“‘Walk Yourself,’ My Mom Mocked at My Wedding — So I Walked Alone… Until the Mayor, a Senator, and My Superintendent All Stood Up for My ‘Nobody’ Husband.”
eyes full of pride, who doesn’t need you to be anything other than exactly who you are.
I’m not going to pretend it doesn’t still hurt sometimes. There are nights when I lie awake and think about the what-ifs. What if my parents had reacted differently? What if they’d walked me down the aisle, tears in their eyes, and meant it?
