Today, I went to visit my dad for the first time in over a year, as I have been studying for my Master's degree in history halfway across the world. The first thing he said to me? "So, gotten a real job yet?" FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I spent my first day with my parents for the first time in a year as I've been away at university. My dad went to work, and my mum spent the whole day playing mahjong with her friends as they all told me "how fat I've gotten" and how "boys won't like it". FML
Today, I talked to my father for the first time in several years. I proudly told him that I have been attending Beauty School. He looked me up and down and said, "Doesn't look like you've learned much." FML
Today, I spoke to my dad for the first time in over a year. I've been volunteering in Mongolia, I have no running water, freeze my ass off everyday and communication with anyone who speaks English is scarce. One of the first things my father said to me was, "out of sight, out of mind." FML
Today, I saw my dad for the first time in almost five years, at his funeral. FML
Today, my father contacted me for the first time in close to 2 months. The first thing he did was ask if I wanted to buy some weed. FML
Today, I got the guts to call my dad for the first time in nine years. He said he "almost didn't remember" he "had another daughter." Another? 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, my dad's cremated remains came in the mail. This is the first time in my entire adult life that he has visited me at my home. FML
Today, after over 30 years, I visited my home country. My nephew was driving us around, with my daughter in the backseat, and I was proudly telling him about her MBA in English and Communication. We passed by a mugging, and she went, "Did you just seed what I just sawed!?" Without looking at me, my nephew just went, "....a degree in what again?" 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
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ColonelCusswords 24
So did you?
ccat209 17
Ask him if he's gotten his head out of his ass yet
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Comments (58)
AThinkingPanda 9
I think he's just jealous
Reihna_fml 14
I despise it when parents feel they must belittle their offspring at every opportunity, then wonder why those offspring visit less and less frequently. Keep your head up, OP!
santosb1 11
or when they say follow your dreams and break you down when you do.
deltax 8
tell him that people with graduate degrees are the ones who make the real contributions to society. IMO people who do research should be given far more respect than people with "real" jobs
aspecialspecial 21
And this matters why? He's a dad they say things like that odds are he meant it as a joke. My dad would have.
BoxFullOfLazy 25
I agree. It sounds like a dad joke. But it depends on the context in which it was spoken.
laden_swallow09 35
In his defense, this is a valid question. Studying, even for a Master's doesn't bring home the bacon.
Brandi_Faith 34
Am I the only one that first wondered if the dad meant did op have a good job outside of school? I thought he meant does op have a paid internship or something instead of just working at a grocery store or something. Cause seeing as op is currently in school I wouldn't consider that a job yet. I figured if the dad was talking about op's major choice than he would ask "so did you go into a real specialty yet?" Or degree or whatever. I realize he's probably talking about op's school choice but it seems he meant job in between school. It's a possibility.
refticon 31
You sir waste tax payer's money
sohigh10 34
And with that remark, you're already longing to go home. Thanks family, for always finding a way to put your judgements before anything positive.
the_real_dvd 21
Let me give you a little history lesson: I know someone who got a $200,000 degree in History from the University of Notre Dame about 15 years ago. Today he does home inspections. The dad has a point.
rmonk 9
I want to major in history, hopefully my parents will be more supportive.