She Told Her Parents She’s Ashamed Of Them For Trying To Cause A Scene At Her Stepdaughter’s Wedding Just Because Her Stepdaughter Didn’t Call Her “Mom” During A Reception Speech
Stepparent and stepchild relationships can be complicated. Sometimes, a child never wants to consider their stepparent an actual parent. However, a beautiful family relationship can still form if the stepparent is open and accepting of their decision.
One woman, who is close with her stepdaughter, is appalled at her parents, who made a scene at her stepdaughter’s wedding after getting angry that she didn’t refer to her as her parent in her reception speech.
Her husband, James, used to be married to a woman named Liz. Together, they have a daughter named Eloise. Unfortunately, Liz passed away when Eloise was only five years old. Three years later, she met James, and they fell in love.
James waited until they had been dating for over a year to introduce her to Eloise, and things were initially rocky. Eloise was scared by the idea of her dad dating someone else and didn’t want anyone to take her mom’s place.
After attending some family therapy sessions together, she grew closer to Eloise and gave their relationship a fresh start.
“We talked through a lot, [including] what I wanted from our relationship and what she was okay with,” she explained.
“I told her if I could be her friend, it would be the hugest honor. If she could accept me into her family, not as her mom but as a member of her family, it would be another honor. Eloise and I became close around the time James and I got married. She was very excited to give her dad away and even hugged me after I joined them at the altar. Our relationship became that of a trusted family member that is more like a friend.”
While she would love for Eloise to see her as her mother or refer to her as her mother, she realized that’s not what she wanted and respected her choice. Now, she feels very comfortable with her role in Eloise’s life and cherishes their bond.
Eloise is now grown up and got married recently. Many relatives were there, including her parents. Everything was going great until Eloise made a speech during the reception.
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“She called me one of her greatest friends [and] thanked me for being there and for respecting the love she had for her mom,” she recalled.
“She called me one of the greatest humans and told me she believed her mom would have loved me. My parents approached Eloise while everyone was dancing and confronted her for [separating] me from the other parents of the bride and groom. They told her after more than 20 years of being in her life, I had earned the recognition of being her mom.”
Before she could pull her parents away from Eloise, they told her she had shattered her heart, which was not true. She then told her parents they needed to leave and said their actions were disgusting.
Her parents tried to defend themselves and said they felt they had to say something to Eloise after she didn’t refer to her as her mom.
“I told them I was ashamed and disgusted by them attempting to make a scene at the wedding, and they never should have brought any of this up,” she added.
“They told me they were just looking out for me and that I should apologize to them.”
Should she apologize to her parents, or should they apologize to her?
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