{"id":78309,"date":"2024-08-27T08:25:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T01:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=78309"},"modified":"2024-08-27T08:25:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T01:25:30","slug":"old-lady-pays-for-granddaughters-wedding-with-all-her-savings-but-is-uninvited-at-last-moment-story-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/old-lady-pays-for-granddaughters-wedding-with-all-her-savings-but-is-uninvited-at-last-moment-story-of-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Lady Pays for Granddaughter\u2019s Wedding With All Her Savings, but is Uninvited at Last Moment \u2014 Story of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
Agnes paid for her granddaughter Clara\u2019s wedding, but Clara removed her from the wedding guest list at the last moment. In the end, though, things took an unexpected turn when karma reached out to Clara.\n
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Agnes was sitting in one of the living room\u2019s corners, teary-eyed. Everyone had left after discussing Clara\u2019s wedding\u2014during which Agnes stated her intention not to attend, despite her desire to do so\u2014and she now regretted why she said that.\n\n

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I never imagined this day would come. It is, indeed, unfortunate that now I won\u2019t be attending it.\u00a0The elderly lady reflected.\n\n

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Agnes was 75 years old when her beloved husband Edward died. Soon after, her health began to fail, and she relocated to New York to live with her son\u2019s family. They were initially very loving and caring, but when Agnes was diagnosed with dementia, things began to change.\n\n

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She could hear her son Timothy and his wife Linda arguing almost every day about whether she should be moved to a nursing home or how expensive treatment would be if her health deteriorated further. But Agnes swallowed all of the pain and stayed there because she adored her granddaughter.\n\n

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After Edward left for his heavenly abode, Agnes only had one wish: she wanted to see her granddaughter wed before God decided to send her to Edward. So she didn\u2019t touch a penny from the money she\u2019d been saving for her granddaughter for years.\n\n

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She was overjoyed when she finally learned Clara was getting married and offered all of her money to help with the wedding preparations. However, things didn\u2019t go as planned.\n\n

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\u201c$25,000! That\u2019s a lot of money, mom! I can\u2019t take this from you,\u201d Timothy explained. \u201cI know you adore Clara, and you want to help us, but trust me, mom, it\u2019s not needed.\u201d\n\n

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\u201cBut honey, what will I do with the money at my age?\u201d Agnes asked in a frail voice. \u201cYou are aware that my health is deteriorating. I\u2019m not even sure how much longer I\u2019ll be living. Please allow me to do this.\u201d\n\n

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\u201cShe\u2019s right, honey,\u201d Linda interjected, her eyes twinkling at Agnes\u2019s wealth. \u201cAfter all, she only has one granddaughter. I don\u2019t mind it, Mrs. Arnold. In fact, you made the right decision.\u201d\n\n

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\u201cSee, even your wife agrees with me, Tim,\u201d Agnes remarked. \u201cI\u2019ll give you the details of my savings account. Please withdraw the money and use it, okay?\u201d\n\n

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\u201cBut mom. I don\u2019t think\u2014\u201d Timothy was hesitant to accept the money from Agnes, but when she kept insisting, he finally gave in.\n\n

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Meanwhile, Clara was anything but impressed with her grandmother.\n\n

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\u201cShe\u2019s not coming, guys. How can you even think of inviting grandma to the wedding? Ughh, I\u2019m so done with that sick, old hag!\u201d Clara yelled at her parents one evening.\n\n

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\u201cBut, honey,\u201d her mother protested, \u201cshe paid for your wedding.\u201d\n\n

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\u201cCome on, Mom! Just because she paid doesn\u2019t mean that we invite her. Don\u2019t you remember what the doctors said? Her dementia is worsening. If that old hag shows up at the wedding, I swear I\u2019ll cancel everything! I\u2019m not letting her ruin my special day!\u201d\n\n

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\u201cEnough!\u201d her father exclaimed. \u201cShe\u2019s your grandmother. At the very least, show some decency!\u201d\n\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t care, dad! I\u2019m serious. That woman isn\u2019t coming. It\u2019s my wedding, and I\u2019m taking her name off the guest list right now!\u201d\n\n

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At that point, the wedding was only two weeks away. Agnes was excited about it, but her heart sank when she overheard her granddaughter discussing removing her name from the wedding guest list.\n\n

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Unfortunately, it affected her condition over time, and when Timothy took her to the doctor one day, he was told that if he didn\u2019t take proper care of her, her condition would worsen even further.\n\n

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When Clara and Linda found out, they were furious and suggested that Agnes be placed in a nursing home. \u201cWe don\u2019t have time to care for her, and I don\u2019t want to ruin my only daughter\u2019s wedding because of her health problems,\u201d Linda suggested.\n\n

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So when Agnes returned from her doctor\u2019s appointment, she announced that she would not be attending Clara\u2019s wedding. The poor woman also advised her son to agree to his wife\u2019s request and move her into a nursing home as soon as possible. \u201cI know you\u2019re concerned about me, Tim. But I don\u2019t think your wife and, especially, Clara want me here. It\u2019s best if I leave. Please!\u201d she begged.\n\n

