Today, my father contacted me for the first time in years to ask about my upcoming wedding, and possibly walking me down the aisle. He claimed the only reason he left was because he thought I'd be gay. I am. 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 told me he liked men. While he was making a drunken speech. At my wedding. FML
Today my dad asked if he could walk me down the aisle at my wedding. I was just too speechless to respond. He asked me on my doorstep, at 2 a.m., which was also our first ever meeting since he abandoned my mom when she was 5 months pregnant with me, and just disappeared for 28 years. FML
Today, my father got married. He left me a voicemail to tell me all about it. FML
Today, my dad, who lives hours away, called and told me he was getting married. Today. As in this evening. Guess I'm not invited. FML
Today, I came out to my parents. They nodded empathetically throughout my entire speech and told me repeatedly that it was okay. As I smiled and stood up, my dad asked, "But you're still going to marry a guy, right?" 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 asked my dad if he'd like to see the photos of my wedding, which he didn't bother to come to. Reply: "What the fuck, are you gay or something? Keep that homo stuff to yourself." My wife started laughing so hard she was crying. 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, I found my dad drunk, sitting on the bathroom floor crying. When I asked him why, he said, "My son is gay." I'm his only child, and I'm a girl. FML
Today, I found out that my parents have thought I'm lesbian for at least a year. I now understand why my dad has been trying to get me to "hang out" with his co-worker's daughter. FML
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Top comments
bigbluetardis 21
What an asshole. Someone like that doesn't deserve to walk you down the aisle. I hope you have a beautiful wedding with people who really care about you
Metalslipp 15
Don't give him the time of day by letting him walk you down the isle when he deliberately chose to stay out of your life. Good luck with the wedding and congrats!
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Comments (51)
more4me 27
WTF? What a nasty thing to say! You should let him come down, dress up, then proudly introduce him to your partner ! on second thought, tell him to **** off and have a nice life.
aeryn97 17
*hugs* you'll have a wonderful wedding without him.
LPac5295 27
He can either be a loving and caring father and accept you for who you are and do it anyway or be a bitch about it and go back to how he was. Hopefully the first. Some parenting he's done.
bad_boyfriend 10
Could be worse. I have a friend whose alcoholic father she hasn't talked to in over a decade found her and keeps trying to start a relationship. He once put a cigarette out on her arm...
CaroLouWho 10
**** him. If he was deserved to walk you down the aisle, he wouldn't care if he was walking you to a man or a woman. And #29, shut the **** up. Don't you EVER tell someone that they "could have it worse." That is so insensitive it isn't even funny. OP is completely entitled to be upset and hurt about a shitbird father who abandoned them and can't accept their sexuality. Just because they're not, like, getting beaten and molested and shit doesn't mean their pain isn't valid.
AKchic 7
"We've only invited close family and friends, you aren't invited. My partner and I won't miss you." Maybe mention any back child support owed to your mother and pass on his contact information to her so she can contact the proper agency/attorney in getting it back (if she is owed any, of course).
bruh2016 9
He should do the lottery with those predicting skills
JKPwnage 27
Give him the wrong address. When he contacts you during or after the wedding, make a joke about him always being misguided or something. Basically, tell him to go **** himself.
Fairyjoshy 13
There is a time to repair relationships. During a wedding is NEVER a good time. Chances are, this is already resolved, but in case it isn't, you can tell him that you already had promised someone else the honor of walking you down the aisle, explain that it's because he's been so distant, and perhaps even explain that he wouldn't like your fiancee anyways due to her being a woman (presuming that you yourself are a woman). And if you *want* to repair your relationship (and it's perfectly fine if you don't, you have no obligation to even try), ask to talk to him some time after the wedding in a public place, like a restaurant.
harleyivy 7
tell your dad to **** off and ask why he feels like he has a right to take the fathers role of walking his daughter down the aisle if he didn't act like your father by staying and supporting you. Hope he's not invited.