Redditor AlbinE2412 wanted to hear from the dads out there about their thoughts on their children's choice of partner.
"Dads who have daughters, which was your favorite boyfriend and what made him stand out?"
I am only a fur baby father. And I have NEVER approved of the boys that came sniffing around.
The Best
Sydney Sweeney Lovers GIF by Amazon Prime VideoGiphy"The one she married. He was good to her, respectful and considerate of her, which we first noticed, and it was mutual. In the past few years they've been absolutely terrific parents, too."
phred14
The Only Son
"My Dad had four daughters and no sons so he was very much a 'sit and polish his shotgun while talking to new boyfriends' type of guy. I, the youngest, had one casual date with a guy I knew from high school but he was a year ahead so he left the state to go to college. After a few phones calls and letters we decided to try dating long distance."
"Fast forward to Christmas break, boyfriend come home to visit family, we go out on a real date or two. Dad was away on a business trip. He came home and said he needed to meet this guy before I could go out on any more dates. Night of the 'meeting' came and I was late coming home from work so I ran upstairs to get ready."
"I came down to find the two of them sitting there watching some horrible B rated movie and picking out all the mistakes. I asked if they even met yet. They hadn’t. Apparently boyfriend walked it, greeted my Dad, sat down and started asking about the movie but did in a friendly way rather than an egotistical way."
"They hit it off immediately. My Dad didn’t even know at the time he was studying engineering (my Dad was an engineer). Both parents ended up liking him so much they told me if we ever got divorced, they would disown me and adopt him LOL. Actually, not sure that was a joke. Anyway, we are still married 28 years later."
Drachenfuer
Oh Daughter
"Not a dad, I’m the daughter. My dad had this conversation with me the other day, we were having wine and cheese before Christmas and he was getting a little sappy haha. We don’t often talk about serious things so it meant a ton. My dad said: You know, your mom and I are always watching."
"We’re watching how he helps you out of the car, how when you’re struggling with your bag he lends a hand. We see when you fall asleep on the couch how he scratches your head. We see him taking care of you and you taking care of him. My daughter you are a helper and a caretaker, it is so wonderful to see that the person you chose does that too."
"You’ve dated some selfish guys in the past and your mom and I saw those guys let you struggle and not lend a hand. We are so happy to see that you’ve found a partner."
waffleironone
Out in Oregon
"It was the one who asked for help.His parents are shit*y people. Mom smokes a lot of dope and I never seen her sober. I kicked the boy out MY house for his issues and told him to NEVER come back. Several month's later, in the early morning hours and a cold a freezing day, he knocked on my door."
"I opened it up and could see he left his home in a quick manner wearing nothing but pajamas and had a blanket around him. He said, 'I can't do my parents bulls**t anymore' I nodded for him to come in and pointed to a couch where he could sleep. There wasn't any word words spoken between us. He figured out his own bulls**t and moved to his sisters house out in Oregon. He became a respectable person."
"He at a disadvantage because his parents were sh**ty people, but he has earned enough redemption to borrow my tools, my truck, and my respect. My daughter decided he wasn't the right one for her and moved on. The kid and I are still good friends."
DukeBeekeepersKid
The First
In Love Reaction GIF by Searchlight PicturesGiphy"My daughter (23) is still with her first BF from high school. No other guys to compare him too but clearly they are making it work for 5+ years, so that's good."
wtbrift
Aw, sweet. So dads can like the suitors. It is possible.
Oh Sis...
Boyfriend Love GIF by Joe Budden NetworkGiphy"Not a dad, but my sister's best boyfriend stands out because he's a great guy and we all liked him, and she dumped him and married a dips**t that cheated on her. My sister has f**k-awful taste, you see."
hercarmstrong
Solid guy. Good man.
"Her most recent one with whom she ended things, when she moved across the country. He was considerably older, but I raised her to make good decisions for herself, so that wasn't an issue. He treated her like a lady, didn't infringe upon her freedom, supported her ambitions, and didn't impose upon her time."
"He even came to me asking if I would mind if he helped pay a specific part of her education when she was finishing her Masters degree. When they broke up, he still helped her move to Florida from OK, got her set up, and went home. Solid guy. Good man."
