Schizophrenia:  A state characterized by the coexistence of contradictory or incompatible elements.

My parents were completely incompatible elements.  Seriously.  I have no idea how they thought being together was a good idea.  Both have said to me at one point or another that they got married because their parents thought “it was time.”  Fabulous reason to get married, no??  I can’t think of any better reason.  Let the party begin!!

My mom often told me when I got older that it should have been an omen that they never even had their wedding pictures developed, there is only one picture of of my mom from the wedding.  It shows her having the veil placed on her head and it looks like she’s kind of sick to her stomach.  I wonder why I never wanted to get married?  Honestly, I don’t remember ever daydreaming about my wedding day, never ever gave a second thought to what my wedding dress should look like.  Nope not me.

So here I am now, married for a fairly impressive amount of time to a great guy who puts up with my crap (and vice versa.)  Life is a mystery, but I know one thing for sure – I don’t want my kid to think of his parents as completely incompatible elements – at least not until his teens…