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This week we're welcoming another guest to discuss something a little different and exciting. We don’t hear a lot about single fathers even though there are plenty of them out there. L’aigner, however, is a biracial black woman raised by her single white father.
In this first part of our interview, she talks about being raised by her dad and how that relationship influences what she looks for in the men she dates. She also discusses having difficult conversations with him about race and gives us his perspective on police brutality.
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In this episode:
[04:13] - L’aigner likes to say she was raised like a Disney princess who was raised by a single father, such as Princess Jasmine, Pocahontas, Belle, and Ariel.
[08:38] - L’aigner talks about why she sometimes jokes that her dad might have ruined her for men.
[11:06] - Brittney has adopted this one thing in her life that L’aigner mentioned.
[12:27] - As Brittney's gotten older, Pops discovered the vulnerable side of himself that he didn’t realize existed.
[15:27] - How has L’aigner's relationship with her father impacted her love life?
[17:41] - After living with her dad for almost two years as an adult, L’aigner understands what she wants in a mate.
[20:56] - L’aigner's dad didn't want her to leave home. Did Pops ever feel any fear when Brittney went to college or moved to California?
[24:01] - How has it been for L’aigner living with her father as an adult?
[27:23] - Brittney asks L’aigner who started the conversations about racial disparities between herself and her dad.
[33:58] - Pops believes that coming into these types of conversations from a place of love is the missing piece.
[38:36] - To help facilitate change, Pops hopes that L’aigner's father has these conversations with his white family members.
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