Well love, you know how I feel about your secret... it sucks that this person (not sure who it is) told you to never speak to him again... but if you want to chat feel free.
Our greatest friends should be there for us no matter what. I just watched Meet Joe Black the other day, and there was a fantastic quote when the sort of loser guy was talking about his amazing love for his wife. He said, "She knows the worst thing about me, and it's OK."
It's when we release our most painful secrets that we need our loved ones the most. I'm very sorry that these people could not find it within themselves to accept the reality of the situation and be a friend to you, but people have a lot of difficulty with anything outside of their sphere of normality. Maybe they'll come around. I'm also always here to chat . . . for what it's worth from strange, disembodied internet weirdos like me and SailorFrank, we're here for you, baby!
(Wait, you and Frank are both in Texas . . . maybe you know each other and I'm the only disembodied weirdo here . . .)
In related news, I also told someone recently that I didn't want to talk to her anymore after I was hurt by something she did . . . then I realized what a stupid asshole I was being and recanted. We're all capable of being fucktards (as Clint Eastwood noted in Unforgiven . . ."We've all got it comin', kid"), but hopefully the best of us can see it when it happens and be man enough to admit our mistakes. In my situation, I don't know anymore who was wrong or who was right, and maybe neither was and maybe it doesn't even matter. People who care about each other should be good to each other. At the end of things, we need each other, and that's the way of the world.
Just my 2 cents worth. I see (at least) two problems.
Cent 1: If your dad is NOT in prison for what he did to you, he SHOULD be.
Cent 2: You"re in Texas. You can't live your life the way you want it in Texas. OK, I'm given to understand that Austin is a cool place to live. The only problem with Austin is, it's surrounded by Texas. If it's at all possible, get out of Texas!
