Today, I finally took the courage to introduce my ginger boyfriend to my family. It didn't go too well. My dad asked if he could call him "Ron Weasley" and my 13-year-old brother asked if he had a soul. Now I'm single again. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I overheard my dad's friend complaining to my dad that his new baby boy is a ginger. I continued listening, and heard my dad saying, "Yeah, there's nothing worse than having a ginger." I'm his daughter. I'm a ginger. FML
Today, I finally invited my girlfriend over to meet my oddball parents. The first words out of my dad's mouth were, "So, you're the silly girl who agreed to date my dickhead son." It went downhill from there. FML
Today, I introduced my new boyfriend to my parents. Everyone knows he's into the emo scene, but this didn't stop my dad from slowly looking him up and down, then saying, completely deadpan, "You never told us you were a lesbian, honey." FML
Today, I was introducing my boyfriend to my parents for the first time. I meant to say, "Mom, Dad, this is Tom." Instead, I said, "Mom, Dad, this is Mom." My boyfriend is now jokingly reconsidering our relationship, and my parents won't stop making fun of me. FML
Today, I got dumped by my boyfriend because he is tired of everyone giving him shit about my ginger hair. FML
Today, my dad's face flushed when I introduced him to my new boyfriend. I live in a small town, and it turns out my dad recognized him. He's the secret child from an affair two decades ago. He's my half-brother. FML
Today, I finally let my parents meet a boyfriend of mine for the first time ever. My dad mentioned how he was happy to finally meet him, because for the past 4 years he'd thought I was gay. FML
Today, I introduced my boyfriend to my parents. My dad turns around and says he was expecting him to have a guide dog. This is why I don't have much confidence in myself. FML
Today, I brought my boyfriend of a year and a half to meet my parents. Turns out he dated my mom. This should be a fun dinner. FML
Today, I brought my boyfriend over to meet the family. After several long moments of silence, one of my sisters burst out laughing, and asked, "Okay, who is this guy really?" FML
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ojoRojo 27
That’s a stupid reason to break up with someone tbh
LauraLaik 15
Because it’s not OP’s fault her family is like that. Are you saying people who have shitty families should stay alone their entire life and never date (or get dumped when they introduce their family)? That’s seriously a really stupid reason not to date someone you’re into.
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Comments (10)
ojoRojo 27
That’s a stupid reason to break up with someone tbh
Mathalamus 25
No I think it’s completely understandable. Why date someone who.s family are clearly such awful people?
TxKitten 8
They made jokes. Doesn't mean her family is awful.
princessgr7 4
anytime my family does something shitty and I apologize for it to my boyfriend.he tells me "I'm dating you not your family, don't apologize"
LauraLaik 15
Because it’s not OP’s fault her family is like that. Are you saying people who have shitty families should stay alone their entire life and never date (or get dumped when they introduce their family)? That’s seriously a really stupid reason not to date someone you’re into.
power_in_the_now 19
If the boyfriend cares about OP then her family shouldn’t change his feelings. I do think OP should have had a talk to her family before he visited with him if she knew his being a ginger was something she was worried about which is what it sounded like. They are prolly HS students since a mature man wouldn’t react such a way to someone’s family and OP would have discussed it with her rude family before hand.
RichardPencil 32
Did your mom ask if the carpet matched the drapes? Did your sister call him "Rusty?"
Cody Vertigo Bonthoux 15
ruin important moments in their life then
AmbrosiaFan 19
Sounds like you had a sensitive little ginger boy... they were only kidding.
coius 23
After 100+ times of hearing these ‘jokes’ growing up, an adult would say “**** it, I don’t have to stay there and listen to this” and leave. As an adult, he’s tired of hearing shit like this and it was his way of telling them to pound sand. I understand his point of view. Being mostly ginger myself, it gets old and I’ve legitimately flipped during a bad day and two assholes had the flippant idea to try to bully me in the open and follow me around a grocery store to do it. I broke one dudes hand and the other I broke his nose and jaw. Since cams picked up video, I got off as it was self defense from stalking and harassment. At least this guy didn’t do what I did. And no, this wasn’t my “school days”. This was at the age of 27 right before I broke my back (I am 35 now)
AmbrosiaFan 19
A ginger with anger management issues... color me surprised.
QueenSaru 28
I mean, you dodged a bullet with that one. Can he not take a joke?
JasonThorn 23
If it's at his expense and he doesn't find it funny, then it's not a joke. OP should consider warning any future boyfriends that "my family has no detectable sense of humor."
BurnInDemonFire 39
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
To be fair, gingers are creepy.
spinspinsugar 12
as a lover of gingers, I'm sorry
BurnInDemonFire 39
Which of you bastards downvoted Cartman?
OnReceivingEnd 18
Sounds like the OP needs to go NC with her family.