Today, for the first time in my life, my dad said he was proud of me. It meant a lot to me, and I started tearing up. Noticing my emotion, he looked at me pityingly, said "Aaaaand it's gone." and walked out of the room. FML
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Today, my father, who's never played much part in my life, told me how proud he is of me. I choked back tears, and we hugged for the first time in years. Later, I choked back my rage when I saw he'd opened my mail and obviously planned on leeching my new-found SSI money off me. FML
Today, my dad sat me down for a talk. After the talk, he wasn't my dad anymore. FML
Today, I was sitting in my room when my dad walked in to talk. He said I'm not the son he'd hoped for, and that he'd been let down as a father. He said I should change the way I am so that he could love me more. It was the longest conversation I've had with my dad in years. FML
Today, I got back home from work and casually asked my dad, "What's up?" He casually replied, "Wishing I'd had a son instead." and stared glassy-eyed at me until I left the room. FML
Today, I saw my dad for the first time in almost five years, at his funeral. FML
Today, my dad posted on Facebook, apologizing to anyone he'd texted the night before. He said he'd gotten wasted and didn't mean anything he said. So much for that first ever "I'm proud of you" then. FML
Today, I told my dad that I broke up with my first serious girlfriend. He responded by blaring sad breakup songs as loud as he could throughout the house, just to see me "cry like a bitch". FML
Today, I got a text from my mom that said, "Your dad and I are so proud of you." Sweet, right? It was meant for my brother. FML
Today, after being dumped by my boyfriend of two years, I poured my heart out to my dad. He nodded and looked sympathetic throughout. Afterwards, I asked him what I should do. He replied, "How the hell should I know?" and awkwardly left my room. FML
Today, it hit me that my dad didn't cry when I moved out, he did so only when I came back later to pick up my cat. FML
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cherries62212 16
Be happy it was there for a second!:)
TheComedyAudio 29
At least he said it. Some dads don't come home
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Comments (40)
soomethinmuncher 3
Pussy
yeahthatsmeee 10
I'm sorry OP that sucks. I'm sure he's proud of you even if he doesn't always say it out loud.
TunaFireStarter 16
If he has never said it before, you can't be so sure...
tealrobot 15
at least you know that he was once proud of you
HowsBoutaRoadie 8
if you're a dude you deserved to get walked out on for crying. if you're a girl your dad is a dick face.
PrincessCastiel 27
Awe, I'm so sorry OP! I bet you're an amazing daughter and you have alot to be proud of :) , your Dad is just taking you for granted and being selfish.
KaneHunter 22
I feel so bad for you, OP. This just..makes me want to cry
punk1488 7
Maybe he's an unspoken affection kind of dad.
kurodansei 16
It's okay Sherbotsky just puff a stoggie down a bourbon and everything'll be okay again.
EmmaMK 35
He said he was proud because he meant it. He may of just panicked and said the first silly thing that came to his mind to stop him showing emotions. He is proud of you.
travislemoine 7
Your dad's a douchebag