Love: Today, I called my very overprotective father, and he took the...

By hatetodisappoint - 21/10/2011 06:32 - United States

Today, I called my very overprotective father, and he took the time to tell me how proud he was of me for finally finding a good and respectable boyfriend. And that he was sorry he misjudged. I was calling for bail money to get my "good, respectable" boyfriend out of jail. FML

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By Jenna - 03/07/2012 23:20 - United Kingdom - Reading

Today, my dad was driving me home and was angrily explaining how my boyfriend was a bad influence and that he was hanging out with the wrong crowd. After finally convincing him to give him another chance, we stopped at a traffic light just in time to see my boyfriend being chased by police. FML

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By No one special. - 12/12/2010 05:28 - United States

Today, my dad called for the first time in six months. He needs someone to bail him out of jail. FML

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You deserved it 2 433

By ~__~ - 20/03/2015 21:23

Today, I had to bail my drunk dad out of jail after he beat the shit out of a mime artist. All he had to say on the matter was "Fucking bastard was playing mind games." and that he'd beat him up again if he could. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/10/2012 03:19 - United States

Today, I got to drop off my boyfriend at his newest place of residence: jail. FML

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You deserved it 5 171

By Anonymous - 28/05/2009 20:15 - Canada

Today, I was getting ready for my first date with a boy I really like when my dad insisted on meeting him. My dad is super protective and a cop. He cleaned his gun in front of my date and made it clear he had to be careful with me. My date started to cry when we got to the car. FML

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Thanks bossman

By Anonymous - 11/10/2013 16:43 - United States - Logan

Today, I finally decided to stand up for myself and quit my crappy job working for my abusive father. I gave him a few insults too, to which he reacted by calling the police and claiming I'd threatened to murder him. I spent three hours in jail before they finally let me go. FML

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The nerve of some people

By Inga44 - This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, I got a call from my boyfriend. He was at the police station for breaking into a model home to hook up with the girl he's been cheating on me with for the past four months. I was his one phone call. He was expecting me to bail him out. FML

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You deserved it 3 779

That was quick

By dumbdad - 08/09/2010 00:25 - United States

Today, my estranged dad drunk-dialed me at 4 a.m. to apologize, and to make amends. After crying and forgiving, we hung up. Minutes later, he called back to retract everything he said after remembering how I was rude to him at a party 3 years ago. FML

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Jailbird

By blondebarbie271 - 26/07/2015 23:55 - United States - Center Barnstead

Today, I had to bail my ex-husband out of jail. He didn't want his new wife to get mad at him. FML

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Bad boys bad boys

By addie - 03/03/2013 08:27 - United States

Today, my fiancé called me as I was clocking out. I thought he was going to tell me that he was waiting outside. Instead, he told me that he's getting arrested and needs me to call his mom for him. FML

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eyealaska 4

Friday 21 October 2011 12:01

I'm just wondering what he did to end up in jail in the first place.

ambowew 7

Friday 21 October 2011 12:05

Is this the second half of the story about the pair who were caught skinny-dipping by the daughters cop father?

Comments

missabbey 3

Saturday 22 October 2011 23:11

Well did you ask him?

technochik3 12

Saturday 22 October 2011 23:57

If you're stupid enough to date a guy who would put himself in jail, then you need some "over protecting"....

MrLoux 6

Sunday 23 October 2011 0:21

Whatever your dad said, Im with him on this.

DreBeezy 9

Sunday 23 October 2011 3:00

Never call your parents for bail money for someone else. Especially a boy/girlfriend. It only makes you look sad and pitiful.

Pazu_fml 10

Sunday 23 October 2011 7:20

Your father isn't overprotective if you're actually getting into the situations he's been trying to protect you from. YDI. And no, there is no reason he should or would pay for your boyfriend's mistake. Sounds like both you and your boyfriend have a lot of growing up to do.

cod3rEd 2

Sunday 23 October 2011 16:20

It would only be ironic if he was caught robbing your dads house :-)

nava1210 12

Sunday 23 October 2011 18:15

He could have been arrested for not moving at a sit-in while trying to support child abuse..=]

skullcandifiedDJ 5

Monday 24 October 2011 3:43

he probably bailed him out of jail... just to beat his ass

42billybob 5

Monday 24 October 2011 17:44

This is a hint, you have terrible taste in men. "Bad Boys" are just overgrown children, narcissists, or selfish assholes. They don't know better than everyone else. They aren't "good people caught up in the wrong crowd". They aren't "just misunderstood". You can't change them because they have based their identity on the very thing that has to change. Your dad is protective because a relationship with these guys can end one of two ways: he loses interest and leaves, or you leave him and he gets possessive. This is a rule, and his entire game is based around making you think that you are "the exception".