Choosing, as an adult, to convert makes all the difference.
She 'missed' being terrorized as a powerless child.
The grand finale for me, after Tommy was killed in Vietnam, I was marrying a man on the rebound. He was building my employers new place & would come in for dinner. I was a waitress after school & served him. I was 17, he was 24.
When Tommy was killed, he called & said if there was anything he could do to let him know.
I called back & told him I wanted to go bowling & get drunk. I had sooo much anger & nowhere to vent it.
He took me bowling, I didn't get drunk.
The next day he took me to the wake & the following to the funeral. He was a lifesaver!
He proposed & we went to see about getting married in the church. The priest asked what the rush was, I explained about Tommy. We were afraid he would be drafted.
He said I should have married Tommy before he left, I could be 'collecting'.
I was horrified & walked out.
Funny, we married 53 years ago today in Yonkers health center by a justice of the peace, because I wasn't 18 I needed a special judge.
I was still in high school, I graduated as a Mrs. we went to the prom.
For the record, our son was born 2 weeks after our first anniversary.
Tommy & I dated for 3 years & were waiting till we married to be intimate. A regret of mine, based on my religion.
DO SOMETHING!
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