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The Wedding Day and Cutting the Cord

After I last spoke to my parents, they did not let go of their position. I was the bad guy. I was responsible for my sister’s depression and her failing relationship.

It went so far that I had to block them and change my number, as they were contacting me from relatives’ phones and so on. It was a real bummer, especially during a time that should be so special.

I was harassed by my sister and her entourage on Facebook and Instagram, so I simply deleted it. It was a mentally draining time, but my husband’s family and friends and my brother helped me get through it.

I had basically cut off every family member that had given me crap for keeping my wedding date. My Nan came to my door a few days before the wedding, begging to let her come.

I had a long talk with Nan, and she ended up apologizing. She still failed to see the logic in switching weddings, but she did not want to pressure me and wanted to be there for me. We hugged it out, but our relationship is not back to normal yet.

The bachelor party was amazing. We were cooking until dawn, and everything turned out to be delicious. My husband made a beautiful three-layered cake.

The morning was really good and relaxing, but then came time to leave for the ceremony. We were at the venue taking before pictures with my friends when I saw my sister’s car approaching the venue.

One of my friends ran to the venue to get one of the security people that we hired. I really didn’t want another Hulk smash moment at my wedding.

She had been angry and crying. As soon as she saw me, she started screaming obscenities. Apparently, I am a filthy beach that made her fiancé break up with her. She was possessed, and at that moment, I couldn’t help but feel pity for her.

A thing to explain is that in the mornings the plants are always watered at the venue by some of these sprinkler systems. Thus, the earth was a bit muddy.

The next thing happened really fast. My sister bent down to take mud and was getting ready to throw it at me in my dress.

My Maid of Honor sprinted towards her and pushed her so that she fell with her butt into the flowers. The security officer arrived seconds later and removed her.

With that, I had enough ammunition to file for a restraining order against her. I didn’t even want to file a police report at this point; I just wanted her to stay away from me.

The rest of the day was just amazing. I married my best friend, the love of my life, and just my rock.

My brother walked me down the altar. We all cried at the vows; it was just spectacular. Of course, I missed my parents, but it is what it is.

The celebration was very funny. My husband had studied a choreography to a Taylor Swift song with his groomsmen. The speeches could have been from a stand-up club.

We left for our honeymoon. When we came back, I decided to start looking for jobs in a different city. I didn’t want to lose my friends, but I just felt like I needed a clean break.

I got a new job at a university in a bigger city, and we are currently in the process of moving. But maybe the biggest change, and also the most cliché change, is that I am pregnant. It is a classic honeymoon baby.

I have only heard through people in town about the rest of my family. My sister is still going around telling people that I was the reason my brother-in-law broke up with her and that I was trying to dox her. She has moved in with my parents again and refuses to work.

Nan told me that the last time she saw my parents, they looked exhausted because my sister was behaving like a baby. I guess their parenting is catching up with them. I can only say that I am really happy right now. It hurts having lost family, but at the end of the day, cutting out toxic people is the best I could do.