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WATCH: Bride Gets Wedding Day Letter From Her Dad 20 Years After His Death

On Freya's wedding day, at the time when the father of the bride traditionally gives a speech, Freya's mother stood up and read the handwritten card from her dad.

How To Raise Thankful Kids in an Entitled Culture

"Our children and grandchildren are growing up in a child-oriented culture. It’s a culture that caters to kids. A culture that says your job as a parent is to make sure your child is always happy."

Garbage Men Wave to 3 Girls in the Window Every Week—When 1 is Gone, They Leave This Letter

"I read the note and was in near tears. Being a father, it's scary to think, 'What if it were me in that situation?'"

“I Didn’t Know She Was Dating a Black Boy, Did You?” My Daughter Changed Her Profile Picture: Mom Slams Racist Comment With Powerful Truth

Heather Boyer was taken aback when she received a text regarding the color of her daughter’s boyfriend’s skin. Shortly after her daughter changed her profile picture, the mother saw a message roll in saying, “I didn’t know she was dating a black boy, did you?”

Reflecting on all of the admirable qualities that this young man had that went so much further than skin deep, Heather was at a loss for words for the better part of the day.

Though she never ended up responding personally to that unexpected text, Heather decided to reply publicly on Facebook in order to set the record straight about the boy’s character that couldn’t be defined by pigment. Her poignant message has since spread like wildfire, amassing nearly 300,000 shares.

Read it below:

“Today my daughter changed her profile picture. After maybe 5 minutes I get a text …’I didn’t know she was dating a black boy, did you?’

It took me all day to think up a response, which I didn’t send personally but thought I would share for anyone else that ‘may not know.’

Kelsey Straeter
Kelsey Straeter
Kelsey is an editor at Outreach. She’s passionate about fear fighting, freedom writing, and the pursuit of excellence in the name of crucifying perfectionism. Glitter is her favorite color, 2nd only to pink, and 3rd only to pink glitter.

WATCH: Bride Gets Wedding Day Letter From Her Dad 20 Years After His Death

On Freya's wedding day, at the time when the father of the bride traditionally gives a speech, Freya's mother stood up and read the handwritten card from her dad.

How To Raise Thankful Kids in an Entitled Culture

"Our children and grandchildren are growing up in a child-oriented culture. It’s a culture that caters to kids. A culture that says your job as a parent is to make sure your child is always happy."

Garbage Men Wave to 3 Girls in the Window Every Week—When 1 is Gone, They Leave This Letter

"I read the note and was in near tears. Being a father, it's scary to think, 'What if it were me in that situation?'"