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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; they just don’t get the same headlines as single mothers. 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:
[02:37] – As far as she can recall, Brittney has only ever known one other person raised by a single father.
[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.
[07:09] – For a while, L’aigner was in radio. Her dad is a DJ and owns his own business.
[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. It’s made her empathize with men more.
[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? She discusses the two major relationships from her 20s.
[17:41] – After living with her dad for almost two years as an adult, L’aigner understands what she wants in a mate.
[18:38] – L’aigner lays out her bare minimum expectations of a romantic partner.
[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?
[22:43] – L’aigner went to Italy to feel more connected to her Italian roots and wants to visit Ghana as well.
[24:01] – How has it been for L’aigner living with her father as an adult? She discusses some of the difficult conversations they’ve had around race.
[26:29] – For the first time, L’aigner verbalizes feeling confused as a biracial person.
[27:23] – Brittney asks L’aigner who started the conversations about racial disparities between herself and her dad. George Floyd’s killing kicked it off.
[28:56] – L’aigner feels her father lacks recognition of his superpower when speaking up on behalf of his black friends.
[33:58] – Pops believes that approaching these types of conversations from a place of love is the missing piece.
[36:18] – Pops shares a story about how a white father started looking at life differently when his daughter gave birth to a biracial child.
[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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Season 2 episode 13: Unprecedented times: protests, uprising, and racism
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