He was the type who needed structure and being on a team in college seemed to be the right answer. We thought allowing him to continue his passion to play baseball while getting a good education to gain a degree to be able to support himself was a good thing. Our son is and has been since the day he was born one of the most gifted, intelligent people we’ve ever known. We have a grandson now who was used as a weapon of their anger towards us on not getting us to do exactly what they wanted such as being the babysitters and providing financial support for a home. Our family has lived through this scenario for 5 years now.

You have never seen anyone pack so rapidly in your life. Everyone is uncomfortable when she is here, especially her. We have always been an engaged family…which means we are in touch. We are loud (true), we are too close (can a family be too close?), we talk to each other too often, and we are in each other’s faces and business. The most important reason we are less than enthusiastic? She doesn’t like our family. They have different aspirations for the future…or at least, they used to. She does not like those activities, she feels they are too dangerous.Īnother reason: they are so different from one another. No more flying (he became a pilot in his teens), no more hand gliding. His fiancé wants to settle down, buy a house, start talking about having a family (a family? I am having heart palpitations). 22? What about all of the things he always talked about doing? Traveling, hiking, backpacking Europe, seeing the world? Graduate school? All of these lifelong goals are being put aside. Everyone I know is less than enthusiastic. The idea is, graduate college, then have a wedding. My 22 year old son has decided to get married.

I have been to many weddings lately, but right now, I have the wedding bell blues.

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