I'm Calling Off the Wedding!
…I yelled out, while tears streamed down my cheeks because of the hormonal chaos that was rumbling inside of me. “I haven’t even picked out a dress!” “We’ll go together this week to look for one, Deb.” “It’s too short of time and I want everything to be perfect!” “It will be sweetie, everything is falling into place.” she says, trying to console me. It’s not cold feet—it’s more or less trying to OCD over every single aspect of the wedding. God bless Madelene’s mom. She grew up in a Pentecostal household and found out about 10 years ago that her daughter, Madelene was a lesbian. Her mom took it hard, but not because she wasn’t open-minded, it was just that she saw her daughter wed a man once before and wanted the “good life” for her—meaning well taken care of by a man and having children. My mom wanted the same exact thing. It’s pretty normal for those who grew up in a religious-type of family who raised more than enough kids. While sitting at the dining room table eating dinner with Ma...