Question: help me help my sis? my little sis has this boyfriend and she is ot suposed to be dating. my parents found out and she got in trouble. and only to make matters worse, they foundout he was mexican. my dad doesn't want us to be dating mexicans, he says being friends with them is fine, but thet having a relationship with one is crap. Now she has to break up with him in order to get approval from him because he said that later in life, if she marries someone out of our race, he will disown her(we are white). she doesn't know how to break up with him becaus eshe really has feelings for him and of course she can't tell him the real reason. so please HELP!

Answer: Er... i'm sorry but what year are we living in?\ni can understand that your parents want the best for both of you but at the same time, parents have to let their children make their own mistakes. that is the hardest part of being a parent. \ni dont think the problem is with the mexican as you've not said that you think he's bad for your sister. However it sounds to me that you're dad is being quite racist. you get good and bad people in any country, any race, any where. in todays world you can't afford to be racist, its like saying you'll only eat rice for the rest of your life because it's good for you!\nwhy isn't your sister meant to be dating? if it's because your parents think she's too young then their only trying to bring her up the way they think is right. \ni think you both should sit down and talk with your parents. tell them that you respect how they are trying to bring you up and that you respect that they only want the best for you both. however, the process of growing up is to make mistakes and learn from them. try to reach a compromise with them.\nhopefully they will see how adult you're being about the situation.\nit's not an easy situation to be in. good luck.
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