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A mother of the groom feels left out during wedding prep, wonders if she's needed, then chooses grace over comparison and ends the day watching her son look back at her with love.

Showing Up With Dignity as the Mother of the Groom

Posted on August 5, 2026August 5, 2026 by joyfulmother

Weddings have a way of testing you. Somebody forgets to include you in a photo. Somebody else gets three toasts and you get none. You can plan for the flowers and the seating chart, but you can’t plan for how people treat you on the day itself. Our newest MOG Comic Strip (Episode 12) follows…

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