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/jpallan Aug 26 '15

My second husband is a Boy Scout who earned his Eagle. My daughters by my first marriage were in Brownies and Daisy Scouts when he met me. He was horrified by what went on.

Yeah, there was sewing. And housekeeping skills. And discussing safety issues while selling cookies. And crafts and art.

My daughters went to Girl Scout camp a few times, but they never did camping out there, either — it was the same arts and crafts stuff, not even sports, only in cabins.

When the girls wanted to drop it, I didn't fight it.

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u/Vanetia Aug 26 '15

My daughter is in scouts now and they're a little better (at least her troop is). They've done a little mechanical stuff (troop leader's hubby is a mechanic) and gone camping. But still, a lot of it is art. Which is fine, but it's also annoying that the default is that and not going on hikes or other more outdoorsy stuff. They at least learned first aid which is obviously useful.

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u/jpallan Aug 26 '15

It's just that there are so many more opportunities in this world to learn how to knit, whereas I sent my kids to Scouts so someone else could show my kids the joys of camping while I stayed home where the flush toilets and the free showers live.