5. “He acted like I wasn’t there.”

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5. “He acted like I wasn’t there.”

In high school, I dated a tall, handsome, green-eyed white boy. The first time I had dinner with his family, my boyfriend’s father spoke to his wife, acknowledged his daughters, and joked with his son, but acted like I wasn’t there. I was salutatorian of my graduating class, college-bound, articulate, appropriately dressed, charming, kind, and loved his son fiercely — the kind of girl most fathers want for their sons.

But I was black. So he acted like I wasn’t there.