Weddings are a time of love, joy, and unity. Whatever you do, don’t use the occasion as an opportunity to stick it to your ex, especially if the ex is your daughter’s father. A wedding grudge is major no-no.
A woman wrote to advice columnist, Carolyn Hax, complaining about her ex husband. They divorced when the daughter was but three, due to his infidelity. Years passed, and now the daughter is getting married and planning her wedding.
The mom grouses that she and her current husband are picking up almost all of the tab for the wedding.
She grumbles that although her ex paid child support as required by law over the years, he never kicked in anything extra (although he did provide his daughter a ‘small’ allowance when she was in college).
The mom makes the case that her current husband has an excellent relationship with his step-daughter.
As a result of all of the above, she concludes that the step-dad should be the one to walk her daughter down the aisle … UNLESS husband #1 kicks in at least $3000 for the affair.
How do you think Carolyn Hax would respond?
The headline above gives it away. She responded succinctly,
“I think a wedding is a supremely awful venue for settling ancient scores.”
She characterized the mom’s grudge as “petty” and “vindictive,” concluding that it should be up to her daughter. End of story.
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