Embarrassment- Father's Day edition

jenna8984

On the radio they were having people call in with stories of their dad embarrassing them. One girl's dad put a "student driver" sign he made of cardboard on the back of their minivan when she drove it. One girl was in the final round of a dance competition and she was past curfew so her dad stormed into the dance and was yelling over the music for her to come home.

I remember one time in high school I had a date over for the first time and we were just watching tv in the basement/ hang out room. My dad (normally doesn't drink) for some reason decided to get wasted. He came down stairs wearing work boots, boxers, and a winter jacket rambling that he was going to order Chinese food if we wanted any. He then pointed outside to the hot tub and said "Oh if you want to go in the hot tub, there's a no bathing suit rule!" The kid was terrified because he had no idea if my dad was telling him he could get naked with me or if it was a joke or if it was a set up. I'm pretty sure that first date was the last LOL. What's your story?!

debbeau

I was 16 and had a date over. My dad was loaded (most of the time) and sat on the couch next to the kid and asked if the kid wanted to kick him in the balls because he like getting kicked in the balls. The boy could not run quick enough out of my house. We ended up dating for 4 years after that.

Blergbot

I was in a play in high school and we had the wrap party at my house. We were watching a movie with the lights out, and there were some massages being given, cuddling going on, etc. My dad bursts into the room and declares "No Group Groping!" I thought it was more funny than embarrassing, though.

JMalettas

I can't remember exactly what we had done, (I'm pretty sure we'd skipped a class or something), but my high school b/f and I got caught, and he wasn't supposed to be at our house. So he showed up, (didn't come inside), to say hi or something, and my dad "literally" chased him off the lawn, & down the street. I think we were like 16. So embarrassing..lol :P *J

emmyg65

My dad is a teacher, so he used to watch us during the summers. We'd go to the pool pretty much every day. My dad would bring his Thermarest pad (he's a mountaineer) and whatever book he was preparing to teach and lie on the pool deck reading. Then he'd put his shirt on his face and fall asleep. Meanwhile, all the other parents (moms) were like, you know, watching their kids and playing with them. No one else brought a Thermarest. 

That's the worst thing I can think of. My dad wasn't terribly embarrassingly, just one-of-a-kind, in his own weird and kind of awesome way.

PrincessOfHavoc

My freaking AMAZING Dad taught his two Labs to always sit between us kids and a non family member if he told them to babysit. Hard to get to bat even, never mind first base, with two 90 pound dogs wedged between you.

I didn't quite get why he was soooooooooo happy my first car was a 93 Geo Metro convertible. Then I caught on. No room for touchy feely games, can't hold more than two people, couldn't fit a keg in there and it's top speed was probably about 60 mph.

He came over to our apartment and was sitting on the couch playing with the dogs. Pulled out a bra (oops) and yells out "Rivy, since when does your couch wear a bra?"

Took my BFF and me to the 97 Family Values tour to see Rammstein. This was before the Hartford CT show. He spent the entire song trying to cover our eyes, then my ears because I pointed out I could fully translate the lyrics. I'm just glad a certain other stage antic and song didn't exist as Dad would have been blown to smithereens by trying to protect us from the debauchery. He about blew up when my older brother had it on in his car, then mentioned the video. He still hasn't recovered from learning I've seen the full, unedited video and own the DVD with it. Dad, really, I'm not 3 years old anymore. Sorry.

I'm sure he did things that were just awful at 15. Clearly they weren't that tragic as I've totally forgotten them.

Best Dad Ever. In my totally unbiased opinion.

wandajune6

My dad's fabulous.

As we were leaving for college, I remember our dad telling our HS buddies that you could live for long periods of time off of dried beans, brown rice, and peanut butter. For some reason, it seemed embarrassing at the time for your dad to admit that he spent years broke. However, he was right- and some of my friends remembered the advice for years. I definitely did!

The best pieces of wisdom?

- Treat everyone with respect and show your appreciation. Offer the mailman a cold bottle of water in the summer, thank the office secretary, etc. Besides making you a good person, they'll also treat you better.

- Don't smoke it if you don't know where it came from. And if you're going to smoke it, don't get caught!

JCbride2015

Haha. My dad is not that embarrassing, mostly because he's not super involved. But he's really a deadhead. So anywhere we went my whole childhood, he wore cargo shirts and tie dye shirts. Everywhere. At all times. 

Never mind that he works in IT for a major telecom company. If he's not at work, it's tie dye or a concert tee shirt. 

Now he's going through a hipster phase at age 51. He surfs and roasts his own coffee beans. It's embarrassing that my dad is cooler than I am. 

hellosweetie1015

@PrincessOfHavoc we had a 93 Geo Metro coupe that I BEGGED my parents to let me have when I was sixteen. My dad said no. (Possibly because I turned 16 in 2004, and the car was disgusting because my dad cut grass and Mr. Metro became Mr. Minitruck.) BUT I definitely remember cramming about 7 people into that thing... so maybe you just didn't try hard enough? ;D

After my cousin's wedding, I was flirting (AWKWARDLY, I was 15 and literally boy-dumb as a sack of hammers) with this IMPECCABLE specimen of a boy. My dad is right there as well, speaking to Impeccable Boy's mom. I hear his mom say how much like my dad I look (dark hair, very similar features).

What does my then-50 year old dad say to this lady I DO NOT KNOW in response?

"Yeah, but she's got bigger boobs than I ever had."

I WANTED TO DIE.

emmyg65

Ha, I've "gotten busy" in the front seat of a Ford Aspire, the driver's seat of a compact pickup truck (ouch, steering wheel!), and even outside in January. Where there's a will, there's a way...

