Today, my dad asked me to stop calling him "dad" because it’s too weird for his girlfriend’s kids to hear, because they call him dad. 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 happily introduced my stepfather to my friends as my dad. He told me, "Don't ever fucking call me that." FML
Today, my father asked me to never contact him again. The reason? His "new" family doesn't know I exist and explaining that he has a 28 year-old daughter to his wife and his other children would be "awkward". I have siblings that I will never meet. FML
Today, I felt comfortable enough to finally call my stepmom "Mom." She politely asked me not to call her that. FML
Today, a waitress kept calling me "Mom" and my dad "Dad". My dad (69) and I (38f) hang out a lot, and very often go out to eat, just the two of us. Either I look really old, or people think he's got it going on. Why? They ask me, "Is that your dad or grandpa?" Then ask him, "Is that your wife or daughter?" FML
Today, I accidentally called my Dad “Babe” on the phone. FML
Today, my four-year-old daughter called me by her mom's new boyfriend's name. Three different times. FML
Today, my son turned 18. He now calls me by my first name instead of "dad" and refuses to stop. FML
Today, I was pulled aside by my father's new wife and told, "You're not your dad's favorite anymore and you need to stop acting like it." FML
Today, my father called me to ask what my middle name is. He apparently needed to know it to remove me out from his will. FML
Today, my dad's new wife, who is two years younger than me (I'm 24) and hates that I'm a lesbian, threw a fit when I told her that I would never call her Mom. My dad took her side. I don't live with them but still… FML
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Top comments
victrin 12
Doesn't seem like a man you'd want to call dad anyway.
Cristian89 29
Sounds like he cares more about her and her kids than his own. FYL
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Comments (149)
lesley3r3 22
Wow
RedPillSucks 33
My first thoughts also. Perhaps call him papa, pops or daddio, instead?
Lil_Red777 21
OP shouldn't have to call him anything different, since it is actually their dad.
Kamon97 23
Tell him to stop calling you his daughter then.
LeFrogDog 27
you can call him old man. if you want to make him feel weird call him mom or mother. Makes a interesting conversation.
jw90 18
1- My thoughts exactly. That's messed up of him to do that to you. Makes you seem unimportant.
Enslaved 38
"Ay papi chulo"? Wait that's his girlfriend's nickname for him. Fine,"Sperm donor" it is!
fml121785 14
Make it backfire on him. Next time he tells you that you can't do something or tells you to do some chores, just tell him that you don't have to listen to him because he's "not your dad"! See how he likes it then!
ravenevercross 19
I suggest you start referring to him as "that asshole" instead because he's definitely not worthy of being your dad. FYL.
tukies 28
There you go since he doesn't want you to call him dad, and daddio looks like ***** might as well call him that. See how long till he wants you to call him dad again.
Cristian89 29
Sounds like he cares more about her and her kids than his own. FYL
ThatFancyPenn 18
I can't imagine having a dad like that. My dad is married to another woman that's not my mom but her kids don't call him dad. Probably because they're all teenagers but still he favors me and my siblings over them ...
applebramble 22
And that's how it should be . Not the other way around . What the actual **** . Big time shit sack .
botanistjessica 24
The period goes directly at the end of the sentence, for future reference.
r_bruce69 19
What should OP call him? Man who got his mother pregnant and raised him?
kennkenn13 13
Sperm donor
redpanda11 10
And the award for shittiest father of the year goes to...
amisenho 11
Unfortunately, that's how it goes for a lot of people's parents when they start dating again or remarry. My own father acts all strange when I refer to him as "Dad" when my half-sister is in the same room. Ask your dad if he'd prefer "ass" instead.
RoseBlack123 37
What a jerk. If I were you I'd stop talking to him at this point. FYL
1PersonIsMyWorld 22
at least for a little bit..his dick move wasnt worth an entire life time of silence from his kid.
addioty 19
76, honestly if he doesn't want her calling him dad because his ******* stepchildren are uncomfortable, then **** yeah I would be silent until he apologized and if it took a lifetime then so be it.
jasmine2301 25
In the meantime OP can call her ol' man by his first name. If that's not too disrespectful atleast.
mFUNdo21 17
88, the sad part is they're not even his stepchildren. just his girlfriend's children. calling him by his first name wouldn't be disrespectful I'd call him "daddy-day-douche"
victrin 12
Doesn't seem like a man you'd want to call dad anyway.
WeAreAHurricane 14
That was the deepest response to this possible.
Jeffy91 28
Oughta call his gf dad and him mom. See how much that messes with their heads. Oh and call the gf's kids Overdue aborted mistakes.
CrazyGirlfriend 21
131, overdue aborted mistakes? that was just too far...they havent done anything wrong.
XSeraphinX 18
Well, start calling him father.
patrickalamo 48
Or asshole....
screamogirl123 18
or douche
HatemyLife32 15
I call bullshit on that
chris_ohhhh 7
And the worst father of the year award goes to....
1PersonIsMyWorld 22
uh no. theres worse fathers.
addioty 19
But not by much.
thrAsHeRr9081 16
Uh, no. There are much worse.
thetinyone 8
I wonder how old OP is? Even if you are 20, 30, or older your dad sounds like an asshat. I'd call him old man just to screw with him.
SWC_Penguin 17
Well, let's see. You could call him Papa, or Father, or jackass, or jerk-off, or crap-head, or just plain old idiot. The possibilities are endless, really.
ElizabethNL93 20
Personally, I like your use of the term Craphead. I would probably actually use it in this situation(:
rydersmomma 10
your dad is a dick, and apparently needs some sense smacked into his head.... Jesus parents these days
angelofsaturn 23
Man i thought you said he needed some sense slapped into his dick. Jesus Christ i need to pay more attention to sentences. Lol
BrotherPhil 35
No, she said he needed some sense slapped into the head of his dick.