After my parents divorced, I chose to stay with my father and his new wife—my stepmother. However, when I was ready to get married, a revelation came about that forced me to cut my father and stepmom from my wedding guests because of a truth I was never supposed to hear!
My name is Sarah, and like some women, I’ve been dreaming of my wedding day forever! One person I knew I definitely wanted to be there on my special day was my father, James. My dad’s always been my rock and there for me, unlike my mom who’s been kind of distant, to be honest.
Besides my father, I was also quite close to Karen, my stepmother, who married him when I was still a child.
Compared to my mother, I felt like my father and stepmother gave me stability as a child, something I never experienced with my mom.
My mother, Matilda, was actually quite a happy, loving, and present person when I was younger, but she changed drastically when she and my dad divorced. The changes began during the last years of her marriage to my father.
I could see how she wasn’t her usual cheerful self and, despite being divorced, she refused to get into another relationship. When their divorce happened, I opted to stay with my father, and even though my mom didn’t say anything, it was obvious that she resented my choice.
I was set to get married, and that was going to be the first event where both parents would be together at the same time.
I was lucky because my father was even footing the bill for this lavish wedding because he wanted everything to be perfect for me.
If you enjoyed that story, you’ll love this similar one with a twist:
Picture this: A bride caught in the crossfire of a family feud, with her big day looming. She dreams of a perfect wedding, a magical moment where her divorced parents bury the hatchet and come together in harmony.
The fairytale wedding spirals into a tale of estrangement and heartache. The plot thickens the next day with a tearful call from her father, pleading for understanding and forgiveness. Amid apologies and promises, the bride wrestles with a tornado of feelings — love, betrayal, and the sting of being sidelined.