11-07-2010, 03:01 AM
Wow, what a complete man... You are at a stage where I think you are ready to take your life into your own hands, and lose the friends and family that are not helping you to grow. Their loss, to be honest. You are right in thinking that you need to change your horizons and get the sort of friends that will support you and help you to be yourself and fulfil your dreams. Who needs family such as the one you've got? I hope your mother is alright with it, and I'm guessing your father kind of suspects but is too introverted to actually say it, just in case he was wrong and you got upset. (?) You don't mention any brothers and sisters, whereby I'm guessing you're an only child. The thing is, one day you'll want to be able to introduce your lover / boyfriend / partner to your parents probably, and I think it would be simpler if your dad knew, but we can tell our dads in more subtle ways than just coming out with it in a blatant fashion. I've never had to say anything to my dad. He's just seen me with my partner and accepted that that was what made me happy. The words have not been mentioned but he understands and knows, there's no doubt about it. Now, in subtle ways, he asks me: "When is Marshlander coming over?" so I tell him and then he says, 'can he bring me something from England?" and I say, I'm sure he can... so I think that's his way of showing that it's ok.