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Timothy was hesitant to grant Agnes\u2019 request, but Agnes begged and cried that she felt suffocated in the house all the time.\n\n

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Agnes was sitting, teary-eyed, on the morning she was about to leave the house for the nursing home. Her thoughts were racing on how adorable Clara had been as a child. She spent her summer vacations at her house, and she loved her more than anything, but over time, all of those feelings had faded from her granddaughter\u2019s heart, and all that remained was a mean person who was ashamed to invite her grandmother to the wedding because she was sick; a dementia patient.\n\n

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Agnes was in tears on Clara\u2019s wedding day, remembering how excited she\u2019d been all these years to see her granddaughter in her wedding gown. When she couldn\u2019t take it any longer, she asked the nurse Lincy to call her son Timothy and ask for the address of the wedding venue.\n\n

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\u201cI\u2019ll just watch her and come back, Tim,\u201d Agnes told her son on the call. \u201cAnd don\u2019t worry, I\u2019ll make sure she doesn\u2019t see me. I don\u2019t want to ruin her mood on her wedding day.\u201d\n\n

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\u201cOf course, mom. I won\u2019t stop you if you really want to. I\u2019m sorry I couldn\u2019t persuade Clara to let you attend the wedding, but I can do this much for you.\u201d\n\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s okay, honey. You tried your best. Thanks for sending the address. I\u2019ll come to meet you too after I see Clara,\u201d Agnes said before hanging up the phone.\n\n

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Excited to see her granddaughter, Agnes decked herself up in a pastel dress and a matching beret. However, when she arrived at the wedding, a yelling sound from Clara\u2019s room stopped her in her tracks. The older woman realized Clara and her fiance were arguing.\n\n

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\u201cHow can you do this to me? How can you cancel the wedding?\u201d she heard Clara yelling. Agnes covered her mouth in shock.\n\n

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\u201cI\u2019m not going to be with someone who doesn\u2019t respect her grandparents, Clara. I can\u2019t believe you didn\u2019t invite your grandmother because you were embarrassed about her illness.\u201d\n\n

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\u201cYeah, so? What\u2019s the big deal? I didn\u2019t want a burden like her to attend the wedding.\u201d\n\n

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\u201cWow! Clara, we will all grow old at some point. Is that how you\u2019d like to be treated? How about my parents? They are already in their late sixties. Will you toss them out as well?\u201d\n\n

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\u201cDon\u2019t change the subject, Josh. I\u2019m not going to call her!\u201d\n\n

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\u201cThen the wedding\u2019s off! Goodbye!\u201d\n\n

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When Agnes heard Clara\u2019s fiance cancel the wedding, she couldn\u2019t help but burst open the door. \u201cPlease, honey, don\u2019t do that. Clara adores you.\u201d\n\n

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\u201cGrandma! What in the world are you doing here?\u201d Clara was taken aback.\n\n

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\u201cI just wanted to see you, honey. I tried everything to persuade myself not to come, but I really wanted to see you in your wedding gown.\u201d\n\n

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\u201cWell, I\u2019m sorry, but there\u2019s no wedding happening here, Mrs. Arnold. You can go back,\u201d Josh said.\n\n

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\u201cPlease, honey, no. I understand Clara\u2019s recklessness, but please do not cancel the wedding. I forgave her a long time ago, and you should do the same.\u201d\n\n

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\u201cI apologize, Mrs. Arnold. I have a lot of respect for you, but I can\u2019t do this,\u201d Josh stated emphatically before departing.\n\n

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Clara sobbed to the ground as she watched him walk away. \u201cAre you content now? You completely ruined our wedding. Isn\u2019t that what you wanted?\u201d\n\n

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\u201cNo, honey, I didn\u2019t mean that\u2014\u201d Agnes approached slowly to console Clara, but the young woman was so enraged that she threw her grandmother out of the room.\n\n

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Agnes walked back slowly, taking in the surroundings. The entire atmosphere seemed depressing. The guests were leaving the hall, murmuring in disappointment, and Timothy and Linda were arguing again.\n\n

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Tired of all the chaos, Agnes walked over to the seats set up in the wedding hall and sat quietly. Then she called Lincy and asked her to bring the elders from the nursing home to the wedding venue, where Agnes threw them a party.\n\n

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Seeing everyone enjoying their heart\u2019s content, Agnes was delighted. Linda and Clara cast a stern glance at her when she saw all the older people arriving at the venue and enjoying themselves, but Agnes didn\u2019t care.\n\n

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She lost herself in the cheerful atmosphere, forgetting her worries, and poured herself a glass of wine.\u00a0Since I paid for the wedding, I deserve to have a good time. Life is too short to be concerned with everything. I wish I had realized it before.\u00a0The old lady pondered as she took a sip from her wine glass.\n\n

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What can we learn from this story?\n\n

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  • You can\u2019t escape karma.\u00a0Clara decided to exclude her grandmother from the wedding, but karma caught up with her and made her learn a lesson the hard way.\n
  • Don\u2019t lose yourself trying to make things right and making others happy.\u00a0Agnes was always concerned with Clara\u2019s happiness and neglected her own. One should never do that.\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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