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My Daughter Was Embarrassed By Me And Didn’t Want Me To Meet Her Fiancé’s Family—But Their Reaction Left Her Speechless
Fearing that I wouldn’t fit into their ideal world, my daughter pleaded with me not to meet her fiancé’s family. I still went, and when they saw me, she realized how mistaken she had been about who I truly was.
It is often said that the most selfless thing in the world is a mother’s love. I am aware that I have dedicated my entire life to providing Emily with the best possible care. But I wasn’t even permitted to offer her that for a long time.
The most selfless thing in the world, according to popular belief, is a mother’s love.
My marriage was already failing when Emily was a little child. Mark would arrive home late, wearing perfume that wasn’t mine, and he would act as though I was to blame for his discontent.
He detested the fact that I was a nurse. claimed that a respectable woman shouldn’t have blood on her shoes when she returns home. He wanted me to stay at home and resign.
My marriage was already failing when Emily was a little child.
His smile vanished the day I told him I was going. He promised to make sure I felt bad about it.
that he would remove Emily from my presence. I moved in with my mom after packing my luggage and taking my young kid.
Until the court documents arrived, I didn’t believe he meant it.
He promised to make sure I felt bad about it.
I was devastated piece by piece by the legal process that he hired, which was overseen by his mother, Helen.
She had always believed that I wasn’t suitable for her son, and now she had a method to prove it legally.
The custody dispute continued for over two years. Each month, I saw my funds disappear into legal bills before taking out loans from anybody who could lend a hand.
The custody dispute continued for over two years.
I simply couldn’t let my kid go.
However, Helen had influence and Mark had authority. The judge ultimately determined that Emily would remain with her father.
As if love could be split up on a calendar, I was granted half of her birthdays, weekends, and holidays.
I simply couldn’t let my kid go.
I pretended it was sufficient for a time. However, Emily changed as she grew older.
She would talk about how Helen bought her better clothes and how her father’s house was larger. Then followed the most painful words.
She once said, “You’re just a nurse,” much like Mark used to say.
Emily’s personality altered as she grew older.
I continued to love her, though. Even though I knew Mark would claim credit, I put every extra dollar into her education fund.
Even though Emily avoided public settings whenever we met, we remained in contact after she moved to the city, became successful, and grew older.
“Let’s just have dinner at your place, Mom,” she would suggest. It is more silent.
Nevertheless, I continued to love her.
However, I was aware of the reality. She want for no one to witness us together. It didn’t matter, I told myself. She was still coming, at least.
I arrived home one Wednesday following a lengthy shift at the hospital to find a message from her:
“May I visit you tonight? I have some news.”
She was still coming, at least.
Like a teenager, I stood in my kitchen grinning at my phone.
I started preparing her favorite dish, chicken casserole with creamy mashed potatoes, before I had even changed out of my scrubs. I desired perfection in everything.
It was nearly eight when Emily finally showed up. She said, “Mom, I can’t stay long,” and entered.
I desired perfection in everything.
“Oh,” I whispered. “All right, dinner is prepared. I created your fave.”
“I’m trying not to eat after seven, even though it smells fantastic.” I have been keeping an eye on my physique, you know.
Then, just a bit. I spent the entire afternoon in the kitchen. It would have great significance.
“All right, dinner is prepared. I created your fave.”
“All right, perhaps some bites.”
“So, what’s the big news?” I replied softly.
Emily hesitated, then smiled shyly and raised her hand. On her finger gleamed a diamond ring.
“I’m getting hitched.”
For a moment, I was unable to breathe. After that, I got up, circled the table, and embraced her. “I’m very pleased for you.”
“I’m grateful,” she whispered.
“So, when can I meet him?”
“I’m very pleased for you.”
“Well, perhaps at the wedding.”
“At the nuptials? Do you mean that before then, I won’t get to meet your fiancé and his family?”
“You know, they’re really successful.”
“At the nuptials? Do you mean that before then, I won’t get to meet your fiancé and his family?”
“You know what?”
They’re from another planet, Mom. His family runs a company. Let’s just say that they might not comprehend you.
“Since I work as a nurse?”
“They’re from another world, Mom.”
She added hastily, “Please don’t take it that way. Simply put, it’s complicated. I don’t want any awkward situations.”
“Are you embarrassed by me, Emily?”
Her gaze strayed. She didn’t respond.
“Are you embarrassed by me, Emily?”
We were silent for a long moment before I nodded. “I understand.”
“I ought to leave. It’s growing late.”
I stood up and said, “Wait.” I walked to the kitchen and filled a tiny container with food. “This is it. Take this. You always cherished it.”
“I ought to leave. It’s growing late.”
She nodded quickly, gave me a big embrace, and walked away.
When a picture appeared on Emily’s social media the following morning, I was looking through my phone for something to divert my attention.
Champagne glasses, flowers, fairy lights, and a caption:
“I am so looking forward to tomorrow!”
“What’s tomorrow?” I typed.
Almost immediately, she said, “Oh, just helping Chloe with her party.”
I spent a considerable amount of time staring at the message, fully aware of what that “party” actually was.
“What’s coming up tomorrow?”
I saw Chloe by the flower section of the supermarket store the same day. Her expression brightened when she turned to face me.
“Linda!” She walked over to me and said, “I didn’t expect to see you here.”
“Well, I simply had a few things to pick up. How are you?”
“I was surprised to see you here.”
“Oh, just occupied with preparing everything for tomorrow!”I said, she said. “Emily didn’t say you would return right away. You’re still on vacation, she said!”
