Tom

living out life
2007-10-09 04:01:26 (UTC)

Marriage??

On July 4th of this year, my daughter's boyfriend asked me
if he could marry her. I had an idea that it was coming,
but that didn't make it any easier. We talked for about 30
minutes. He told me he didn't want an answer right away,
but that he wanted me to pray about it. I called him back
about a week later and we talked some more. Then, I gave
him permission to ask for my daughter's hand in marriage.
I choked up on the phone when I gave him the answer. I
think I was pretty good about hiding the fact that I was
crying when I told him that he needed to take care of my
daughter. The thought of her moving away and living with
someone else is almost too much to take, but I am very
happy for her.

I don't believe I could ever make it through a wedding
though. The thought of it is almost overbearing. The idea
of walking her down the aisle and then having to answer
the question, "Who gives this woman away to this man?" is
just too much for me. I'm liable to say, "Woman? What
woman? She's only 10 years old!! She's not old enough to
get married!!"

I guess I better start getting used to the idea because on
August 26, at 12:01 a.m. to be exact, he popped the
question.




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