Today, I introduced my dad, who is a surgeon, to the TV show 'House, M.D.' I thought it'd be a good bonding experience. How wrong I was. He spent the whole time yelling about the "insane" medical inaccuracies, then lectured me about my crappy taste in TV. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my dad got angry with me for not watching "Better Call Saul" with him, because he thinks it will help me with law school. He did this while I was actually reading for a class taught by the top health law professor in the country. FML
Today, I was telling off one of my friends, a fellow student of medicine, who was spending his evenings watching "House" instead of revising for our important exam, as I was. The topic mentioned in the episode came up in the exam. He got 4 points more than I did. FML
Today, my husband won't seek medical treatment for a condition he's been living with for years because he saw an episode of House, in which the treatment made the condition worse in a very rare instance. FML
Today, I think my dad has finally lost his shit and is having a mid-life crisis. He showed up at my school and had me brought to the front desk. He told me to get in the car because we were going to have some "father-daughter bonding." This meant us watching Silent Hill with his work buddies. FML
Today, I was talking to one of my supervisors at my new job. He asked if I knew a professor at the school I recently graduated from, and I decided to babble on about how shitty of a professor he was and how much I loathed his class. He then looked at me and said, "That's my dad." FML
Today, a week after my dad discovered Family Guy and started mindlessly repeating catchphrases from it 24/7, I finally lost my temper and told him how incredibly annoying it was. He just paused, turned to look me in the eye, and said, "Shut up, Meg." FML
Today, I introduced my girlfriend to my dad. I thought it was a good idea at the time, at least until he took her aside for a private chat. During the chat, he told her all about my two previous marriages and advised her to "get out while you can". FML
Today, I showed my girlfriend some old home videos of me as a kid. My dad must have taped over one though, because halfway through it cut to extremely graphic footage of his colonoscopy. FML
Today, I went out with my parents and a family friend. After saying goodbye to the friend and as soon as the elevator doors shut, my parents started trash-talking the friend's looks, stature, choice of clothes, etc. Now I understand a lot about my education growing up. FML
Today, I walked in on my dad singing along to a song on Sesame Street. He tried to divert attention from what I'd just witnessed by angrily grilling me over "just barging in" and not respecting people's privacy. Apparently he forgot that we were in the living room. FML
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DocBastard 40
******* "House". I can't watch that goddamned show. Doctors don't do their own pathology, give medicines, start IVs, take X-rays, do angiograms, or run the MRI. $@!% &*#%* £$!@ "#+*!
Zaros_fml 24
DocBastard has kids, eh?
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brainymes 30
The show may be inaccurate, but at least it's somewhat funny.
onlychildFTW 34
Yeah I quite like the show. Though I made the same mistake watching it with a Dr.
LaurenLo 17
I once watched a show with my dad, who's a neurosurgeon, that had a medical inaccuracy and he went off about how incorrect it was. It was hilarious, but he had a point because the writing team really needs to do their research, in my opinion!
niallo 23
I'm a nurse and did my own tv yelling in my time. But House is in a league of its own. I love that show.
tyler_mcdolan 10
Maybe you guys could bond over medical inaccuracies in tv?
usernaaame 4
Should have taken it in as artistic licence. As a criminal justice student I know that cop shows are mostly bullshit, but they're still fun to watch.
Zaros_fml 24
DocBastard has kids, eh?
gc327072 31
They sure grew up fast!
DocBastard 40
******* "House". I can't watch that goddamned show. Doctors don't do their own pathology, give medicines, start IVs, take X-rays, do angiograms, or run the MRI. $@!% &*#%* £$!@ "#+*!
Zaros_fml 24
When I first heard of it I thought it was about a house. Was disappointed with the actual show.
fabs1171 23
I love you DocBastard!!
Thejackel79 9
Funny thing #6 Doc (as revealed on his blog) actually does have kids. Not old enough to be on FML but they do exist.
VeganVampyre 27
51- it is about a House. Technically. Just sayin'
little_one 20
House is mildly entertaining but they kinda **** up a lot when I watched it with my pharmacist husband he kept shouting the way you actually pronounce the drug names. I stopped watching the show because of the silly soap opera drama and how repetitive it was, my husband shouting actually made it worth watching haha.
tyler_mcdolan 10
Then show him Big Bang theory
eyedea84 5
I do catch the drift you were implying, but theoretical physics is all based on theory, hence the comedic approach. not quite the same as house trying to reproduce actual medical procedures and diagnosis used by physicians.
Xotoolyxo 16
Maybe let him have a say in the next tv show?
EmpireCityRay 13
He'd probably pick some boring PBS show, haha.
eyedea84 5
The man is a surgeon, a highly educated and precise field of work with an adequate need for perfection, how does a pbs broadcasting joke fall into play?
Zack6849 8
I cant blame your dad, im technically inclined and i facepalm every time i see hollywood attempt to act like they know how computers work
worldclassrager 41
Well you could see how long it takes him to solve a case like one that House faces...if he can do it quickly then he'll be a supreme genius...
Zack6849 8
Because im sure figuring out what illness someone has is JUST like it is on tv
RabbitOfAurora 28
Because a trained surgeon is the exact same thing as someone trained and skilled at diagnosing.
cryssycakesx3 23
a diagnostician isn't even a real thing
eyedea84 5
yes, because house MD is a true portray of real life incidents occurring in every single medical treatment center.
permaband_usr 14
#91, so.. you are saying it's *not* lupus??
buckeyed 20
Better than him, as a surgeon, thinking everything is accurate.
Wizardo 34
Watch Gravity Falls with him, I assure you the both of you will love it best American animation show out in the last decade probably.