words fall through me, and always fool me, and I can't react.

[vlvtjones]

It is weird going to the second wedding of a friend. It's even weirder being part of the ceremony both times.

I was a green-velveted, high-haired, dyed-to-match bridesmaid at L's first wedding. And now, a decade and a half later, I performed at her much smaller, much more intimate commitment ceremony to her domestic partner, M.

Last time, there were

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[manley1]

YAY! What a great tale!

[vlvtjones]

It was really quite lovely, and I miss L and M and the kids already. L and I were talking about how my friend Billy and I are the "fairy godmothers" of the children - him being the fairy, and me being the mafia-esque godmother.

I hadn't seen these kids in years, and they didn't remember me AT ALL, but I felt such a fierce mama bear need to protect them and help them all weekend, it was weird.

[raysimoto]

AND NOW I AM CRYING.

Congratulations, love. I'm so glad things went well.

[vlvtjones]

It's my secret evil superpower, to make people cry when I open my mouth.