My parents mocked my husband for years: his height, his past, and even humiliated him at our wedding. But when they lost everything and came begging him for $20,000, they expected easy forgiveness. He agreed… but only on one condition they never saw coming.I’ll never forget the look on my mother’s face at my weddingInstead of looking happy, she was embarrassed. “Please let the earth open up and swallow me whole” type of embarrassed.And all because my husband, Jordan, was born with achondroplasia. In layman’s terms, he has dwarfism.ecause of that, I once heard my parents call him a “genetic stain” on the family name.When I walked down the aisle on our wedding day, I thought my parents’ looks of shame would be the worst part of the day.I was wrong.”Please let the earth open up and swallow me whole.”

During the reception, Dad stepped up to the microphone, already laughing.”To the couple! May their children be able to reach the dinner table!”A few people chuckled nervously.I felt my face burn. I wanted to crawl under the table.But Jordan took my hand in his and whispered, “Don’t let it get to you.””How can I not? That’s my father, and what he just said… God!””I know, but trust me: life is a lot easier when you let the ugly remarks go.”A few people chuckled nervously.I hated that he could be so stoic about it. In part because I could hear everything he wasn’t saying:I’m used to it.I’ve heard worse.When you’ve been mocked all your life, you barely notice it anymoreWatching my own parents be so carelessly cruel to the man I loved broke my heart.It didn’t matter to them that Jordan was a brilliant architect or that he treated me better than anyone ever had.And it didn’t stop there.When you’ve been mocked all your life, you barely notice it anymore.