The phrases “your dad would have been so disappointed in you” and “fatherless behavior” are some I’ve heard quite a bit after coming out, not only online but from old friends and even family. I recently found his old rap CD from 2005 and was really amused to hear him act all tough and mean but that’s not the point, the point is in one of the songs he word for word says “Kissed a guy, watched him die.” And I was so surprised by that and all I could do was laugh, laugh because I remembered who my father was, the supportive, kind, and loving man who I know would have stood by me if he was still around. He was such a good man and I can’t believe I almost let people make me forget that.
I love you dad, you’re the reason I can love myself.