Cordero_Biggs
Shocked
"I remember my daughter's would bring some guy over for shock value. Ear gauges, tats and the such. I would always be sure to call the young man by his first name involve him in all conversations. I could see my daughters realize they wouldn't get the reaction they wanted."
"Couple days later i would ask when so and so is coming over again. They would shake their head and laugh. Both wound up with excellent partners that treat them great. One of them had ear gauges and tats so I guess the jokes on me, lol."
financeguyjohn4
Mr. Right Now
"The current one. Reason #1: He is very supportive of her. Her previous boyfriends, if I may make a generalization, tended to be good-looking posers and self-centered. The current one (and now fiancé) is the most unselfish, considerate booster of her and her ambitions."
redditslim
Not yet...
Love You Hug GIF by GIPHY Studios OriginalsGiphy"None of them have had one yet. I have to remember that I don’t have to live with this individual. They have to choose for themselves. As long as he is respectful and earns what he gets in life I’m at peace with their selection."
elcapitandongcopter
Make good love choices and it'll all be drama free. As if it was that easy.
But thanks for sharing dads.
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I'm the son in this story, but one time when I was like 14-15, we had a family party at my aunt's house down the street. Eventually, the party just died down, and all the families started to go home. My dad decided to stay, and I asked if I could stay with him. Eventually, it was just my uncles and my dad drinking and telling stories at 2am while I just sat and listened to them. It was the first time that I could remember "staying up with the adults." It was a cool moment.
Anyways, my dad got too drunk to drive us home, and no one else was there. We could have spent the night, but then my dad was like, "No, I know your aunt has bicycles in the garage. We should just ride bikes home. It'll take 10 minutes tops."
So my dad and I rode bikes home, but my dad took a detour at an old park near my house. We started doing wheelies and donuts with our bicycles on the giant grass field (Well, at least we tried. My dad was pretty drunk, so we were having a fun time falling over, basically).
We finally get home at 3am in the morning and we're covered in mud and grass. My dad looks over at me and whispers, "OK, we have to be quiet sneaking back in. Don't tell mom what we did. She's going to be pissed if she finds out we rode bikes while I was drunk." Then he proceeded to knock on the door, and when my mom answered the door, he proceeded to tell her with glee exactly what he told me not to tell her. My mom was indeed pissed.
Happy 4th of July!
GiphyThat the reason the police and the fire department came to our neighborhood was because we were shooting off fireworks before the wife got home.
Solid plan....?
My dad and I were driving on the road at night, after my mom had specifically said I wasn't allowed to. When we pulled up to the street before my house, we switched drivers so it looked like he drove home. When doing that he slipped and fell and cut his head open and had to get stitches down his forehead. My mom still thinks it was from a thorn bush in our front yard.
Wholesome.
When my youngest daughter was about 7, she would help me wash my motorcycle in the garage. She would throw on my helmet and jump on the back and just sit there as I would polish the chrome. One day, I turned on the bike and took her on a quick ride down the alley. I went about 5 houses down and turned back. Our top speed was a neck-breaking 4mph.
She absolutely loved it. We made it our secret. And I had her change clothes immediately so her mom wouldn't smell the exhaust. We finally told her mom when my daughter turned about 13. She's now 18 and still jumps on the back as often as possible.
"Crash".
GiphyMy 15 year old son loved cars and learned to drive on our farm when he was 11. His crazy uncle car nut loved that he loved cars and gave him a racing driving class as a christmas gift. I spent a few months prepping him in my sports car and at the go kart track and then took him to the Nascar race track for the class, even though he had never driven on the street.
He did great in the little formula car, getting up to 180 on the straightaway but towards the end, coming out of a chicane he missed a shift and accidentally put it in first. This locked up the rear and he spun out, going into a chain link fence backwards. All I saw was the dust cloud but he was ok, thanks to roll bar, neck brace, and helmet.
We spent a good part of the drive home rehearsing what to tell my wife and how not to use the word "crash". We told her after he finished college.
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Make up your vegetables!
Whenever my mom would leave town for work my dad would tell me and my sisters it was "make up your vegetables" night, and we got have pizza for dinner as long as we told my mom we had vegetables while she was away.
We got busted when each of us answered with a different vegetable than the others did.
Now THAT'S a deal.
