If a dad’s approval had meant something when I was in my 30s I wouldn’t have married my now ex…

…m church. He came to her family’s house to repair farming equipment, and then he stayed for supper. That was a different era, a time when a dad’s approval meant something. Nearly a hundred years later, some people in parts of the world still do it like that — but not many.
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If a dad’s approval had meant something when I was in my 30s I wouldn’t have married my now ex husband.
Which would have been a good thing.
Of course I could have ended up marrying someone even worse.
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Written by Roz Warren, Writing Coach
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Writing Coach Roz Warren (roSwarren@gmail.com) helps Medium writers craft better, more boost-able stories. Roz used to write for the New York Times.
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