Did Anyone Ever Tell You a Story That Made You Feel a Lot Better?

Wedding dresses are on my mind because I just wore mine to a 60s Beatles party.

A 1968 Bride in a Miniskirt

It’s easy to be authentic when you still have a dress from 1968.

Because I eloped, I did not wear the long, traditional wedding gown.

I wore a dress with a miniskirt that I already had. It was all white.

It looked like the short dresses you used to see on Laugh-In.

We got married at 4 o’clock on a cold, gray winter afternoon.

And, the flash on my camera didn’t work.

Some People Just Know How to Make You Feel Better

Feeling rushed – no bridal shower, no honeymoon, no father walking his only daughter down the aisle – what most annoyed me was the fact that I would never have any pictures.

One weekend, a month or so later, while my husband was in Boot Camp, my college roommate took me home for a home-cooked meal.

I shared my story with her mother.

“I understand perfectly,” she said. “Let me tell you about my wedding.”

And, she went on to describe the picture-perfect wedding most little girls dream about.

Family and friends were there. She had a beautiful, long, formal winter-white, velvet gown, as hers was also a winter wedding.

“And,” she said, “I have no photos.”

“Didn’t you have a photographer?” I asked.

“Oh, yes. We had a professional photographer and he took hundreds of photos. His film was bad.”

Suddenly, it was ok.

We re-visited the church where we married on our 40^th anniversary. I didn’t take any photos.

Has anyone ever told you a story to cheer you up, and it worked?

Have you ever shared a sympathetic story with your grandchildren?

Have you ever explained something to your grandchildren with a story about their parents?

To you and sharing the comfort of your stories with your grandchildren.

Carol Covin, Granny-Guru

Author, “Who Gets to Name Grandma? The Wisdom of Mothers and Grandmothers”

http://newgrandmas.com