I wave to all my Friends... Yeah!
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Chime wrote:
    Well his sister is still mentally scarred from that night so you might as well let the parents in on it : o (don't forget vedder soup and I ... and a couple of others can provide pics if needed : p)

    Am sure he, his sis and evolutionary have been championing you and they'll have seen how happy he is so am sure it will all go brilliantly ... what's not to like : )

    ... and am seeing his sis and evolutionary next weekend so I'll look forward to hearing how it all went :D
    Hahaha... yeh, things go wrong and I'll let them in :D think I have a pic or two of my own also lol.

    :D I'm sure you'll hear about it before next weekend, lol, thanks chime :)
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • Heineken Helen
    Heineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    vedder_soup wrote:
    ah well, my nice stage is over, it was only yesterday i was being diplomatic!
    i would be keeping an eye on Cato and Claudio though...

    i think your man had an eye for them :eek: ;)
    :D Ya think? :rolleyes: they were quite worrying incidents indeed... it was like a buddy movie gone badly wrong :D
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you

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