Today, I met my mother's deeply religious fiancé for the first time. His response upon seeing me was to look me square in the eye and say, "You'll need to take out that nose stud or I'm afraid you'll not be welcome in our home." 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 flew home to visit my parents. We haven't seen each other in two years, I've gotten a few tattoos done since, and I knew they wouldn't approve, so I bought whole new outfits that covered everything and looked professional. When I got there, the first thing my mom says to me is, "Is that a nose ring!?" FML
Today, while having dinner with my girlfriend's very religious parents, her mother called me a heathen and said she'd convert me one day. She wasn't kidding. FML
Today, I mustered up the courage to visit my estranged mega fundamentalist father to hopefully mend our relationship. The first thing he did was insult me for not having a beard, and call my wife and daughters whores because they weren't wearing long skirts or dresses. FML
Today, my mom got drunk and started crying at my after-wedding party, after promising she'd behave herself. She thinks my husband is an awful person who'll drag me into a life of sin, all because he has a tattoo and an ear piercing. FML
Today, I met my boyfriend's mom for the first time. I introduced myself and went to shake her hand. She looked me up and down and said, "I don't shake hands with whores." FML
Today, my stepfather-to-be yelled at me, insisting I take my nose piercing out, because it will "ruin the wedding photos" since I'm a bridesmaid. It's a tiny diamante stud, no bigger than a small pinhead. He then went on a rant about how I need to respect his authority in the family. I'm 25. FML
Today, my fiancé's mother gave me a beautiful cross necklace to wear for my wedding. I'm Jewish. FML
Today, my mother, her fiancé, and I were having dinner together. My mother was joking that she wasn't sure she could hold him down, as he used to "get around." She turned to talk to the waiter and my future step-father looked me up and down and winked. FML
Today, I met my biological mother for the first time. I also found out from her husband that she has her nipples and nether regions pierced. FML
Today, I met my boyfriend's parents for the first time. His mom stared at me throughout dinner before finally blurting out, "I'm sorry, I can't get past the fact that you look just like his ex!" It turns out I do. FML
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skittlestrailmix 14
Hopefully your mother will stand up for you.
carry_on 19
I don't see what your nose stud has to do with religion, this guy sounds like a bit of an ass!
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Comments (249)
benhemon 4
He seems pretty good at loving his neighbor.
mandyk5918 12
I would give him the finger and tell him to **** off Jesus freak and walked in the house with the nose stud on.
darkmis1 18
My mom married a fundie a few years back. He constantly told me I was a horrible person for being atheist and was going to hell, that nobody loved me, and that he came before me in my mom's life (he had a marriage certificate saying so.....I guess my birth certificate meant nothing, huh?) He told my mom that I needed to "see the light" and openly called me a "drug infested bitch." Luckily, my mom choose me....after about two years and many fights....but she still did.
interesting33 37
what an abusive person!
pattayarick 8
Was he in YOUR home when he said that? If so, tell him :GTFO ASSHOLE!!
Syn45 8
You think that's bad when the pope died my step mom told me I was going to hell. I was like 13/14 at the time.
RedPillSucks 33
That's weird. Did she think you had something to do with the popes death?
TheyCallMeDamien 18
I would've left and told my mother well you have my number. I would've bogarted if it was my mother's house. But if it's "there/his" place it's better to walk away.
fresh247 10
step dads have no say for at least 3 years
poemqueen 15
The Bible doesn't say you CAN'T get piercings, it just says to be modest in appearance. There's examples in the Bible of women who are good examples that have nose piercings. The apostle Paul even wrote about the wearing of jewelry and not to over do it. Where you live and what the culture normality is depends on where you can get the piercings. I'm a Jehovah's Witness and most of you guys would consider us religious nuts, and we don't see anything wrong with nose or ear piercings.
Rumbelle_fml 22
Sadly, this is another example of the Bible's hypocrisies. There are passages in the OT that state anyone with piercings (or a shved face, or short hair) is going to Hell. That being said, OP just said their new stepdad was religious. There was no mention of Christianity.
RedPillSucks 33
True, but this sort of stuff is typical of the Abrahamic religions (monotheistic) which include Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Their views pull from the same set of religious doctrines.
poemqueen 15
#111 um that's kind of impossible, since the concept of hell wasn't introduced until the 2nd century. Which was about 400 years after the last OT book was written, and a 100 after the NT
Eivana 37
I would get three more piercing and just randomly come in a sit down on the couch and start watching TV. He's just a stepdad. He is coming into MY family. He is the one to have to shape up. Not me.
interesting33 37
I totally agree!
noelasis94 18
You should have said ill take this nose ring out when you take the C out of Christ so that way you can see how well he likes being offended all because you love to share just like the bible teaches us all sharing is caring