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DD came out as bisexual to her dad, he now doesn't want anything to do with her

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Gingerninj · 08/04/2018 14:59

A few days before Christmas my DD, aged 13, told me she has a girlfriend and is bisexual. I'm totally fine with it of course. Her girlfriend is absolutely lovely, I wasn't sure how serious this relationship was at first, at her age I had a few week long "relationships" but they seem really close and I'm happy for her. The other day she said she wanted to tell her dad, he's not been very involved with her upbringing, comes to see her on the occasion. Her step dad is more of a father figure really. So she called and told him and he wasn't happy at all. He told her to pass the phone over to me, started shouting at me as if I was letting her take drugs or something. I told him it's simply who she is and he will just have to except it. He told me not to expect to hear from him again and don't bother contacting him either. This really upset and annoyed my DD. I suggested that she could text him and maybe help him understand this wasn't a choice or something she can change but she said there was no point. He's blocked her on Facebook. I'm honestly not sure how to handle this situation

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SomeKnobend · 08/04/2018 17:17

Just reassure her that it's him with the problem, not her. She's right, it'd be a waste of time to pursue him. It's up to him to get over himself and come back with an apology. You should reassure her that if/when he does this, you will stand by her whether or not she tells him he can shove his shitty apology and deadbeat parenting right up his arse.

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