A lady has shared a heartbreaking account of her parents’ absence at her wedding.
The lady, identified by the TikTok handle @itsreallyorga, shared that her parents were absent from her wedding due to bride price.
Details Of The incident
According to @itsreallyorga, she wished her parents were in attendance at her wedding.
She further disclosed that out of her 8 siblings, only 3 showed up to her wedding, leaving her emotionally hurt.
Her lengthy caption reads,
I just wish my parents were there for me. Especially having eight siblings and only three of them showing up on the biggest day of my life. I was emotionally hurt, but I tried my best to stay focused on my wedding. I cried a lot. I’ve learned that people only show up if they truly want to.
A lot of people will congratulate you online, but won’t show up in person. Still,I genuinely appreciate every congratulations and all the support even from people I don’t know.
Reacting to this, a TikTok user, @Fae remarked, “You decided not to let him pay your bride price to your parents. They also decided not to show up. Action,consequence what’s the issue?”.
Another user, @MamaBanke stated, “As much as you would require him to buy you an engagement ring your parents have the right to demand the bride price. Stop deminishing our culture”.
@jojopheeny, “I also didn’t want my bridal price however when a man sees how you disrespect your family, he will eventually do the same” .
While, @GraykellssOfficial inquired, “Why didn’t you let him pay the bride price to your family? You know it’s just symbolic and doesn’t mean u are being sold right?”.
Watch video below……
@itsreallyorga
I just wish my parents were there for me. Especially having eight siblings and only three of them showing up on the biggest day of my life. I was emotionally hurt, but I tried my best to stay focused on my wedding. I cried a lot. I’ve learned that people only show up if they truly want to. A lot of people will congratulate you online, but won’t show up in person. Still, I genuinely appreciate every congratulations and all the support even from people I don’t know. #brideprice #africanparents #traditionalwedding #foryoupage
♬ original sound – ✨Olga M🫧