When my son was in junior high, McDonald's had an every afternoon special of cheeseburgers for 49 cents. We stopped on the way home from school every day.
So, late 90's? We rocked that deal every day. High schools are why it doesn't exist anymore. It's kinda hard to keep up with 8 stoners showing up and ordering 100+ cheeseburgers. And that was just my friends. 20 other tables in the place.
Let's be real- the mom definitely knew.
GiphyI had a kinda rocky relationship with my dad when I was a teenager. We lived in the east village in NYC.
When the 2003 blackout happened, we spent the evening up on our roof talking for hours. What started off as a little bit of wine ended up being us polishing off about 3 bottles hashing out what our issues were. Our relationship really improved after that, but I still remember the moment we both realized that my mom (who was out of town at the time) would be pissed if she realized we had gone through that much wine.
We concocted a story that he had accidentally dropped a bag that had two bottles in it. As far as I know she never suspected a thing.
We all remember our first R-rated movie.
My dad took me and my brother to see Timecop when I was 12.
Nobody in the house was allowed to see rated R movies, but in retrospect, my dad must have gone out to the movies in secret a lot when he was on the road (made sales calls, territory was the whole state).
When my son was 13 I took him to see Superbad. Standing in line he said "I don't think this is appropriate for me." When we got our seats he said, "I don't think this is appropriate for me." A few minutes into the movie he said, "I don't think this is appropriate for me." After the first inappropriate scene he said, "I don't think this is appropriate for me."
That's when my GF & I looked at each other with an awkward face. After the movie I apologized to him and begged him not to tell his mom. That's when he let me off the hook and let me know his mom took him to it the night before.
There is no shortage of dads on social media who will do whatever it takes to help their kid go viral.
And Twitter user @CaityMarie1423's dad is no exception.
Over 4th of July weekend, she shared a series of photos that revealed just how far her dad would go to help her achieve that perfect shot.
As a bikini-clad @CaityMarie1423 shotgunned a Truly hard seltzer on a beautiful lake (like you do), her dad offered to sacrifice his body to give her the perfect splash in the background.
You know, just to jazz up the picture a bit:
My dad: “you’ll look so much cooler if I make a huge splash behind you” Me: ... Dad: *can cracks open* Dad: https://t.co/AIxx40idJ0— Cait 🌙 (@Cait 🌙) 1562417758.0
But instead of sharing just the final product, @CaityMarie1423 showed the images leading up to the splash.
And they don't disappoint.
And finally, the big splash.
You have to admit, it does look better with the splash. @CaityMarie1423's dad was totally right.
And it had the desired effect, as the series of images quickly went viral.
@CaityMarie1423 @asante420 He was right tho— N (@N) 1562479179.0
@CaityMarie1423 I mean... he wasnt wrong. 200 IQ— R4nd0m (@R4nd0m) 1562534685.0
@CaityMarie1423 @rrdionna Well after reviewing the final product- your dad was correct— ceeg (@ceeg) 1562510969.0
@CaityMarie1423's dad also became an instant icon.
@CaityMarie1423 He sacrificed himself for the ultimate shot. I need someone like this in my life— 🌷kayoj🌷 (@🌷kayoj🌷) 1562464323.0
@kayla__licious @CaityMarie1423 Nothing but respect for the dad energy here to make sure his daughter got what she didn't know she needed.— Mazen Hammoud (@Mazen Hammoud) 1562485308.0
@CaityMarie1423 @the3rdddpete ur pops is the man for this that photo could be an ad— jo (@jo) 1562459580.0
And a new meme was born, of course.
@CaityMarie1423 https://t.co/M4kLhgU23a— lys Ⓥ (@lys Ⓥ) 1562455033.0
@CaityMarie1423 YESSSSSSSSSSSS https://t.co/S58jehHVTl— Sarah Olivia (@Sarah Olivia) 1562462288.0
@CaityMarie1423 My 2 month old looking over at me in the middle of the night debating if she’s gonna scream or not https://t.co/SjdMfCeKHv— Claire ✨ (@Claire ✨) 1562504526.0
So you've been put on notice, Twitter dads.
This is how it's done.
@carrbiie he is twitter’s dad now— Cait 🌙 (@Cait 🌙) 1562469735.0
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