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Old Dec 15, 2007, 02:49 PM
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Good for you, Junerain! As hard as it is to be excited about being coldhearted back to your family, I do understand this. I didn't invite my parents to my wedding for the same reason - they constantly called my fiance a 'loser' (what a judgmental thing to say about ANYONE, let alone my life partner, not to mention it was completely unwarranted) and even tried to fix me up with the son of one of their friends 2 weeks before my wedding. As if I was going to dump the man I love for some guy I just met. Anyway, they were upset with me for not allowing them at my wedding, but on some level I think they understood that it was directly resulting from their lack of support, and not because I didn't love them. I was able to calmly explain that I only wanted people at my wedding who were truly happy for us and who were there in the spirit of unity and celebration.

They started off equally critical of my brother's new girlfriend, but I reminded them what happened the last time they picked apart the significant other of one of their children, and they immediately changed their behavior. They are at least polite to her now, which is more than they were to my husband.

Anyway, good for you and congratulations about getting into nursing school! I will cheer for you from here when you graduate!
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