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My dad's getting married; and it's going to be weird
Topic Started: Apr 10 2008, 05:36 PM (65 Views)
lara
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Kopi Luwak
So, yep, dad called today and he's probably getting married on Aug. 16. My mom died in 2002, three months before my wedding. This is going to be HARD. I know and like my dad's girlfriend and all, but I still think of his home as mom's home.

Damn it, I miss her so much. :(

So this is my thread.
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Bex
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It'll be weird and hard, but you'll put that aside so your Dad can be happy. He's lucky to have found love twice.
I belong to one of those families that does not speak to or see its members as often as we should,
but if someone needed anyone to fall on a sword for her, there would be a queue waiting to commit the deed.
-Min Jin Lee
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lara
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Kopi Luwak
Yup. She's his age, fun-loving, young-spirited, athletic, likes to dance... everything he wants/needs. He's learned a lot about an equal relationship, too, so that's good, although she'll have to put of with her share. :D But they'll be happy.

I'm curious about the wedding. She's never been married, so I'm wondering if she'll want a big do.
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Inky
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Parents remarrying is always a little odd. I've always liked my fathers girlfriends (and his second wife, before she went batshit insane), but there was always a small, quiet part of me that resented them as interlopers.

Still, this sounds like a wonderful woman who will enrich your father and help him make the most of himself, which can be very good for your family. Your father will always carry your mother with him...you don't share so much of your life with someone without having them become part of you.
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Eral
Kopi Luwak
A friend of mine had the same difficulty when her father entered a relationship two years after her mother died. She was happy for her dad, his girlfriend is a lovely woman, but there was just something wrong.
When someone dies, they leave an empty space in your life: but after a while that empty space becomes a comfort. The surviving partner is a guardian of the space. If they move on, clearing away the empty space, you have to adjust to the space not being there.

I hope you all have a great time at the wedding.

Katya for flower-girl! :hyper:
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