MaryGraceRich

My dad is awesome. He has never really embarrassed me. I didn't live with him when I was in high school so I avoided that mess. He and I are more like friends so he doesn't censor himself in front of me. If he talks about sex or something in front of me it doesn't bother me but it usually throws people for a loop. One guy got up and left a conversation that my dad was having in front of me. It didn't bother me in the least.

PrincessOfHavoc

I'm 5'9". In a tiny coupe, I could get into all sorts of mayhem. That convertible was way smaller. I could have maybe gotten a third person in behind the seats. Maybe. I know we did manage six in a Saturn SC1 that the driver's seat cleared the back seat by less than an inch. But that was in college.

VulgarGirl

My school had one career day that I remember where they asked parents to come in and speak. My father volunteered, this was like 8th grade. My dad came in dressed as the fourth Doctor. Remember, this was before the reboot so...not something a bunch of kids born in the late 80s in the states were aware of. He spent his entire time speaking in a fake British accent trying to convince all the kids he was in fact a Time Lord. I was mortified then. But now it's basically my favorite story about my dad and I think it's awesome.

There was also the time right after I came out to my dad that I was hanging out with a girl at his place. We were in my room and he calls me to come out and talk to him the hallway and he asks very loudly "So is she like your girlfriend? Should I be asking you to keep the door open?" not only was she not my girlfriend she was from the uber-relgious family and was no longer allowed over when she reported back that my dad had asked about our dating status.

mrsmorales2be

My dad is pretty cool - not much he's done to embarrass me but give me the stupidest nicknames ever. Dads are great like that! But, I could write a laundry list about my grandpa! He's always saying something awkward. One of my favorite stories involves a trip to London - on the bus tour from the airport, the tourguide asked if we're all there on holiday, to which my grandpa loudly replied, "No, it's not a holiday - we're just on vacation!" and was dead serious.

He's all kinds of awkward, but a great man. I could do without his trying to evangelize FI and me, though....we're Catholic, sorry. Don't need evangelizing. And no, not interested in becoming Southern Baptist, either. The fact that I was a nun and he was studying to become a priest should be Gramp's first clue there!

hellosweetie1015

PrincessOfHavoc said:

I'm 5'9". In a tiny coupe, I could get into all sorts of mayhem. That convertible was way smaller. I could have maybe gotten a third person in behind the seats. Maybe. I know we did manage six in a Saturn SC1 that the driver's seat cleared the back seat by less than an inch. But that was in college.

AH I missed the convertible.

THEY MADE GEO METRO CONVERTIBLES OMAIGAWD I WANT ONE.

afox007

FI managed to mortify FSS yesterday and still claims he was allowed since it was Fathers Day. We went out for lunch and they had karaoke outside on the patio. After a few beers FI decided to sing and changed all the lyrics to make the song dirty. Poor FSS would not leave with us he made us give him a 5 minute head start so no one would no he was associated with us. 

As far as my own dad, once I got boobs I looked way older then I should have since I was 5'8" at 11 years old. My dad spent years embarrassing me LOUDLY yelling at high school and college aged guys that they were disgusting perverts and I was a child. Now he just makes inappropriate comments to FI about how if I'm still anything like I was in high school all FI has to do is train me to get him a beer and a sandwich and I'll be the best wife ever. 

JCbride2015

afox007 said:

FI managed to mortify FSS yesterday and still claims he was allowed since it was Fathers Day. We went out for lunch and they had karaoke outside on the patio. After a few beers FI decided to sing and changed all the lyrics to make the song dirty. Poor FSS would not leave with us he made us give him a 5 minute head start so no one would no he was associated with us. 

As far as my own dad, once I got boobs I looked way older then I should have since I was 5'8" at 11 years old. My dad spent years embarrassing me LOUDLY yelling at high school and college aged guys that they were disgusting perverts and I was a child. Now he just makes inappropriate comments to FI about how if I'm still anything like I was in high school all FI has to do is train me to get him a beer and a sandwich and I'll be the best wife ever. 

OMG this made me think of something really embarrassing that happened to my dad and sister.  My sister is very into wearing heavy makeup, but she isn't even particularly curvy or otherwise old-looking. My sister was about 15 at the time, and my dad would have been... 42?  Some guy told my dad his WIFE was very good looking.  Complete mortification ensued.

afox007

@JCbride2015 I had a similar issue with my dad since not only did I look old he was a young dad. We went to a father daughter dance one year and got shit about how the flyer specifically said we could not bring a boyfriend in lieu of our father.

SBmini

My dad actually did a pretty good job not not embarrassing me. My sister on the other hand... her best friend in high school was the most homosexual kid you've ever met. He didn't have a straight bone in his body and my dad was well aware of this. 

He stayed the night once and my mom said that absolutely he could sleep in my sister's room. My dad was already asleep and not privy to this conversation. He woke up the next morning and discovered the two of them in my sister's bed and just lost it. He ran the poor kid out of the house. My mom was super pissed at him and he later apologized. 

JCbride2015

SBmini said:

My dad actually did a pretty good job not not embarrassing me. My sister on the other hand... her best friend in high school was the most homosexual kid you've ever met. He didn't have a straight bone in his body and my dad was well aware of this. 

He stayed the night once and my mom said that absolutely he could sleep in my sister's room. My dad was already asleep and not privy to this conversation. He woke up the next morning and discovered the two of them in my sister's bed and just lost it. He ran the poor kid out of the house. My mom was super pissed at him and he later apologized. 

Tee hee.