A marriage - OT

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This has been quite a week for me. My only child, my baby Casey, is 17.

Monday morning a 23YO young man that I was aware she knew, but didn't know

she was involved with (in every way), showed up to pick her up and move her

out. I was shocked and stunned, I had no clue she was dating him, no idea

she'd planned to move out of our home, no clue about anything. Apparently

she took a lot of split shifts at work, which nobody else likes, so she

could spend time with him, and also told her dad she was at home and told me

she was at her dad's so she could spend nights with him. They've been

friends since October, and " dating " for only 2 months...

Anyway, Monday was nothing but shock and heartache for me. I wouldn't let

her leave the house but I had to physically bar block the door. And after I

got out of work I took her out for dinner and told her that if she was so

serious about him that she thought she should live with him, then he should

marry her, not just expect her to shack up. (I might mention here that she

was raised in a Christian home, and nobody in our family has ever behaved

this way so I had no idea how to handle the lies and deception and blatant

lack of respect that were coming from this girl that I knew so well...

She's been my darling and my best buddy as well as my adored child for 17

years, I thought I knew her...

Well, apparently Josh was waiting for her to turn 18 so they could get

married. So I said, " Why wait? " The next morning I signed for them to get

a marriage license since she's underage, and this morning they were married

at the courthouse. My heart is broken by this whole turn of events but of

course I hope that they can make a go of this whole thing....there's a lot

more than just age that I would have considered him unsuitable for Casey but

she also could have chosen someone much worse. So what's done is done and I

wish them the best.

Meanwhile, my mom was excited, not really " getting " all the details, and

happy that her favorite grandchild (Casey was also named after her - Casey

) was so happy. And so we stopped at King's on the way back from the

courthouse so grandma could see the happy couple. My mom thinks Josh is

just the cat's pajamas, because he makes Casey so happy. I like him too, at

least what I know of him - much of what Casey's told me this week I can't

believe now that I know she's been so deceitful about everything. So time

will tell and I will pray for them to have a blessed union.

The photo I took this morning is the last one in the photo album called

.

His,

Sherry

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daughter of , (mis?)diagnosed with AD in 2005, descent slowed by

Aricept; diagnosed with LBD March 2008, in a wonderful NH 1/2 mile from my

house. We're learning to live with Lewy...