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I’m losing hope. I keep losing my dracaenas and peperomias to root rot. I’ve now bought several of these plants because they are sold as easy to care for. I’ve done all the right step: repot in chunky soil mix, place them in areas with bright indirect light, water when the soil gets dry (I use a chop stick to see how dry the soil is in the interior), etc. Despite my efforts, I still keep losing them to root rot. On the other hand, I’ve bought some of these plants for my mom at the same time and hers are thriving. She ignores them and barely waters them. She has them in the same soil from the nursery. Side note: my house gets hot in the summer and I don’t have AC like my mom does. I open the windows for air flow.

I opted for a micro wedding with immediate family for many reasons (save money, less planning, less drama). But after months of planning, it doesn’t seem like the planning is any less. It’s just as expensive to plan a ceremony with 25 people as it is with 100 people. And now there’s drama with family. My future mother in law wants to add people to my guest list because she thinks her daughter should be able to bring a friend we never met. My fiancé and I already agreed it was immediate family only and we’ve already finalized everything with the restaurant for the small dinner we’re hosting after the ceremony. I would have loved to include more of my extended family who mean a lot to me. His parents offered to pay for the friend but it doesn’t seem right to me. Should I allow it to ease the drama or stick to our original plan? I’m afraid his mom will stop talking to us. My fiancé has always wanted to make her proud of him since he’s always been the black sheep in the family.

Not only that but my sister is having a small bridal shower with just our moms, sisters, and grandmas. My future mother in law wants to bring her friend and her daughter’s friend to that too.