My Family Staged an Intervention at My Wedding — T…

every Tuesday because my mother said she was too tired. The one who babysat Tessa every Friday night so my parents could go to dinner.

My mother had a phrase she used like a hymn. You’re the big sister. You set the example, so I said it.

I paid my own way through Pellissippi State Community College, working the morning shift at a cafe on Kingston Pike.continue reading …