His Dad Always Teases Him For Having “Childish” Interests, So He Made Fun Of His Dad For Crying While Watching A Movie
Since this man is 35-years-old, his father reportedly enjoys bothering him for being interested in “childish” things. For instance, he collects Legos, loves watching animated movies, and opts to date people who enjoy cosplay– just like he does.
“Yes, I do all that stuff,” he admitted, “But I am also 35 with a career.”
In addition to having a stable job, he owns his home and claims that he is “pretty comfortable” with his masculinity. He also revealed how he participated in “a fairly rough sport” during college.
So, he honestly just finds his father’s lack of understanding about his interests more amusing as opposed to hurtful.
Nonetheless, he was over at his dad’s house recently with his girlfriend when the topic of Netflix came up– because, apparently, his dad uses his account and was having some technical difficulties.
During that conversation, he pointed out how Disney+ was working, and his dad reportedly started berating him again for watching children’s television shows.
“He and my mom watch the old TV shows and the nature shows on it,” he clarified.
Anyway, his dad then turned his attention to his girlfriend and asked if he had ever dressed up as a girl during cosplay.
Now, he claims that his girlfriend is not used to his father’s behavior and attitude yet. So, he just moved past the comment and pushed the conversation along before his girlfriend had the opportunity to answer.
moodboard – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
Afterward, he ended up convincing his dad to watch a movie with them. That way, he could show his dad why he enjoyed the “childish” movies so much.
He ultimately picked the animated movie “Up” and recalled how his dad would not stop talking at the beginning of the movie when the kids first met. But then, during the part of the movie with no dialogue, his dad was reportedly “intent” and super into the film.
And by the end of the movie, both of his parents were reportedly in tears.
“He and my mom were both crying at the end when the old guy was sitting alone on the steps to his house,” he explained.
So, at that point, he paused the movie and decided to poke fun at his dad. More specifically, he asked if his dad “needed a hanky.”
If you could not have guessed, though, this really got under his dad’s skin. In fact, he got accused of being a jerk before his dad just got up and left.
Following that outburst, his mom also revealed how there were likely parts of that scene that brought up bad feelings for his father. She did not elaborate any further about why the scene might have triggered his dad, though.
Regardless, he ended up apologizing and asking if his dad understood why he watched those “cartoons” now. After all, he claimed that animated films have many layers to them and are not just meant for children.
His dad did ultimately admit to understanding his perspective. However, his dad was still pretty upset that he started mocking all of the tears.
Compared to everything that his dad has said to him over the years, though, he just does not see how his comments were any worse.
“He has had no problem belittling me for my choices for over 20 years, but he is…hurt because I made fun of his emotions,” he vented.
Nonetheless, with both of his parents still upset with him, he has been left wondering whether making fun of his dad for crying was the wrong thing to do.
Wasn’t getting his dad to be vulnerable and feel emotional during the film the whole point? Why do you think he opted to stoop to his dad’s level and throw his tears in his dad’s face? Should he have quit while he was ahead? If you were in his shoes, how would you have handled this situation?
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