• Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Even as a father I’ll never understand the weird insecurity that dad’s like this experience. Like, am I thrilled that my kid is eventually going to grow up to probably grind and smash with her boyfriends behind the Quiznos? Of course not. But being brooding and possessive about it is weird. Maybe even Alabama kind of weird.

    • thejml@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      I always find it interesting how some parents do this weird “don’t touch my daughter” but mix it with “give me grandkids!!”… like, you can’t have it both ways.

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    2 months ago

    This is the first time I’ve come across this statement… Do dads in America actually say that?

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      2 months ago

      it, or a variation of it, has been in some movies/tv.

      never had a date’s dad say anything remotely similar to me though.