Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Open Letter to Elizabeth Patterson

Dear Elizabeth:

You can't expedite your wedding in the hope that your grandfather will still be alive for it, because there's something more important. Your first priority when setting a date for your wedding needs to be that Françoise is prepared for the major life change of having a stepmother in the household.

Having your grandfather there for your wedding day is nice, but his presence at one important day isn't nearly as important as a smooth transition for Françoise, who is not only the most innocent party in this whole situation, but is also the one person who will be most affected by it.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I agree. We've heard about "grandma's wedding dress" and "grandpa's health" but the groom & daughter haven't spoken up yet.

impudent strumpet said...

And Lynn could have totally addressed that entire issue by making it Anthony's idea to have the wedding earlier, with some little half-panel mention to the effect that Françoise is looking forward to it in whatever sort of way is appropriate for a child of whatever age she is.