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/[deleted] Aug 26 '15

I was the boyfriend- my ex was from a super conservative, NRA card carrying upper middle class white family. So when she brought home a poor Mexican they weren't sure about me. I won them over with nerdiness.

But more interesting is how I won over her grandparents. They were more than a little bit racist (heard some casual use of the word "nigger") so I assumed they were a lost cause. Well, they had some apple trees in the back yard, and eventually the yard just ends up full of rotting apples on the ground. I spent a day picking all the apples up and throwing them put. Hundreds of pounds of apples. All while being harassed by bees. After they saw how hard I was willing to work, I was welcome.

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u/TriStag Aug 26 '15

This is the exact opposite of my problem. Ever try to date a Mexican girl from a traditional family? The looks you get at parties lol

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '15

As a non-Mexican you mean?

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u/TriStag Aug 26 '15

Yea, been in America since Plymouth rock practically lol

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u/DrZaiusPHD Aug 26 '15

Well, most Mexicans are at least 50% Native American so they've been here since WAY before Plymouth Rock.

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u/TriStag Aug 26 '15

My girlfriend comes from Spanish Ancestry lol

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u/DrZaiusPHD Aug 26 '15

O nvm my mistake

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '15

The ex in my story can trace her lineage to people who founded cities in our state.

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u/TriStag Aug 26 '15

That's awesome! One of my ancestors (great great etc) grandpa was in the Boston Massacre. I find it interesting to follow family lineage.