High school student dreads start of school year
I would think that on some level your parents might be relieved that one of their four daughters is choosing to step away from the wedding industrial complex.
Regardless of what others may think -- or choose to do in their own lives -- you have the right (and the duty) to take responsibility for your own wedding.
Dear Amy: I love reading yours', and every advice column.
This is the first time I felt the need to weigh in, and it's in response to "Concerned Daughter," whose elderly mother won't stop driving. My husband was murdered at 45 by an elderly driver less than a mile from our home. He left behind daughters, ages 10 and 13. That was seven years ago.
We were such a typical, normal, happy, loving family. My mom calls it the Camelot years. We have never been able to put our lives back together. It tore our family apart. All three of us have had nearly successful suicide attempts. We have all been in therapy for years, but nothing can repair the damage that was done.
Take the keys.
-- Anne
Dear Anne: This is heartbreaking. Thank you.
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