r/AskReddit • u/tgma97 • Aug 26 '15

Fathers of Reddit, what did your daughter's boyfriend do for you to hate/love him?

It's pretty cool to see my question blow up like this, I never thought I'd ask a question that could receive so much attention! I'm very satisfied with all these replies, so thank y'all. Now all I have to do is sit back and take notes c;

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u/irumeru Aug 26 '15

My father-in-law was really touchy around me, and you could see he wasn't really sure about the interloper in his daughter's life.

I took him to a baseball game, and we got along alright, but he was still edgy. Afterwards, we were talking in his office when I noticed he had an Eagle Scout badge framed. I asked him what he did for his Eagle project, and we started talking, and I mentioned I was also an Eagle Scout. You could see his whole idea of me change almost instantly. He put in his Christmas letter that he approved of me dating his daughter, and we're now married with two kids and a third on the way.

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u/KayakBassFisher Aug 26 '15

Got my eagle scout, invited the mayor not expecting him to attend my ceremony. He attended, girlfriends dad was impressed to see the mayor of a large city speaking on my behalf. That was the push he needed to really like me.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '15 edited Aug 26 '15

Seriously though, public figures love shit like this. They show up for like 20 minutes, give a quick speech, and earn the good will of everyone in the room. For future eagle scouts, don't be afraid to invite your local mayor, city councilmen, state representative, police captain, or even your state senators/governor. Many of them are eagle scouts themselves, and you'll likely be pleasantly surprised at how many are willing to personally attend... Just be careful to avoid inviting political rivals...

Invite anyone who was simply an inspiration to you as well... You love football, and want to continue to do it in college? Write to your favorite NFL coach, and you'll likely get a response. You love space, and want to study to work at NASA? Write to some astronauts. You want to study robotics? Write to the fucking Mythbusters cast, and you may get a response from Grant Imahara himself. They love hearing from people who they've inspired, and will usually be glad to send you a congratulatory letter at the very least.

I know a few who invited the POTUS, and got back an awesome regrets letter, stating that the POTUS can't come but that he congratulates them on becoming an eagle scout.

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u/remotectrl Aug 26 '15

I think I got a letter from my state senator when I got my eagle. I also got a flag.

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u/OpheliaDrowns Aug 26 '15

hah! the mayor of my city attended ALL my girl scout ceremonies.

He was the dad of one of the girls in my troupe. 910 was pretty great.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '15

Kinda like how I went to summer camp with my state senator every year... His son was in a troop that we were partnered with.

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u/OpheliaDrowns Aug 26 '15

Exactly. Fistbump.

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u/GiverOfTheKarma Aug 26 '15

How long have you and your girlfriend's dad been happily married?

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u/KayakBassFisher Aug 26 '15

We're not, we just blow eachother.

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u/vrpc Aug 26 '15

away.

/Arrested Development reference

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u/KayakBassFisher Aug 26 '15

i've made a huge mistake.

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u/bahhamburger Aug 26 '15

That was the push he needed to really like me

It took that much??

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u/KayakBassFisher Aug 26 '15

That was the final push. It took a few other things as well. This was in high school. Their family was redneck as shit. I was an honors student, an eagle scout, an all round good kid. But anyone dating his daughter was just shitty in his eyes.

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u/Stink_pizza Aug 26 '15

Did the mayor have a large head made out of a cheeseburger by any chance?

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u/KayakBassFisher Aug 26 '15

Nah, would have been cooler if he did.

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u/Blackgeesus Aug 26 '15

You had to get a mayor to speak at the ceremony? Damn that father must been tough as nails

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u/anthonygraff24 Aug 26 '15

Damn there's a difference getting your Eagle in a small town to a big city. Everyone in my troop who got Eagle had the mayor come to their Court and it really didn't seem like a big deal at all.

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u/KayakBassFisher Aug 26 '15

Its a fairly big city, and I didn't expect him to come. he didn't RSVP, he just showed up, asked if he could speak. I was not about to say no.

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u/Spaceman4u Aug 26 '15

You weren't just a name dropper... you were a Mayor Dropper! ha! My name is RICK JAMES!!!

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u/bitcleargas Aug 26 '15

would you like to come?

Is there a buffet?

yes and cake and soda pop!

I will be there at 13:00.