I was raised by a single dad...AMA

[xCivicx]

Is he black?

 

[Yinny]

How did he handle teaching you about your period? This question is serious btw

Are you close with your mom if she's living?

This, and sex and boys.

How did he handle going to functions with other children and their fam? Did he do the whole PTA Pops thing?

 

[OliviaTwist]

I raised my daughter myself she’s in college now I hope she makes a thread like this one day
Big ups to your pops shyt ain’t easy. U either dedicated to your kids lives or your own AINT NO IN BETWEEN. All that going out shyt, hanging out with the fellas, being a playa shyt is out.
Only the realest can do it.
Oh and them tyler perry movies about how women swoon over a single dad IS A GOTDAMN LIE. Hoes be like “he got too much baggage”

Yeah he RARELY brought women around when I was little unless it was an actual girlfriend. Can’t lie once I got older I’d sometimes hear him sneak somebody in while he thought I was sleep.

When I would be home from college for breaks and he’d start dating a little more, when his women would call and I answered they would immediately hang up thinking I was his wife or live in girlfriend . Then they’d call back and be like “...can I speak to such and such?” And I’d be like sure hold on “DADDY? PHONE!” loud enough so they could hear me.

 

[OliviaTwist]

Is he black?

Yep. Light skinned with light eyes but yes he is black with two black parents

 

[OliviaTwist]

does your mom have other kids

Does your mom have any other kids?

Do yo get along with them?

My mom has another daughter and we have a wonderful relationship. He always encouraged me to develop our relationship regardless on how I felt about my mom. Shes a teen and our gap is 10 years apart so now I try to stay consistent with spending quality time with her. I’m teaching her how to drive now.

 

[OliviaTwist]

This, and sex and boys.

How did he handle going to functions with other children and their fam? Did he do the whole PTA Pops thing?

He was very involved in school. Always came to visit my classes and dapped up and high fived my classmates. All my teachers and principals knew him by first name and boy were they quick to SNITCH!

As far as boys and sex go I just tried to avoid the topic altogether when I was younger because that was weird since that was my dad. As far as dating goes he surprisingly wasn’t as bad as I thought he’d be but when I went on my first date he did copy down my date’s info. Just to play around.

 

[Easy-E]

Boy stop lol dating life hit a whole red octagon
Shyt gets real. Cats swear they’ll be the best single dad til reality sets in.

My dad waited a good while to get in relatio ship and got burnt by a mother of 3...she cheated and got preggo