Dear Avriana:

So the incident is that your boyfriend’s friend referred to you on a text message as bipolar and your boyfriend did not respond to his friend following that comment, and .. that is it.

Did your parents ever say an unkind word to you about you? If they did, should you disown them (your father threatened to disown you because of an unkind word that your boyfriend’s friend said)?

Thing is, I don’t think that incident is the reason for your family’s disapproval. It is only an excuse, isn’t it?

If your parents never said an unkind word about you or anyone in their lives, then the reason they gave you may make sense, but if this is not the case (I suspect it isn’t), then it is more likely to be your boyfriend’s race that bothers them so much.

anita