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When I moved in my neighbor mowed my lawn for a good ten years. He just wanted to be nice. I didn't make him all the work we'd split. He also shoveled my driveway and sidewalk. So it's not that strange of offer.

Actually my neighbor has mowed my grass and offered to begin with when he first moved in. Just country folk that had a bad turn with the economy and lost everything and had to move into the city. I am also disabled.

Yeah that was a weirddd offer

If they just moved in its possible he may have already been cutting the grass along with his. He might just be used to it.

I am an over protective father to a little girl. I took a preventative measure however and have been storing evidence in the form of photographs, videos etc all categorized under 'Boyfriend Repellent', The contents of which are, frankly, shameful. To be used only in cases of severe dissaproval of daughters partner choice. ;D

Ah hah.. My dads overprotective too. Pretty much what you just described except I'm not a little girl..

#20, ah, a n00b. I'm an overprotective father of a teenage girl. When there is a boy I need to get rid of, I tell my daughter how great he is, how I look forward to him being my son-in-law and would like to hang out with him and watch sports and drink beer. The guy gets dumped faster than radioactive dogshit.

Haha, perdix's methode is far more advanced and subtle. Because quite honestly, stalking your daughters boyfriend is pathetic. Then again, I am no father yet.

#42, good save. Wait until you're a dad to weigh in on the topic. When you have a son, you have to worry about one penis, but when you have a daughter, you have to worry about ALL of them!

Where did I say id stalk the boyfriend? Anyway, i'm sure the method perdix mentions works, I just like having a collection of highly embarrassing material on hand. It will certainly come in useful :D I've never been called a noob in,regards to parenting before. I am an always learning parent, so technically you are correct but the lingo doesn't fit the message. "noob parent." Maybe its just me.

I always liked Charles Barkley's response when asked how he planned on handling the boyfriend situation when his daughters hit dating age. He said he planned to be sitting in the living room cleaning his gun collection whenever a boy came over. He figured the sight of a large Black man with a gun would keep them on the straight and narrow.

#43, That I totally agree with. I have a boy too, I don't dread his dating years in the same way, haha

I've got three daughters, triplets. I had to go all out to keep the boys away. Scaring them works well, but if they make it past that, being extra friendly will usually get them dumped. No holds barred, if she won't dump him because I like him, I'll flirt with him, then show him my duct tape and rope collection, never failed yet.

Mums flirting with daughters partners? Whilst I respect the level of malevolence and deviousness you are prepared to employ for the 'sake of your daughter' that is a line I do hope my wife never dares to cross!

That's what happens in twilight lol #46

55, I'm their father. That technique might be significantly less frightening if their 5 foot tall mother used it.

Some guys might be turned on by the duct tape and rope collection

It never even crossed my mind you were the father, haha. I have no excuse for that. It is infinitely more brilliant this way round. I imagine any teenage boy will be terrified of his girlfriends dads '**** me' eyes!

So true! He'll I'd even offer to buy her a drink. Is that ok to do in the front yard at a first meeting?

Nice observation #18

Some of us were brought up to help females, open doors for them, carry their bags etc. It's disgusting really, isn't it?

I think you are confusing women with old people #29. I may hold a door open to allow a women in first, that's about all though.

its courtosy to help anyone not just us poor feeble minded weak females. holding the door open is just being nice but carrying a random persons bags might not be looked upon kindly.

Am I the only person who understands that female is not a noun? Say woman, dude!

My point was that it is demeaning to offer help to a woman on the sole basis that she is female. I would hold a door as a matter of courtesy for many people, it's not demeaning. It's common courtesy. Taking the shopping because someone is a woman is totally demeaning because it suggests that they cannot manage. I would offer this to the elderly because most of the time they can't manage, are not ashamed and genuinely grateful of a little respect and help.

I'm fully aware that a lady is capable of opening the door for herself, and in my experience it has always been taken the right way.