Today, my dad walked into my school and joked around saying that he's going to shoot my boyfriend. We all laughed. Except my boyfriend. He was sobbing in a corner. 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, our pregnancy announcement was ruined by my dad who thought it would be funny to grab my boyfriend while yelling, "You got my daughter pregnant, boy! I’m going to kill you!" It wasn’t funny, there was just an awkward silence, and now this precious moment is something I’d rather forget. FML
Today, my dad joked he’d have to fight my boyfriend to find out if he’s worthy. My boyfriend grew up abused by his dad and older brothers, and has a powerful instinct to fight back. My dad is now out cold on the floor and my boyfriend is in the corner rocking back and forth and crying. FML
Today, my boyfriend met my parents. Within minutes, my dad managed to verbally sever his balls and reduce him to tears, "just for fun" apparently. FML
Today, I joked with my dad, saying I'd gotten my boyfriend pregnant. In response, he slapped me, threw my phone across the room, smashed my laptop, and then took a moment for what I'd said to sink in. FML
Today, my boyfriend drove me back home. My dad was sitting on the porch in his underwear, with his shotgun in his lap. He stroked the gun, looked my boyfriend dead in the eyes, and slowly shook his head. Now my boyfriend refuses to see me for his own safety. FML
Today, I introduced my dad to my boyfriend. I gave my dad the middle finger and he thumped me on the head, as we've been playfully doing for years. My boyfriend got all mad and tried to fight my dad. FML
Today, my ex-boyfriend called my parents to let them know I broke up with him. He was sobbing. FML
Today, I heard my boyfriend talking with my father in the backyard. I thought he was asking for my hand in marriage. He was actually telling him about his plans to break up with me. FML
Today, my dad threw my boyfriend into the street naked. We weren’t even having sex, I was fully dressed in the kitchen, and my boyfriend was showering after his rugby game. My dad is also his teammate, and it was all a stupid prank by the team. I hate jocks sometimes. FML
Today, my boyfriend picked me up to take me on a date. Just as we were about to drive away, my dad ran out of the house in his underwear and started yelling that he'd kill my boyfriend if I wasn't back home within the hour. FML
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katiehaitch 21
Why the hell would you laugh at something like that? Your country isn't exactly known for its lack of school shootings. And your boyfriend deserves better than being mocked for his reaction to a threat of bodily harm.
jessmakesamess 9
I'm surprised he didn't get tackled to the ground and hauled off to jail
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Comments (27)
TreeBeard123 5
Your dad is disgusting, and you're not far off either.. I suppose the location says it all though
interesting33 37
I agree with the first part, but i'm sure not everyone in Alabama is the same or that the place explains the Dad's actions.
Ruskiy_Cherep 18
Poor guy, Im all for jokes but not when they end up with someone in tears thats just messed up
ourtneyc 14
what kind of sick joke is that? Your boyfriend deserves better.
Seabass_Chan 33
Woo! Threats of gun violence! Hilarious, am I right? OP, exactly how many shooting-related mass deaths have there been in the United States since the beginning of the 21st century alone? Actually, let's go for semi-recent. Off of the top of my head I can name Aurora (James Holmes), Sandy Hook (Adam Lanza), and Isla Vista (Elliot Rodger). For even older ones, no one could forget Columbine (Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold) or Virginia Tech (Seung-Hui Cho). I think your boyfriend's fear isn't exactly unfounded, especially if your father had openly expressed a dislike for him in the past. America has serious gun control problems. I wouldn't find a joke like that funny either.
AgentSkyeBarnes 16
That's... not funny. That's really disturbing, actually.
JosephKorso 15
OP, I'm going to find where you live and shoot your entire family. HAHAHAHAHA! ...Yeah, not so funny when you're on the receiving end of a joke like that, is it? YDI. YDI so ******* hard.
fsomelife 26
Always a funny joke, one of my favorites! And when it's accompanied by someone who ACTUALLY gets scared, well, kudos to the brilliant executioner! Have you considered that, as everyone is saying, 1. It's just not funny, and 2. Considering the seriousness of your boyfriend's reaction, your jokester of a father might have triggered a response to a past traumatic experience? Joking about things like that is awful. Mocking people for reacting the way your boyfriend did is even worse.
MrKdv 14
Wtf? Really though, F your boyfriends life, for having a girlfriend laughing at him when he's vulnerable.
Dexter83_fml 17
You are all terrible people. Especially you OP. Making your boyfriend feel like that. I hope he dumps you and finds someone else.
luk32 9
This in fact is a symptom of something serious. There is no problem in the father, nor in the BF. The problem is in the society. It is a fact, that it was a joke, it is a sad thing it wasn't obvious. Don't you think it should be obvious? And a great example of reinforcing victim-mentality by condemning the father. Do you really think that having such a serious reaction over stupid joke is fine? Father made a not-so-smart-joke, but the BF should not have feel threatened. If he did, the father should say he's sorry, and make sure the kid felt safe, so he would feel safer next time someone says something stupid. If my father-in-law said he came to shoot me off I'd say he's too old and slow, and dared him to try. Then we'd laugh, because it's unthinkable to be actually truth.