Today, I got my dad to fill in a questionnaire my teacher handed out on Friday. One question said, "I would like to see my son/daughter ______." My dad wrote in the blank space: "Less often." FML
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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, my 5-year-old daughter was asked by her teacher to write a letter to each member of her family to read during the holidays. Her letter to me said, "Dear mommy, come on. You could have done better than dad." FML
Today, I asked my dad if he'd like to go fishing together, but he said he was busy with errands. Later, in a casual conversation with my friend, she opened up her phone to show me pictures of her fishing with my dad. 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 have been teaching my 5 year-old step-daughter how to read and write. She came bounding up to me with a piece of paper and said, "look what I did". It was a letter that said "My dad misses my real mommy, not you". FML
Today, my son was crying because he wanted his daddy, and he asked when he can see him. I had no idea what to say, given his dad left us in the middle of the night last year, now lives in another country, and told me he never wants to see us again. FML
Today, I had a parent-teacher conference with my 8 year old son. He'd written "Chuck Norris" as the answer for every question on his test. FML
Today, I rummaged around in the attic, looking for old pictures of me and my family, so I could make a surprise collage. Instead, I found my dad's old journals, talking about how desperately he didn't want a kid, and how he wanted to leave my mother more and more every day that passed since I was born. FML
Today, I got a call from my 8-year-old's 3rd grade teacher. Apparently a question went around class asking, "Why do you think you were put on this Earth?", and my son answered, "My dad says it's because I swam the fastest." FML
Today, my elderly dad once again asked me to make a reservation at a restaurant for him and a younger woman he's been seeing. Meanwhile, I haven't had anything even approaching a real date in over a decade. FML
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amc597 28
That's messed up, I hope he was joking.
cakeandfilm 13
Look on the bright side, he could have written dead or injured... Or naked
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Comments (95)
SininenAave 9
I get a strong feeling that it was a joke :) My experience at least is that loved ones are the most fun to engage in bizarre jokes like this just because it would be so ridiculous if true.
Firehed331 8
:( Aw I am so sorry I hope he was joking.
huss11 6
lool truth hurts
4x4kid 7
Have to love ur parents and their sarcasm lol.
Teyros 24
Less often.. And more 'all the time'! Jokes aside sorry OP. I was never close with my dad either.. He'll regret what he's missing out on later. :)
ashleyhalla 21
That's actually really funny! Only if he was joking. If he was serious that's really messed up. I'm sure he was joking though op. Just laugh it off :)
Potato_Muffin 7
I agree, it was probably a joke. Things will get better
cao15 8
daamm it better be a joke though lol
StarrliteFire 7
damn. that's just wrong
JMichael 25
I'm sure he meant it as a joke OP. My parents always made jokes about me moving out of the house, but let me stay till I turned 20 and had enough money saved to get my own place.