I'm white. I'm care about and love both of my parents very much. I even like spending time around them. My dad has an office in Atlanta and stays with me in my apartment whenever he is up here. It's totally cool with me. I have a fairly open relationship with my parents (a little more so with my dad) but not to the extent were I feel comfortable talking about (or participating in) illegal drugs. My Dad knows that I've smoked pot before, as I know he had back in his teens/20s, but he certainly doesn't condone it. I'll talk about drinking and alcohol with my parents, but never sexual encounters or anything, lol.

But yeah, I'm not really emotionally dependent on them (I would have no problem taking a job far away from here whenever I graduate), but at the same time it's not at all like I'm itching to get away or anything. I love both of my parents and like them as people as well.

I know a lot of my white friends are like this too. Granted I know some that aren't, but almost all of my good friends are like this.