My daughter turned 17 yesterday, and we had a party for her. We had her friends (ages 15-19), plus some of their parents and a few adult neighbors. It was a standard birthday — gifts, cards, dinner, and cake. The teens played The Great Dalmuti, and around 9 PM, a group of them headed out for karaoke.
After karaoke, the boys and adults went home, but the teenage girls had a sleepover at our place. One of my daughter’s friends gave her a Dead Poets Society DVD as a gift. Later that night, the girls were in the kitchen, making a mess with leftover Chinese food and drinking milk from the carton while watching the movie on the kitchen TV.
It was pretty late, but I could still hear them talking about the movie. They were having a discussion, and I started listening in. They were “shipping” Neil Perry and Todd Anderson, which I guess means they thought they should be a couple. They also started talking about Charlie Dalton (aka Nuwanda), imagining him as bisexual, or even non-binary or transfem. I don’t like it.
So, this morning, I went into the kitchen and I threw out the Dead Poets Society DVD. I didn’t say anything to my daughter about it, and she hasn’t noticed it’s gone yet.
TL;DR:
Dad threw out his daughter’s new Dead Poets Society DVD because the daughter and her friends were “shipping” characters (Neil and Todd) and discussing other characters (Charlie) as possibly LGBTQ+, which the dad didn’t like.
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Pretty shitty of you. Missing the part where you think you fucked up. Sounds to me like you’re bragging about your bigotry.
What kind of response are you expecting to this exactly?
Well, you’re a piece of shit.
Imagine being so angry that LGBTQ+ people exist (even in the mind of a teenage girl) that you throw out her birthday present.
I just don’t understand how you even act like this in 2025. Your daughter and her friends are clearly a lot more mature and educated than you are.
Asshole
Why even post this, you’re an asshole you think it’s acceptable to throw away your daughters property because she shipped some relationships, if that’s the type of dad you are treasure your relationship while you have it because someday she may realize cutting you off is for the best
90% sure you’re so closeted you don’t even realise that underneath it all you’re gay. Being reminded that men can be attractive unsettles you.
Can you get it out of the trash and clean it up? If not, you had better order a new copy to arrive asap before she notices.
Yeah, you’re a Douchebag with a capital D. Hope your kids turn out better than you did.
this has got to be a bot or rage bait . it doesn’t even make sense to post in this subreddit.
You should throw yourself away.
Well, for one you didn’t fuck up. You did what you did deliberately and purposely. On the other hand, you are a fucking asshole and a bigot.
Boooo!👎🍅🍅
Lmao one of the subs he’s active in is r/askteenboys. OP, I get it, having a teenage daughter isn’t easy, but chill the fuck out.
Did this guy confuse AITH with TIFU? Or is this another AI post?