Explains Haley in Canada: “My friend Laura took $20 from her dad’s wallet and left a note telling him she needed it for parking. When she got home later, she found this.”
Laura, I took a pair of your jeans to pay for bread and a few grams of cold cuts. Love, Dad (AKA; VP)
related: Dad holds the kitteh hostage
168 responses so far ↓
#1
A Dad
Dad is awesome!
Aug 1, 2011 at 10:33 pm rating: 162
#2
Fervel
Laura’s dad is a douche.
Aug 1, 2011 at 10:33 pm rating: 7
#3
sammi
Ohhhhh, snap! Score one for dad!
Aug 1, 2011 at 10:34 pm rating: 51
#4
Mike Oxlong
Must be cheap jeans. My daughter’s jeans would pay for filet mignon, champagne & cocaine.
Aug 1, 2011 at 10:35 pm rating: 157
#5
Marie-Ann
loverly
I suspect that he actually took them so he could wear them later….
Aug 1, 2011 at 10:45 pm rating: 7
#6
Zinnia
dEaR DAD,
(ALsO kNoWn AS ThE INVEnToR OF CRAZy)
I’vE TaKEN yOuR NOtE TO ThE FBI To bE
ANaLyZED.
BeST,
A CONCERNED CITIZEN
Aug 1, 2011 at 10:53 pm rating: 14
#7
Kim
Is her dad Joe Biden?
Aug 1, 2011 at 10:56 pm rating: 8
#8
FeRD
Dad won’t feel so smug later, when he gets this postcard:
Aug 1, 2011 at 11:08 pm rating: 68
#9
boxes
Before people freak out too much about how much of an asshole Dad must be, consider the following SHOCKING POSSIBILITY:
It is very possible he did not actually do anything with her jeans. The note might just be joking.
Aug 1, 2011 at 11:20 pm rating: 101
#10
A Fox
I find it interesting that everyone is attacking the dad for taking jeans from his daughter (which he probably paid for, assuming she is still young enough that her parents buy her clothes). Doesn’t anyone think it odd or wrong that the daughter thought it was totally fine to take $20 out of Dad’s wallet? I mean, if his wallet was there, I’m guessing he was, too – couldn’t she maybe have ASKED him for parking money?
I’m team Dad, for sure.
Aug 1, 2011 at 11:28 pm rating: 159
#11
A Dad
Loveandlogic.com
Check it out you entitled crybabies.
Aug 1, 2011 at 11:42 pm rating: 11
#12
Bob
Dudes, chill the ef out! What kind of place trades jeans for cold cuts?
Dad’s obviously a prankster
Also, we do live in the 21st century. Laura could have found some way to ask prior to taking the cash, unless Dad’s in a meeting. Which demands the question, why’s he without his wallet? Only time my dad’s wallet is laying around is if he’s at home.
And if Laura’s old enough to drive, she’s old enough for a debit card to her own checking account with her own money to pay for her own parking.
Or she could just park farther away in a municipal lot/somewhere free and walk. Gee, what a novel idea!
-Team Dad’s handwriting is scary, though.
Aug 1, 2011 at 11:50 pm rating: 81
#13
Mik
As a dad I can only say I’d totally write that note.
To have anyone, even my daughter, go into my wallet and take money is unanswerable and demands some sort of lesson, even if it’s tongue in cheek… which, for sure, my kids would get, and they would get it.
I’m for Team Dad. Remember, this is a note written to a driving-age person, not a ten-year-old. They watch Colbert. They get humor.
Aug 2, 2011 at 12:15 am rating: 77
#14
foreal
If I had taken $20 out of my dad’s wallet, even if I did leave a nice note stating that it was for parking (or whatever) and that I’d repay it, I would’ve gotten my ass kicked to the next county and back. (And don’t think this is one of those “back in MY day” rants–I’m in my mid-20s.)
A little back-atcha play like Dad made there is absolutely fair play when Daughter decided to make a withdrawal from the Bank of Dad without permission.
Aug 2, 2011 at 12:23 am rating: 61
#15
fifi
Team Dad – I would be facing so much more than a snarky note if I’d have taken money from my parents’ wallets without asking – whether I left a note or not. His response was perfect, I think.
But then I wouldn’t do it anyway because I was nicely brought up.
- Another late-twenties poster.
