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April 27, 2008, 5:57 pm PDT
Daddy's Drama
Quote From: magicrandiI just wanted to say that there is no way we can understand the torment this man has been going through for 40 years. This must of been a burden in his heart everyday. I can understand the girls being "disgusted" and confused. I really hope that doctor Phil, and the help that will follow, will really help them all to understand what each one is going through and why. The main thing I hope the girls will realize, their Dad's heart and love for them is TOTALLY the same. It may even be able to get stronger now because thier Dad feels better about himself. It's hard to love others when you don't love yourself. I REALLY hope they can all move on and just concentrate on the love they have for eachother. After all, that's REALLY all that matters in life. Our love for others and a family's love is the strongest and most supportive kind. Please move forward and DON'T loose each other over this. This dad must have agonized all these years about his sexual orientation, especially as an ex cop where machismo and tough- guy image is everything, so I sympathize with him about the difficultly he is facing with his daughters' inability to accept his new sexual identity. However expecting them to call him/her mom is definitely premature; he needs to give them time to absorb and understand the complexity of this issue and to continue to reassure them that his love for them is still and always the same. He should also understand that what their daughters feel, beside the embarrassment, confusion and anger, is the loss of the only father they have ever known. I'm sure Dr Phil will offer this family the kind of help they all need to be a family again.
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