For the men with daughters.

[Mobojo]

My girlfriend told me a story that when she brought her boyfriend before me home to meet the family her dad got out all of the shotguns in the house and laid them out in the living room to clean them. I guess when they came in he grabbed one and was holding on to it for a while when they were there. Luckily he didnt do that to me.

[Hammy]

I've got an adopted little sister that is 16 come April 9th. My parents are divorced, so I'm somewhat of the "barrier" when it comes to the who's and what's.

When I relate to my own adolescent dating experiences, I always wonder "why the fathers were nice to the boyfiriends?"

DO NOT befriend the boyfriend until they have a college degree.
Off the top of my head, here are some of the things I follow.

Rule One: I will treat the men in her life like a doo-doo unless they have a 4 year degree in something other than "Philosophy" or "Art".

Second Rule: Don't talk to me unless I speak to your first. I'm not here to be your friend unless you have a job and a college degree. Otherwise, expect abuse when you come to my house. Consider it our Hazing Ritual in this family and wear it like a prideful badge of honor.

Third Rule: You have one room you are allowed in, two if you count the bathroom. My family room is the only place you are to be when you come over. You will sit in the CHAIR that is not designated mine. Not on the couch, not on the floor.

Fourth Rule: If you expect to be welcome, then make yourself someone we would like to welcome. Show up early for everything, expecially the end of your date, which is in fact the curfew. Home at 9:50 has a better chance of getting welcomed that 10:00 on the second.

Fifth Rule: Expect me to ignore you like the sh** heel you are. I am a man, and a salesperson by trade. I know what that means when you decide to date. Just because I am older than you doesn't mean I don't get it. Your desire to date my sister (in your cases, daughter) starts in your pants, works its way to your brain, and then ends in your heart.

My version is like this, you get hot over a girl, then your brain works over time to try and manipulate situations until you get what you want, and then your heart gets involved when you feel rejected or when she dumps you before you are ready to dump her. Thats all a teenage boy is all about.

Until you grow out of this and get your degree, I will treat you like the senseless idiot retard that you are.

Sixth Rule: Do not talk to my wife. She is not good cop, which makes me bad cop, she is my sister's (in your case daughter's) coping mechanism. Her role is to make her feel better even if it means presenting ideas that arent possible (such as you getting your arms re-attached after I rip them off your body
). If you flirt or compliment my wife, you will be treated like the any other person who dates my sister and flirts with another woman.

Seventh Rule: Don't be afraid to make my sister cry. I dont mind if she is crying. In fact, the more the merrier. Because for every time you make her cry, is one more time we are closer to her realizing you are a jerky little doofass.

[Trooper110]

rofl, I like those :P

[Todd98]

LOL great post Major since we both have daughters I told PG that she could not date until she was 30. I know me and you have brought this topic up one day on the phone.

[Duke{CLR}]

Funny stuff. It's good timing for my to because my stepdaughter just started dating. I keep having to remind my wife of what is going on in these guys heads at this age.