There is an old saying that you should never judge someone else unless you have walked a mile in their shoes. This is important to remember, because we never fully know what is going on in the life of another.
It is especially difficult to keep yourself from judging when you are close to the person and they do something that is wrong in your eyes. Family members may sometimes jump to conclusions when they should really just mind their own business.
We see evidence of this in the following family issue that was shared by a woman online. She was upset with her mother but, in the end, she learned a lesson she will never forget.
My 70-year-old mother-in-law is getting married. She met a man in her nursing home, and now they’re throwing this big wedding. I mean, at her age, it seems a bit… much, right? Shouldn’t she be focusing on her grandkids instead of pretending to be a bride?
I was annoyed, thinking she was making a fool of herself, but then my husband sat me down. He told me that the man she’s marrying isn’t just a random nursing home fling. He’s actually her first love—the one she was forced to leave behind when she got married decades ago. They’d reconnected, and this wedding was their second chance at happiness.
I didn’t know what to say. It wasn’t just some silly whim; it was a love story that had spanned a lifetime. I realized I had been judging too quickly. What should I do now?
