A Story (8 Comments)
Once upon a time there was a young Prince who fell in love with a slightly older Princess. The relationship had its ups and downs until finally the Princess saw the writing on the wall and made it clear that they were finished. The Prince was saddened and went on alone. A few months later, word came to him that the Princess was with child. What to do? The young Prince knew she didn’t want him in her life anymore and it was not from her that he heard this news. The Prince made the decision to let things be and see what would happen.
Years passed and the Prince met a new Princess with whom he fell in love. He told her his story right from the start. He wondered if and when a child might come knocking upon his door. They decided to wed and managed to wander through their lives together for many, many years. They had children and the Prince would occasionally look into their faces and wonder….
One day, the fairies that are always in fairy tales led the Prince to a message on the Internet which said, “If you are the Prince who knew this Princess, then I would like to talk to you.” Was this the knock on the door?
Messages were exchanged and the truth was confirmed. Yes, it was the knock of the child, a daughter! Her Mother had passed on into the mists without revealing the true identity of her father, but a kind soul knew a name, only a name, so the daughter wrote it in a place where she hoped that he would find it… and she waited. The Prince and his child are thrilled to get to know each other. The Prince’s other children are excited to have a sister. And the other Princess? She gets to be a wicked stepmother; aren’t there always those in fairy tales, too?
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This is not a made up story, obviously. This is the story of our lives. We are thrilled to introduce to you our 24 year-old daughter. I’ll have to think of a good nickname for her. She lives far away but we are looking forward to seeing her in person some day.
And best of all?
We are GRANDPARENTS!!!!
You know, I almost didn’t click to your blog today. Yay! It is not forgotten! Some people’s parents have just been Beside Themselves With Curiosity and were fixin’ to have to nominate someone to ask.
I very much enjoy stories that include surprise and smart people and history and honesty and wuv, twu wuv. I’m not really seeing any wicked in this story, either.
Comment by kn. — October 19, 2009 @ 9:53 am
Congratulations on being a new parent and grandparent all at once! The best thing about it is that you never had to go through the diaper and “why” stages ;p
Personally, I think wicked stepmother suits you well (hee hee).
Comment by Liesel — October 21, 2009 @ 11:45 am
First, I must say what a stellar story writer you are. You have a way with words and I love it! Second, I think the wicked stepmom is tremendously brave in this story. If we look through her eyes we could see all the ways this story could have ended and yet it is filled with excitement for the new chapter opening in their lives. That wicked stepmom has always been the wise one that some of us look up to- through this story she just gave us all the more reason to admire her. 😉 Congratulations!!!
Comment by Lindsey — October 21, 2009 @ 2:23 pm
What a great story, and quite the ending as well! Excited to hear the new chapters in your lives! I didn’t read it until now.
Comment by Jules — October 21, 2009 @ 4:44 pm
I hope you all realize that you got me kicked out of the highly exclusive Wicked Stepmother Club. My reputation is in shambles!
kn- It must have been pretty serious curiosity if they were “fixing” to take such serious measures. 🙂
Liesel- I know! We had kids in the first place because we wanted grandkids and couldn’t figure out how to skip a step in there. Ah well, this way we get to enjoy a grandchild before we are ancient.
Now, I am off to think of something diabolical that will restore my evil reputation.
Comment by JustMe — October 21, 2009 @ 7:04 pm
What an exciting new chapter! Many new adventures and new relationships! Hey, the kids are Uncle and Aunts. Pretty cool:) It will be neat to see what God has in store for everyone on this new adventure.
Comment by Christina W — October 25, 2009 @ 4:27 pm
Wow! It is amazing how God works in our lives. Congratulations to all of you. = )
Comment by Julie — November 16, 2009 @ 1:52 pm
Very awesome news 🙂 Congratulations!
(Spam catcher words for today: “been foiling” …well, actually I’ve been working my tail off getting my house unpacked but I bet I’ll be “foiling” around on the computer all night now that I have DSL again ….Ha ha Ha ha Ha 🙂
Comment by elizardbreath — January 12, 2010 @ 7:52 pm