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The snarky comments best kept to one's self never fail to gross me out. "Bored look on birthday boy's face" and "lost on your son"??? REALLY??? What exactly do you believe that adds to the dialogue? It's a one-year-old birthday party. Should he be totally into ANY theme??? This is a decorating website. So the intention is to take a look at the DECOR. With your mean-spirited comments you are...helping? Suggesting? Asking? No, you're just being a-holes because you can do it on the internet in a way you would never do it if this were one of your friends' parties.

Someone...a real person, not an editor at Martha Stewart Living...labored over this party for their real-life, actual son. So if you don't like it, do what you would do in real life. Offer a constructive suggestion, or keep it to yourself and keep it moving. Grow up and get a life.

So, so gross. This pervades AT and really ruins the site. I remember when the AT community REAMED a woman for her laundry room turned nursery. Every post on here seems to provide an opportunity for attack. "It's unsafe!" "It's not environmentally responsible!" "It's ugly!"

If you wouldn't voice it in person, don't voice it on here, please!

I take my shoes off at the door, and harass my son and husband to do the same, but I find it gauche to ask guests to do so. Not wearing shoes in the house on a regular basis does keep the floors cleaner longer...but asking my guests to feel uncomfortable in order to limit my housekeeping duties just seems rude. If I throw a party, I expect clean-up afterwards that includes a sweep and mop. I like to have my fabulous friends over for a fabulous time, and that is worth more to me than the extra hour of housework.

Tampa Bay but not Miami???? Very odd.

Love all four. Absolutely gorgeous, and they all illustrate your point well in their own way. Thanks for sharing!

I prefer hard copies. I read the online shelter magazines because of the aforementioned void left by Domino. In addition, I buy House Beautiful or House and Home or whatever has a spread I am liking at the news stand. The second something as awesome as Domino comes back on the market, I will subscribe happily. There is nothing like being able to really scrutinize a photo, hold it in your hand. It's tactile...

Love this! I am thinking about these for my wedding...so much classier than cotton candy, and so much fresher than cake.

Has anyone taken a bite of one of these? Is it ok, or impossible?

One more thing...

STOP WITH THE SAFETY CONCERN AS EXCUSE FOR BEING NASTY.

You know what? You don't know these people, or this child. Are you really concerned? Really?

I didn't even see the post. But the constant refrain on this site is "safety"...and I'm fine with real, true concern, but often I find it's just an excuse to be critical.

Truth is, if those parents spend the night in the emergency room getting the child's stomach pumped, I doubt any of those of you who justify ugliness with "concern" will stay up all night worried about it.

So stop. Pay attention to your own families. here's an idea...spend less time criticizing people online, and more time supporting and encouraging your own kids.

Eyes on your own paper, people!

The sad thing is, event to this post some can't help but be sanctimonious and snarky...

The internet doesn't create rude people...it just gives them a forum they don;t have in everyday life to let it out without repercussion. There is no way around it, so i'm learning to simply not read the comments.

Thanks for posting this, though. Keep up the good work.

Thanks for that!

I keep saying it, but when will I learn. I MUST STOP reading the comments on these AT posts.

People get off on being "snarky" (read : nasty) on the internet. It's just not fun anymore.

I don't even care at this point about the cookbook review. The Mean Girls tendencies are just too numerous.

Enjoy, folks. I'm out.