Life is unpredictable. No matter what we plan, sometimes God takes things into His own hands and writes our destiny. These are things we cannot escape from.
Meghan was just 10 years old when she lost both her parents. Life felt hard and she was way too young to understand the severity of the loss, but luckily, her uncle Tim was there for her.
- Not having children on his own, he made it his goal to raise Meghan right and be there for her whenever she needed him.
- Meghan has always dreamed of having a big wedding, and her heart swelled with joy over the thought of being a bride.
- Meghan’s face turned red. It was obvious that her uncle’s response left her devastated. “But you promised,” she kept repeating.
- Tim was shocked. Meghan wasn’t even planning on buying a wedding dress with his money. Did he hear that right?
- Months passed by and neither Meghan nor Tyler reached out to Tim.
Not having children on his own, he made it his goal to raise Meghan right and be there for her whenever she needed him.
One day, as the two had a conversation about Meghan’s future, Tim said that when the day of her wedding comes, he would be the one purchasing the wedding gown for her. Her tiny face beamed with excitement. She was lucky to have such an amazing uncle.
Fast forward twenty years later, Meghan has become a mother of three beautiful children. She and her boyfriend Tyler, although very much in love, still haven’t got married due to certain circumstances.
One day, however, Tyler proposed and Meghan was over the moon. Their union was finally going to be officialized.
Meghan has always dreamed of having a big wedding, and her heart swelled with joy over the thought of being a bride.
She and Tyler were quick to share the news with her uncle Tim. As expected, Tim was as excited as the husband and wife-to-be.
As they discussed their plans with Tim, Meghan suddenly mentioned the promise Tim made when she was still very young. “Uncle Tim, you are buying my dress, right? I’m sure you remember you promised,” Meghan said. “Of course I remember,” Tim said with excitement. “I would be happy to, Meghan, just to see you happy. So, what do you two have in mind? A small gathering I guess,” Tim asked.
“Well, not exactly,” Meghan said in a shy manner. “Uncle Tim, we were hoping to have a big and glamorous wedding.”
Meghan then told Tim that she had in fact found the perfect venue, and she has also found her perfect dress. She saw it in a magazine and knew it was the one for her. The thing was, however, that the gown cost $7,500.
Tim was shocked at the price of the dress. “Meghan, I don’t know how to say this, but that dress costs way too much,” he said. “I was thinking of a dress in the range of around $1,500.”
Meghan’s face turned red. It was obvious that her uncle’s response left her devastated. “But you promised,” she kept repeating.
Tyler also tried to push Tim into spending more money on his niece’s wedding dress, but Tim refused because he believed spending that much on a dress was ridiculous.
The room felt silent. Before Meghan and Tyler left the place, Tim told them to think about his offer as he was still willing to give her $1,500 for her dress. Meghan didn’t say anything, she just waved goodbye and left.
A few days later, Meghan stopped by her uncle’s place. He was in the garage and saw her talking to someone on the phone before entering the house. However, she didn’t notice Tim who overheard her conversation.
“Tyler, I know it’s not as much as we expected, but uncle Tim is still going to give me money for the dress,” Meghan could be heard saying. “Yes, I will use that money for your car’s repairs, I told you I will help you with that.”
Tim was shocked. Meghan wasn’t even planning on buying a wedding dress with his money. Did he hear that right?
“He doesn’t know I already spent my parents’ trust fund on your car,” Megan continued. “It’ll be easy, trust me.”
Meghan’s words felt like a punch to the gut. The trust fund her parents left behind was to help her with her college, which Tim paid for until she fell pregnant with her first child and decided to drop out of it. She could use that money for her future, not on her boyfriend’s car. What was she thinking?
She was even trying to scam the only person who was there for her when her parents passed away.
At that moment, Tim got out of the garage and looked straight at Meghan, his heart filled with mixed emotions. “Meghan, I overheard your conversation,” he said with anger in his voice. “How could you spend your parents’ trust fund just like that? And you don’t even plan on buying the expensive gown you want me to give you money for?”
“Uncle Tim, it’s not what you think—” Meghan tried to explain. But Tim wasn’t willing to listen to her excuses. “I’m not paying for the dress,” Tim said firmly. “And I’m not giving you a dime for the wedding.”
Meghan grabbed her purse and left the place. She couldn’t even look her uncle in the face. She somehow knew she made a mistake but days passed by and she didn’t reach out to him to ask for forgiveness.
Months passed by and neither Meghan nor Tyler reached out to Tim.
What’s most, he learned they tied the knot at the courthouse with a handful of people in attendance. Tim wasn’t one of them because he wasn’t invited.
Not attending Meghan’s wedding hurt more than Tim wanted to admit. His relationship with his niece was now broken, and it was probably for good.
He was still willing to accept her apology, but she didn’t offer him one.
No matter how hard it was, Tim knew this was a lesson to be more cautious with his trust in people and with his generosity, even when it came to family members.
