“It’s not good enough,” my mother said from the sink. After graduation, my parents made me leave the house. “You’ve chosen this path,” my mother said when I bought my IT textbooks. “So you’re capable of taking care of yourself.” “I don’t think that’s fair, Mom,” I retaliated. “You let Jade live at home for her whole degree.” “Yeah, well, she was learning how to save lives, Carina,” she said. Fast forward 13 years. I’ve got a successful career, a beautiful house, and the most caring fiancé, Mark, I could have ever asked for. “Are you sure that I should invite my parents to the wedding?” I asked Mark as we took a walk one evening. “Yes, darling,” he said, taking my hand. “Why wouldn’t you?
I’m so proud of who you are and where you’ve come from. You’ve done all of this on your own.”“But they’ve been such horrible people, Mark. I mean, they kicked me out of their home when I got into college. I had to work as a dog groomer to make enough money to cover the rent for my tiny apartment,” I said. “Yes, I understand that,” my fiancé said diplomatically. “But you’ve made it now. And you’ve made it without them. Look, honey. Our home is yours; it’s in your name, and I love that for us.” Eventually, I gave in. The excitement of our wedding planning made me realize that I was proud of myself and where I had come from. “I did it without their support,” I told Mark as I fried bacon for us one morning. “So, I’m going to invite them.” Mark smiled at me while he poured milk into his coffee. “Good, this is a big moment for us,” he said. When my parents and sister arrived, they were stunned by my house. They assumed that I was renting a room of the house. Of course, they didn’t think that I was capable of something bigger and better than that. “Carina! You own this entire house?” my father asked, his eyes wide with disbelief.“Yes, Dad,” I said, wheeling my mother’s suitcase in, they seemed to think that they were spending the night. “I worked hard for this.” “Wow, I didn’t expect this,” my sister said, looking around. “So, I thought that we could do dinner at a restaurant tonight, and then come home for dessert and coffee. You guys can spend time with Mark and my in-laws.” They were going to be over at any moment, the first meet and greet almost underway.
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