Quote From: tinhil2000This 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.
I believe that you can see both sides of the coin. I have responded to you only because I have decided to respond from the positive people instead of the silly and one sided comments that I see on the message boards. I know Michael personally and found him to be extremely selfish and self centered. He may have had issues in the past but as always he never thinks things through. He acts and reacts by the seat of his pants and uses his emotions to guide him. I do not know him as Kayla but what I am seeing, he still has the same attributes. Female, Male, what is the difference?? He continues to manipulate the people around him. He tries to get everyone to see the world through his eyes and make them understand his way of thinking.
The girls have had a roller coaster ride relationship with him all along. They are not able to express their feelings to him because of the emotions that they are feeling right now. Michael has not sought any counseling because he states all therapists are quacks. The girls are going through the 12 steps of grief. They are at the acceptance stage and need more time and lots of therapy. I would hope that people on the message boards would give insight to their own experiences (if any) and be encouraging to them due to the fact that they are so young and impressionable.
