I am sorry if this is messy, but I need to get it off my chest
Earlier this year, my father was caught talking and sending gifts to other women. This isn’t the first time he’s done something like this. When my mom confronted him about it (dad is white; mom is Black), he started blabbering about how he should’ve married a white woman who “shared his ideals” (he is super republican and hates people of color) and told my mom “haven’t you ever thought about marrying a Black guy?”
He’s never taken Black issues seriously. Whenever my siblings and I dealt with racist comments and micro aggressions, he just…didn’t care. He openly called certain people of color slurs because he thought it was funny and would get mad when we told him to stop.
I am currently going no contact with him, and this is just a sprinkle of some of the things he’s done. I’m sorry if this is kind of all over the place, but I needed to get it off my chest. I know I made the right decision cutting him off, but I’ve had family members tell me that I’ll “probably regret it later” and that I “shouldn’t say things I’ll regret.” I’m just tired of it all, honestly.