My son recently got married to a woman I don’t know very well. Since they live in another state, I only met her a few days before the wedding. She seemed nice at first, but she shocked me by mocking me for being a vegan.
There was some tension between us from the start, but I attended the wedding for my son — he’s my pride and joy, and I wanted to see him happy. At the reception, I noticed there was no assigned seating, so I chose a table marked with a sign for a “vegan option.”
When the meal arrived, I was horrified — the vegetables looked rotten. I asked the waitress for a salad, only to be told I’d have to pay extra, since only one vegetarian meal had been reserved. The salad would come from the regular menu.
I stood up to leave, feeling unwelcome at my own son’s wedding. Then he came over and said, “You’ll regret this, Mom. If you leave now, just forget us.” I was shocked — how could he say something like that? I thought I had raised him better.
I replied honestly, saying, “I came for you, but I won’t sit at a table where I’m mocked and then told to pay extra for a meal because the food I was served was expired.” With that, I turned around and left. I haven’t heard from my son since.
A few days later, my DIL called, accusing me of being selfish for hurting my son and ruining the reception. She claimed most of my family left after I did, siding with me. I stayed quiet and let her rant — but the worst part? She actually expected an apology.
I told her that she was the one who had been disrespecting me since the day we met. I don’t want to lose my son, but I’m not going to lose my pride either. If my son wanted to make things right, he could contact me himself.
It’s been two weeks, and I still haven’t heard from him. Was I wrong to walk out of my son’s wedding reception — and possibly jeopardize our relationship — over a meal?
Source: nowiveseeneverything.club