Aug 2, 2011 at 12:45 am rating: 30
#16
LOL
Maybe “Laura” is like 35 years old and doesn’t pay rent?
Aug 2, 2011 at 12:46 am rating: 11
#17
JBee
Felt to me like Dad was sleeping, and she decided to help herself to money instead of asking. Totally not cool, and I think he responded to it in a really funny and “cool dad” kind of way. It would have been a REAL jerk move if he, say, yelled at her for an hour about fiscal responsibility or taking stuff that’s not hers. If the kid is treating her parents like a cash dispenser they treat them like cash dispenser, she needs the lesson that parents are people too and how would you like it if someone took your stuff without asking first? Plus, ask and ye shall receive, don’t take things that should be offered.
Aug 2, 2011 at 12:48 am rating: 29
#18
A Mom
If my kids need to borrow money, they do this crazy thing called ASKING. They like their limbs in tact.
I give it to Dad for having a sense of humor about the whole thing.
Aug 2, 2011 at 12:55 am rating: 41
#19
Nicole
Here’s a thought. Maybe the daughter does pay for her car, gas, and insurance. She might have just needed 20 bucks in cash for parking because she didn’t have any and didn’t have time to get to the bank to withdraw it. She could have asked though. But maybe she couldn’t get a hold of her dad for some reason. Who knows.
Aug 2, 2011 at 1:04 am rating: 4
#20
sdedit
I don’t get why people think Dad is being a jerk. I won’t even borrow $20 out of my husband’s wallet without asking, because my parents taught me that you don’t just grab what you want from other people’s purses and wallets. Looks to me like Dad is just using a little humor to show his daughter how it feels to have the tables turned. Far from being traumatized for life, Laura might actually be a little more considerate next time and ask permission first.
Aug 2, 2011 at 1:07 am rating: 44
#21
Canthz_B
Just when you think Joe Biden’s sense of humor sucks he pops off a note like this.
Way to go Mr. VP!!
Aug 2, 2011 at 1:23 am rating: 2
#22
Kay
This is clearly a joke from a Dad w a sense of humour.
Aug 2, 2011 at 1:55 am rating: 9
#23
Lenny!
Anybody else notice dad’s handwriting resembles a typical serial killer’s note? Daughter needs to return that $20 ASAP!
Aug 2, 2011 at 2:35 am rating: 5
#24
Ms Brown
Nobody gets dad’s sense of humor, eh?
This isn’t a lesson on parenting, it’s a lesson in snark: Daughter takes a $20 to pay for something that is a couple bucks.
Dad retorts by “taking” her jeans (probably expensive) to pay for staple type food that doesn’t cost much.
He’s making fun of his daughter because nobody needs a whole $20 to park anywhere in Canada.
Aug 2, 2011 at 3:32 am rating: 34
#25
Barret
Unless you are a Dad and have been there done that, your comments carry NO weight.. Her jeans would make for some nice shop rags!! This is a good lesson for respect. Taking without permission is the same as stealing…
Aug 2, 2011 at 3:51 am rating: 10
#26
Bridie
Dad has a great sense of humor. What is wrong with some of you people?
Aug 2, 2011 at 6:23 am rating: 17
#27
Lalala
Ms. Brown, you have clearly never been to Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, or Niagara Falls.
Team Dad. His note is hilarious.
Aug 2, 2011 at 6:32 am rating: 8
#28
Denise
OK I totally would have taken his note as a joke. But my dad and I had that sense of humor. Yes he may be frustrated to go into his wallet to retrieve the 20 he thought was there…to find a note instead. But if he were really upset he would have confronted her and not wrote a silly note.
Aug 2, 2011 at 7:12 am rating: 3
#29
Lindsey
“a few grams of cold cuts”
Grams of cold cuts? Ugh… this is why Canada could use a good invading.
Also, who takes money out of their dad’s wallet?I wouldn’t even touch my dad’s wallet. And if he asked me to bring it to him, I’d do the two-finger hold it way out in front of you carry like it could come alive at any moment and bite my face off.
Respect, people… teach it to your kids so that notes like these don’t have to happen.
Aug 2, 2011 at 7:17 am rating: 9
#30
Mama Wrench
Wow. I was by no means raised in the turn of the century and my parents still would have made my world end if I “borrowed” (stole) their money without asking. Especially since by the time I could drive they expected me to pay rent if I wanted to live in their house.
