Wedding speech? Dress?

[amles80]

I'm trying to write a speech for my brother's wedding. Have you ever done that? It's so hard! Not because I don't know the theory of writing speeches, but... well, let's just say that it's not my favourite genre. (It seems so much easier when you just quote a textbook and try to teach sixteen-year-olds how to do it! *lol* I’m a fake Swedish teacher

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[frosted_flower]

I think that by tradition the only one who "should" do a speach in this case is actually your mom. Isn't it supposed to be the bride's father and the groom's mother? I think it would be perfectly okay if only your grandma did a speech (I do think that it would be a bit weird if no one from his side did it when lots from the other side do, but ... really? Who is to decide?) I think it is more important that the people who give speeches do so because they want to.

[amles80]

Haha, you are right! But, she refused. Anyway, there were only four speeches in total (and also one... song thing). More people told me they wanted to but chickened out... so I was the brave one! :)

[amles80]

Thanks, I did it and it went pretty well. :)

I appreciate your prespective, thank you! You are probably right, I don't think many people care about it beyond what you say. I mean, what would be the problem; it's not that I think people look at me and think "omg what a freak, let's take a detour!" I guess the real issue is that I still have a problem accepting that I do have a visible disability at all. Now as I'm typing this, I realize that one way of putting it is that it's not the passerby's problem at all, it's mostly just in my own head. (Yeah, I also don't know another way to phrase it, at least not in English *lol* Throughout my life I've mostly just referred to it as "that thing" which is ridicilous. I think "disability" is an accurate term.)