Here is one for the fathers, who have daughters.

Fatman · Mar 23, 2016

Basically pasted from elsewhere. This is what happened to me.

Flew down to Los Angeles for my oldest daughter's wedding. We have had some personal issues, and I basically found out most of the info 2nd hand. When I found about the rehearsal dinner second hand, I had enough. I let her mom know unless I heard it from her, I did not plan on attending. So I got a text with info, and I attended.

Fast forward to the wedding, nothing had been discussed with me, and I figured I would be asked at the venue to escort her down the aisle. Well, I got to sit in the front row, as a friend of hers performed the, traditionally father of the bride, duty. Needless to say, I was pissed.

I also felt very hurt. I will get over it, and hope no one has to go through this as well.

Ozark Wizard · Mar 23, 2016

I have three daughters.

I am always the last to know anything, and none of them are traditionalists. It can be a drag, yes. Sorry you're dealing with it

Best wishes

AJ · Mar 23, 2016

PM sent.

AJ

puros_bran · Mar 23, 2016

Brother, kids can be hard, because differences or not you love them hard. Make sense?

If I slight you it may generate a temporary blood pressure rise and an ass kicking, but you aren't going to lose much sleep over it. In the overarching scheme of life I'm really not that important to you. And vice versa, I do enjoy reading your post but if you really pissed me off I'd just quit reading your post. I'm going to cuss at the iPad (at least mentally) but I'm not going to lose much sleep.

When the family slights me I don't want to kick anyone's butt or cuss them but man that stuff lays on your heart. It hurts because they matter.

Edited in: I don't mean this to say that you guys don't matter, you do, but if one of y'all and one of my kids is hanging off a cliff I'm tossing my kid the rope first.

monbla256 · Mar 23, 2016

I went through a similar situation with my daughter though her reason was that she did not wnt to do the "traditional" at her wedding. I realized that as much as I wanted to do this, it was HER wedding and SHE had the right to have it HER way !! Time will and does hael all !!