Team Dad all the way. I know my Dad wouldn’t have let me get screwed over if I had a legitimate reason to ask for the money, as long as I asked first.
Aug 2, 2011 at 8:19 am rating: 4
#31
divaandwriter
I am Team Dad all the way. That money was his. It was in his wallet. Taking it without prior permission was wrong. If Laura is old enough to drive, she is old enough to be financially responsible as well.
I think Dad pulled a great prank, and made his point.
Aug 2, 2011 at 8:37 am rating: 9
#32
Tracy
If I or one of my siblings took cash out of my dad’s wallet we’d have a lot more to worry about then missing jeans. lol
Aug 2, 2011 at 9:12 am rating: 3
#33
Mox
The fact that anyone at all is siding against the father in this is terrifying. I have 2 young girls (5 and
and a boy due on Halloween. I’m hoping the people saying it was “okay” for the daughter to go into someone’s wallet because she left a note are all teens/pre-teens. When I was in High School I was the “punk rock” kid, had mohawks, liberty spikes, every shade of dyed hair, weird clothes etc. I was friends with everyone, my group could get rowdy but we respected authority figures that deserved/earned respect. I had a 6.4 GPA when I graduated (had 4 or 5 AP (Advanced Placement) classes that bumped my 4.0 up) and started college with nearly a year of credits under my belt as well as being the only non-jock/weird kid to win Homecoming King and fit-in with every “clique” in the school.
I went back to the high school to visit a couple teachers about 2 years later and the kids seemed to be bouncing off the walls! Kids realising that teachers (and parents, for that matter) cannot lay a hand on them without fear of severe repercussions has made the world twist in a scary way. I remember growing up/acting up at home my mom and I would get into verbal arguments that could get pretty heated. A couple times I threatened to call the “child abuse hotline” and she picked up the phone and said “here, call them. I’ll dial it for you, see where you end up.” and, my favorite line she used was “if the police are going to come arrest me for yelling at you, I’ll give them a reason to take me” haha. It’s a scary world when the kids are realising they have “power.” Teachers getting fired for grabbing an arm of a kid to break-up a fight is just insane.
Our daughters have been raised the same way I was; to respect parents/elders unless they show unabashed blatant disrespect toward you. Never start a fight. Try to be friendly with everyone. And so on. I feared my generation was the last whom were properly raised, but I’ve seen good kids that give me faith and hope for the future. If I took money from my dad’s wallet or mom’s purse, they would have gave me a good whoopin’ and grounding. Those are two places you never touch unless they belong to you in my opinion.
Discipline is severely lacking these days, and a lot of these posts are proof of that. I really hope my kids don’t grow up to think a note is a liable excuse to steal money from my wallet, especially if I’m footing the bill for everything anyway. /soapbox
Aug 2, 2011 at 9:31 am rating: 18
#34
A
This is ridiculous. I’m Team Laura (and Fervel!).
1) If I took money from my dad’s wallet (because he was asleep or whatever the case may be) and left him a note, he might be annoyed if he had plans for that $20 bill, but certainly not AFFRONTED the way half you crazy folks are. Like someone else said, not having cash when you need it (especially petty cash like this) is something that happens to adults, too. Laura left a note; she clearly wasn’t stealing the money from dear old Dad.
2) No, Dad does not have the right to confiscate her property for the hell of it, even if he did pay for it. (Which, given the fact that she’s already driving, I’d say there’s a good chance he didn’t.) Another one of life’s lessons that parents should be teaching their kids is that a gift is a gift and can’t just be taken away because you changed your mind. I would think differently if he borrowed something from her that he might actually use (like for like, a common thing in families that know the word SHARE).
As it happens, clearly Dad’s note is a joke, and it’s funny in that cringeworthy way that most “Dad” jokes are (or aren’t, depending on your stance).
Aug 2, 2011 at 10:52 am rating: 6
#35
terry
Are most of you retarded? Or at there a zillion comments I’m not seeing passionately attacking the Dad?
Jesus Christ, all you boomer folks need to calm your tits whenever the chance to talk about the ungrateful whippersnappers who are dealing with the incredible mess you made of the world and the economy dares to do something you deem disrespectful.
Aug 2, 2011 at 10:53 am rating: 7
#36
terry
By the way, my dad “steals” money from my mother’s purse without asking so many times she’s taken to calling it the ATM.
I guess we should hang him, right?
