While visiting our daughter in LA on a recent weekend, on Sunday morning, her boyfriend asked us to go for coffee with him. He had alerted us to his desire to do so previously. We suspected something important was up and were prepared….but you never really are prepared when the actual moment arrives…..”I love your daughter and would like to marry her, and would like your blessing.” There it was….the beginning of a new chapter in all of our lives…..after that moment, things would never be the same….boyfriend becomes fiancé…..daughter becomes bride-to-be…..and life changes forever.
We gladly gave our blessing…..knowing we will soon have a new member of the family and a new relationship to pay attention to, nurture and maintain…..while also acknowledging to ourselves that there is now so much we don’t know…..how will this impact and change our relationship with our daughter? We know it will…..just not how…..which is OK…..it has to change….so we go forward, excited for these two young people to begin to face the challenges and rewards of marriage and building a life together….all with our blessing.
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This is how things will “stay”: Mom understands you. Juan understands rum. I understand Manhattans.
This is how they will change: Joe understands Football. That is right, you wont have to watch the sport alone as long as he is there!
Love you!