Even as my gut knotted, I continued to smile. “Oh, I see. Yes, I returned a bit sooner than anticipated.”
Chloe chuckled. “That’s fantastic! Then tomorrow, isn’t that right?”
Emily didn’t say you would return right away. “You’re still on vacation, she said!”
“Obviously,” I said. “Remind me, exactly where will the celebration be, even if my memory hasn’t been great lately.”
“Oh, it’s at Ethan’s parents’ house,” Chloe said with ease. “If you want, I can text you the address.”
“Thank you, my love.”
Please remind me of the precise location of the celebration.
“I’m excited to meet you there!She remarked, then turned to leave.”
I stood motionless in the center of the aisle as soon as she left. That was it. I wasn’t supposed to be there, Emily. She believed that she could keep her mother a secret.
The outfit I had purchased was exquisite and excessively costly when I stood in front of the mirror the following evening.
She believed she could keep her mother a secret.
For the first time in years, I had even visited the salon and asked the hairdresser to make me “look like someone my daughter wouldn’t be ashamed of.”
I put the wrapped crystal glasses—which I couldn’t afford but wanted Emily to be proud of—into the passenger seat.
I followed Chloe’s message as it lighted on my phone screen with the address. I gasped when I came to a stop in front of the house.
To make myself “look like someone my daughter wouldn’t be ashamed of,” I had even gone to the salon and asked the hairdresser.
The location resembled something from a magazine. Emily had spoken about a “different world,” and this was it.
Just as I was ready to leave, a second automobile drew up next to me. Mark got out as the door opened.
“Linda? Why in the world are you here?”
The location resembled something from a magazine.
Calmly, I replied, “I came to congratulate our daughter.”
He grinned. “You’ll just make her feel embarrassed. God, I wish her mother had been someone else.”
I moved passed him without responding, even though the words were painful.
“My goodness, I wish her mother had been someone else.”
The house was filled with laughing. Emily was glowing in a cream outfit as she stood close to the entrance. Her smile disappeared when she spotted me.
“Why are you in this place? How did you discover this location at all?”
“It doesn’t matter,” I muttered. “I came to join you in celebrating.”
“Why are you in this place?”
“You ought not to have. This shouldn’t have been weird. You weren’t meant to—”
“What was I not supposed to do? Arrive? be your mom?”
However, a tall young man came up and put an arm around Emily’s waist before she could reply. “You must be Emily’s mother,” I said.
“What was I not supposed to do? Arrive? be your mom?”
“Yes, my name is Linda.”
He smiled and introduced himself as Ethan. “I’m so happy you were able to attend. Emily said you might not show up.”
I gave him the gift and remarked, “I wouldn’t miss it for the world.” “Congratulations, both of you.”
“I’m so happy you were able to attend.”
“I’m grateful.” He paused, his brows furrowing slightly as he gazed at me, and said, “I apologize, but… have we met before?”
Perhaps it was the eyes, something familiar. But I was unable to locate it. “I don’t believe so,” I said.
“Come on, allow me to present my parents, David and Sarah.”
I apologize, but have we ever met?”
Emily leaned in and said angrily, “Please, just don’t say anything weird, okay?,” as we approached a couple who were standing close to the fireplace.
Ethan’s parents froze when they turned to see me. Sarah then let out a gasp. “Oh my God. It’s you!”
She began clapping before I could respond. Her spouse also joined in. Confused, people looked around, but soon everyone was observing us. Emily was unable to speak.
“Oh my God. It’s you!”
Startled, I blinked. “I apologize, do we—”
Sarah gripped my hands before I could say anything more. “You looked after our son. His nurse was you. He was just eight years old.”
The parents who hardly slept next to his bed and the pale little boy who refused to eat suddenly came to me. When his mother couldn’t stop crying, I recalled staying up late to read him stories.
“You looked after our son.”
“Oh,” I exhaled.
That explains why you appeared familiar. I used to get those tiny paper cranes from you.
Sarah faced the visitors. Our boy’s life was saved by this mother. She done something for us that none of you know.
“Our boy’s life was saved by this woman.”
David grinned and started clapping once more. The room erupted in cheers as more people joined in.
Uncertain of what to do, I stood motionless. Emily looked at me from the other side of the room, her mouth hanging wide.
“I was just carrying out my duties.”
The applause reverberated across the room.
“No,” David firmly stated. “You accomplished a lot more. When we had no hope, you gave it to us.”
Mark had emerged from behind the throng before I could answer him. “Claps? For a nurse?” He gave a little laugh. “That’s a lot of money.”
Sarah looked up at him, her face piercing. “Compassion is not an average quality. Linda serves as a reminder to the rest of us of what is truly important.”
“When we had no hope, you gave it to us.”
Mark’s jaw tensed, but he remained silent. I turned back to Emily after taking a deep breath. Her eyes gleamed with unshed tears, and her face was pallid.
I said, “I should leave.” “I just wanted to say congrats.”
Before I could make it to the door, I heard footsteps behind me.
“I just wanted to say congrats.”
Emily said, “Mom, wait.”
I paused. Her eyes were burning as she stood there. Dad has always informed me that I’m not good enough. that it didn’t matter that you were a nurse. Her voice broke as she said, “He made me feel like I should be ashamed of you.” And I took him at his word. I’m so sorry.
“He gave me the impression that I should feel ashamed of you.”
I blinked back tears as I swallowed hard. Emily, you don’t need to say sorry. You were only a child.
She gave a headshake. “No. She clasped my hand,” saying, “I was old enough to know better.” Don’t leave, please. Remain.
I was silent for a while. Then, despite my tears, I grinned. “All right,” I muttered.
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