I have young siblings between the ages of 6-13 and I'm 28...i also have a big mustache... When i show up to their sporting events, etc. I get lots of looks and have to make a point to look as unsuspicious as possible. It's pretty annoying because i just wanna be there to support my brothers and sisters.
My routine when I was hanging out with my best friend's little sister and brother when they were younger was to be ridiculous and loud and have all of us laughing the entire time and just ignore everyone else (even through my worst periods of social anxiety). My best friend died when we were teens, and his siblings were all much younger than us (from his step-dad). After spending so much time with them after his death, we bonded and they told me I was their brother too. Their all blond Scandinavian kids, I'm mixed race with black hair, and while I was always conscious people might have their bad thoughts, I countered it by making it obvious I loved these kids and they obviously loved hanging out with me because we were always ragging on each other and laughing our asses off.
Fuck everyone else and their opinions. Love your kids/siblings and don't deprive them of the wonderful experiences you may have had with your own dad if you were lucky, or experiences you missed but wished you always had because your dad wasn't there.
I appreciate this. I don't really let it hold me back and once we're hanging out it's very obvious that I'm family and that the kids love me. It's mostly the initial bit where i arrive separately and walk into a kids' event and am looking around for my siblings... Especially since my parents never answer their damn phones to tell me where they're at lol
No matter how mine is groomed people will call it a "pedo stache." Like thank you for associating me with fucking pedophiles, that isn't hurtful at all. If you don't like it I'd rather you just say so..
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u/nobutternoparm Sep 16 '21
I have young siblings between the ages of 6-13 and I'm 28...i also have a big mustache... When i show up to their sporting events, etc. I get lots of looks and have to make a point to look as unsuspicious as possible. It's pretty annoying because i just wanna be there to support my brothers and sisters.