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Originally Posted by cmyx6go
I'm older than most of you. I got married young - 23. I took those words "Till death do us part" very seriously. Nice Catholic Italian girl, we don't get divorced.
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I was 25, and a mix of Irish and German. But after the first one was having someone else's child, there wasn't much pressure from the parental units to continue. The church taught forgiveness, but that just wasn't in the cards. I still don't know that I have been released of my vow, but I found another woman who took the commitment seriously, and we have been together for over 20 years.
My mom was willing to tell (lie) to the church if I went for an annulment that I was completely against the gift of children that God might choose to send to me. I just didn't really want the responsibility, and I couldn't have my mom lie on my behalf.
So where I was once a great candidate for godfather, now I am living a life of sin in a committed relationship, and NO ONE will tell me to my face that my son is a product of sin.