My DIL Laughed at the Pink Wedding Dress I Sewed for Myself – She Never Expected My Son to Step In

Sewing became my only creative outlet, my one little escape. My fingers learned to move with muscle memory, even when my heart felt too heavy to care. I dreamed of making something beautiful for myself, but never allowed the thought to go too far.

That felt selfish. And selfishness was never an option.

My ex had rules that seemed unspoken and then sometimes screamed: no white, no pink. “You’re not some silly girl,” he’d bark.

“Only brides wear white, and pink’s for little girls with no brains.”

In his world, happiness had a color code. And joy was something you had to earn with permission.

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