Never Marry Someone without Your Parents'Blessings

off family. My parents spared no expense in nurturing me, but

nearly destroyed

ew his family wasn't well-off; he always

, and not just

e gently, never lost his temper, and staye

aduation neared and talk of marr

ts would surely

happen, vowing to stand by him

asion, Jace relu

s and shoes, along with gifts and supplements my p

nsisted on wearing his usua

irst meeting shows respect for my

new clothes after sensi

ts were polite on the surface, but we

s father had passed away and t

t friend, she urge

n? That family must have kept trying for a boy. They clearly favor sons. And Fer

ce treated me over the years-he was truly

after marriage, and his sisters and mother didn

lowed Jace to his hometown without hesitation. We got our marriage c

those materialistic girls who de

ght up until I wal

e 21st century, such impove

ammed with mismatched furniture and an old, bulky television.

nidentifiable dish

s Jace's-our new room. His three sister

reaction but pretended not to, introducin

er fifties but looked older than my seventy-something gra

he'd never had a day of ease,

pretty city girl and commended Jace

. I was sold out and still naiv

ered on repellent. Unfamiliar food? I ate less or skipped meals. But the worst was

as a zoo animal, commenting on me in their local dialect a

tand it. I pleaded with Jace

, "This is where I grew up. If you r