[Magdalen] I need to vent...

[Roger Stokes]

A former parishioner has a friend who is a bit of a serial monogamist. 
Friend invited parishioner to her wedding. Parishioner apparently 
responded "I can't manage that date but I'll come to your next wedding." 
(There was one and she did attend.) The naughty side of me would say 
"Sorry, I can't come as I have a prior engagement." "Can't you change 
the date?" "No, this date was fixed 50 yerars ago and can't be changed. 
You're the one who caused the conflict."

Roger

On 05/09/2017 15:30, Richard S. Crawford wrote:
> My sister has been dating her boyfriend for over six years. They recently
> got engaged, and have set a date: this coming New Year's Eve. Which also
> just happens to be my 50th birthday. We only found out on Saturday night.
> When I expressed surprised that my sister would schedule her wedding on my
> milestone birthday to my mom, my mom replied, "Don't worry, you'll be able
> to get home to see your admirers later in the day." It *is* a morning
> wedding, but my wife and I live nearly 150 miles away from the rest of my
> family, and we're not particularly keen on driving home from San Jose back
> to Sacramento on New Year's Eve, no matter what time of day. I suppose it
> is fortunate that my wife and I had only just started making plans for my
> birthday party that night... said party now to be scheduled a week later
> than originally planned.
>
> Last night my other sister pinged my wife on Facebook and said, "I can't
> believe our sister planned her wedding on my brother's 50th birthday." So
> I'm not the only surprised one in the family.
>
> So... I suppose I'm angry. At my sister, at her fiance, at my mom. I'm not
> used to feeling angry at my family, and it's messing with my head big time.
> I've been having trouble sleeping, and what-not.
>
> So... prayers, please, that I get over this anger quickly. I want to be
> happy for my sister, but my anger is overshadowing that.
>