Finally Told my Father

One that I am dating since my divorce, and two that I am dating a black man.

I think that he expected me to be dating. He told me that he does not agree with interracial relationships, but that he loves me and wants me to be happy. I was expecting him to disown me, as he blew a gasket when I dated a black man before I got married.

I told him that I am not asking him to like it or whatever, but to just accpet me for who I am. It was a relief to now be able to reveal a special part of my life.

 

Good for you, Bosox.

 

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Do you feel like a weight is taken off your shoulders? I am glad for you....now enjoy you some darkness.....
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Yes I do life. fuck it, peopel need to accept me for me.

 

Congratulations!!!!

You have a lot of courage to proclaim your affections for a black man to your dad like that. Me having a daughter myself, I know all too well the influences us fathers have on our little girls. I'm just sorry to know you were not always able to feel you could be as open with your father as you would have liked to be, thanks to his ignorance, (in all due respect).

But welcome to the new you, a liberated woman.

Now when's the new man coming over to the folks for dinner?

Rene

 

No offense taken, my dad is a racist, but he is my dad. I did not grow up with him, as he and my mom divrced when i was young and he moved away. However, once I married and had kids we reconnected and he has be a wonderful grandfather. He knew that I had dated a couple black men before I married the ex-husband. However, since my divorce, I have not discussed my personal life with him. He asked me if I was seeing anyone I told him yes and then that my man is blakc, and he just has to deal with it.

Dinner?, not for a while Dad lives in Florida and we live In Massachusetts, geography in this case is a blessing.

 

I've always found it to be remarkable that people would be greatly relieved when others- particularly family- were able to "accept" them for their choices in dating. To me it just seems logical, but I suppose that's asking too much of folks.

Hell, dating me is as natural as dating one of "the good ol' boys" from back home. :smt102

 

I am surprised that in this day and age it is still an issue. I guess things are different in America. It was an absolute non issue for my parents, and my entire family when I told them about my BM. Maybe I am lucky or maybe it is just that Aussies love african americans!

 

Ummm, Yep!

I'd say it's this too, based on my experience with Aussies, especially the female ones.

 

in canada its kind of the same