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Friday, 18 August 2006

I spoke too soon: Momzilla strikes.

My mom is a very dear person to me...she's strong and gentle and sensitive and very sweet, and the last person on earth I'd ever want to hurt or disappoint. So, when she asked me if she could invite some people she works with to the wedding today, I hit my breaking point. (Notice how it is now the wedding, instead of my wedding.) I've been so stressed lately with marriage and money and work, and I'm not eating well, barely sleeping well (although I never really sleep well anyway) and I just felt cornered. Then I felt even worse because when I was silent and said I'd really rather her not, she brough up the "well, I figure the only place it'll add cost is the reception food, and that's what we're paying for anyway". But my thought is, if I've cut down my list as much as possible, and we're not inviting some of John's extended family or the women I work with, is it really fair for people I don't even know to be invited?