Today, a boy asked me out, and I immediately learned just how much it stinks to have 4 overprotective rugby player older brothers, an overprotective marine corps dad, and an overprotective two-star general grandfather. As a bonus, mom is an overprotective police officer. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I find myself in an unfortunate situation. I met my girlfriend's family and it turns out she's the baby of the family with 7 older brothers, a dad and a granddad, and 6 uncles. That’s 15 very large, very overprotective men I’m sure all want me dead. FML
Today, my dad is a drill sergeant, which is bad enough, but my boyfriend wants to meet him and my mom. This cannot go well, all the jokes and comedy movies say this cannot go well at all. FML
Today, I brought a boy over to my house to help with a history project. My mom suddenly swooped in and bombarded him with questions about his and my sex life, and how she wants to have exactly four grandchildren. FML
Today, I finally got up the nerve to ask out my crush, only to find out that they're already in a committed relationship with my mom. FML
Today, I received an email from my stepmom. It was a picture of a boy that she said she thought I might like to know. Next to the picture was the message, "He comes from a good military background." My love life is so pathetic that my stepmother feels the need to try and set me up. FML
Today, I'm 29 years-old, yet my dad still thinks he can be the stereotypical overprotective dad of a teenage daughter who tries to scare off her boyfriends. If it wasn't for my mom who defends me, I would go no contact with him. FML
Today, my boyfriend has helicopter parents. He offered to take me out on a date for Valentine's Day, but there's one condition: his mother has to be there the whole time. He's 17 years old. FML
Today, my dad told me he has been dating my boyfriend's mom while I was away at college. They have gotten pretty serious, and are thinking about getting married. I might be dating my stepbrother. FML
Today, I was getting ready for my first date with a boy I really like when my dad insisted on meeting him. My dad is super protective and a cop. He cleaned his gun in front of my date and made it clear he had to be careful with me. My date started to cry when we got to the car. FML
Today, my mom asked me out of the blue if I was ever going to consider getting married. It wasn't until after the conversation ended that I remembered my siblings are all either single like I am, or incapable of having children. I am my mother's last hope of becoming a grandma, and she reminds me all the time. FML
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RichardPencil 32
The most important thing is that the boy has protection. Because, as of last week, you no longer have the protection of your ability to control your body if his protection and your protection both fail.
SJKatt 15
Why are your family still living in the 90's like it's acceptable to terrorize someone else's kid because they like your kid? Sounds like your entire life sucks, not just the dating aspect.
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Comments (8)
Rozay333 36
Sounds like you have a great family structure that lots of people would be glad to have.
RichardPencil 32
The most important thing is that the boy has protection. Because, as of last week, you no longer have the protection of your ability to control your body if his protection and your protection both fail.
mskeptik 12
Are there a lot of rugby players in the USA? Sounds more like UK or Australia. So the protection of her ability to control her body is probably fine.
RichardPencil 32
Yes, we do. We're the only country where the marines are scary bad-asses. In other countries, they are polite, professional civil servants.
Pink_Turnips 14
not for nothing having all of those men is a blessing... as men we typically see through other men faster than a woman would.. theres tons of older women who speak on this as well, it sucked in the moment but they were truly thankful in the end
Hangryko 32
Tell them you'll apply for emancipation if they all don't back off.
SJKatt 15
Why are your family still living in the 90's like it's acceptable to terrorize someone else's kid because they like your kid? Sounds like your entire life sucks, not just the dating aspect.
Davey Crocker 7
You have people who care about you. They will make sure you find a good one.
1known 34
Not their job.
Wadlaen 24
So... no date on you..?🤔
1known 34
Men believing that their daughter, sister, wife, girlfriend, mother are their property and need to be told who they can date are the worst. Trust your daughter, sister, wife, girlfriend, mother. That’s how you make them strong. And Op I hope that all those men around you never cheat nor have a one time thing. If they do they are hypocrites. And if you have a brother, is he raised differently? If so your family is full of hypocrites.
Marcella1016 32
This needs more upvotes.