This is entirely fiction. Completely. Utterly. Except for any true bits
June 20th. Call at work from First Of Her Name. ‘Call her. Sort it.’
Mind in turmoil I call the First Born. ‘Hi sweetness. Mum told…’
‘She’s impossible.’
That statement is undoubtedly in the top five most dreaded. Agree, and it will be played back to the First Of Her Name with all the belabouring consequences that inevitably ensue. Disagree, and the reparations demanded by First Born will make the debt born by the Weimar Republic seem chicken feed. Dissemble, and either consequence is left open to be exploited at a time seen fit by First Born. There is only one possible response.
‘What happened?’
‘She wants to change the invitations. If we do, the printer can’t guarantee they will be ready in time to send out. Can you talk her round, daddy? She listens to you.’ The call is terminated.
In some parallel universe perhaps, I think.
I call.
‘Well?’
‘She asked me to arbitrate.’
‘You agreed?’
‘I’m still fact finding.’
‘More fool you. She wants to ruin the whole event.’
‘Is this the point where I ask how? I thought wedding invitations invited you to a wedding and asked for an RSVP. It’s a simple provider of basic information.’
‘Exactly.’
‘Did she miss something? The date? Venue? Oh god, she got your name wrong.’
‘She said there wasn’t room for the most basic piece of information. Without it the risk of chaos is enormous.’
‘Nowhere to send the RSVP?’
‘SHE FORGOT TO SAY THE MOTHER OF THE BRIDE WILL BE WEARING TAUPE! Imagine if someone else does.’
‘Er? Taupe? Is that a sort of hat?’
TanGental 
LOL. You captured the conflict position of father between daughter and mother perfectly. You don’t know it but you just gave the way out. A simple question, what happened? Never thought of that before.
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Taupe (noun): feminine of toupee 😉
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Ha, yes I really should have checked
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Classic!!!! 😂
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Does this happen… is it a thing in Indian weddings?
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There are similar situations… Different nuances!
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Well, it could happen. My mum and her younger sister had a double wedding. My great-aunt and great-uncle acted as parents of the bride for my aunt. Both mothers of the bride turned up in the same outfit! Different colours, but that’s not terribly obvious in black and white …
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I’m sure it looked like nice balanced bookending in the photos…
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Yes, one at each end! My great-aunt arrived at the house with her coat on, saw my grandmother and said to Mum “Chrissie, your mother’s going to kill me!” However, it was actually never mentioned between them. I think my Gran elected not to notice.
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😀 😀 😀 Perfection!!
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Not sure about that… happily it’s not a worry in the present case… we’re having a naturist ceremony…
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😀
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Lol Geoff, believe it or not I announced I wanted to wear taupe as MOG ( mother of the Groom) I was informed , I could not as the MOB was wearing said colour 😭
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I’m glad to say in our case the two mothers have agreed not to care. No hats either, except me. I have to have a hat
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I would of loved that no hat for me but one for hubby 💜💜💜🤪🤪🤭🤭
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Hilarious, Geoff! I don’t think I’ve ever received a wedding invitation that told me what colour the MOB was wearing, but what a good idea – it’s not good to clash. 🙂
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When I heard it was a thing I must say I took a double take
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It is really a thing???? I thought that was some of the fiction. 🙂
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Sadly not but not something that concerns the Textiliste one jot..
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I don’t know what a taupe is, but I have a taupe measure that will tell us how big it is if we ever find one…
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Oh my! What a grave error!
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Some it’s hard to tow back from…
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That’s it! Call the whole thing off! 😉
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Ah if one thing is clear here, only one person is making the big decisions
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How about your outfit? Does it go well with taupe?
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A French blue… no idea what it goes with. I’ve never mastered such a difficult concept…
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Hey. French blue for your French side.
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Perhaps that’s it!
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Until now, I wasn’t even sure taupe was a color. :0)
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Neither am I but I’ve seen a taupe crisis and it wasn’t pretty…
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🤣🤣🤣 HAHAHAHA!! I started doubling over at “I’m still fact finding” !
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Glad I have an appreciative audience…
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