Aug 2, 2011 at 10:56 am rating: 2
#37
bookworm
I just asked my dad for some money, and he’ll probably send me more than I need simply because I asked, so I’m getting a kick out of all the morons here who think it’s perfectly okay for a child to go through their parents’ money.
Aug 2, 2011 at 11:03 am rating: 9
#38
SilentPsycho
I think I’m Team ‘Everyone is over-reacting’.
Yes, she borrowed money from her Dad’s purse without verbal permission. Alert the Pentagon! However, maybe there’s a reason for it. Maybe he was out, asleep, or for some other reason he was unavailable and she couldn’t ask him. Could have been she was rushed for time, or even too low on funds, but the fact that she left a note implies that she was planning to pay it back when she got a chance. Stealing means to take something without intending to give it back. There is no ‘if’ or ‘but’ about it. Borrow means to takes something, intending to give it back or replace it with an exact duplicate of it. Also, I can honestly say that my parents would rather I actually get to what I needed to be at on time, rather than late or rushed and out of breath, and I would be the same for any future Psychos. Who knows, maybe it was an exam, an interview, or an important class she had to be on time for?
For those having a go at the Dad, if you really believe he did this, I have a bridge in Brooklyn I would be honoured to sell you. It’s obviously a tongue-in-cheek Father-Daughter joke. If he was really mad at her, he would have spoken to her, not written this note.
There. Everyone happy and calmed down? Or at least calmed down enough to put the pitchforks and torches down for a few minutes?
Aug 2, 2011 at 12:19 pm rating: 11
#39
redheadwglasses
The thing is, Laura is the chickenshit here. If the billfold was at home, then DAD was at home, and she could have ASKED for money for parking. Instead, she slipped the money out, put in a note, and left.
Aug 2, 2011 at 1:05 pm rating: 5
#40
oi
This was the most underdog entry. Who knew. It’s got potential to rank up to vegan, indoor outdoor cats and oh tipping your waiters. Let’s make it!
How dare dad wrote innocuous note about his own $20? HOW DARE HE?
Aug 2, 2011 at 1:12 pm rating: 10
#41
Lucy
Again, I’m totally Team Dad, and a big part of the reason for this is because I seriously doubt he used clothing to buy bread and cold cuts. I’m a bit worried by the number of commenters who think this is a normal way of buying groceries.
Aug 2, 2011 at 3:07 pm rating: 6
#42
Dr. Chalkwitheringlicktacklefeff
Do grocery stores in Canada accept legwear by way of payment? It’s fun learning about other cultures.
Aug 2, 2011 at 3:28 pm rating: 11
#43
Kira
When I was a teenager my mother would always borrow cash from me and leave little IOU notes. I didn’t take it as a personal affront because it was FAMILY borrowing money, and we had an established history of paying each other back. It would be very different if this was a roommate situation. As it stands, I see no reason to think that the note exchange between Laura and her father is anything other than good-natured teasing.
Aug 2, 2011 at 3:28 pm rating: 5
#44
Madrias
Here’s a situation for those “Oh, it’s okay if you leave a note” people.
What if her Dad needed that $20 for, say, getting his drivers license renewed? Now that he doesn’t have it, he has to use other money (which could have gone toward other things) to cover it.
And don’t suddenly spark up with, “Well he could just go to the ATM” cause I’ll shoot you down with “So could she.” Also, contrary to popular belief, parents are not made of money, so self-entitled princess-bitch should have asked him.
I know for a fact most parents won’t be upset if you wake them up and ask them for a little cash. Annoyed, maybe, but not upset. Worst case scenario is he says no.
Before someone calls me an old fart, I’m not even yet in my 20′s. Dad may be older than some of your grandparents, but at least I respect my elders. Had I taken cash from Dad’s wallet, not just would I have been made to pay it all back, plus $15 for the trouble, he would have spanked my ass and then grounded me from everything for no less than a month.
Team “Get your head out of your ass”
Aug 3, 2011 at 6:50 pm rating: 9
#45
pony girl
On a more important note:
Just how does one calm their tits?
Are there classes?
Need I be licensed?
Aug 3, 2011 at 8:17 pm rating: 4
#46
bad mood
Is this thing still going on? Long story here, last year after April vacation my classroom broom/dust pan went missing. I noticed my folks had several brooms/dustpans in their basement and helped myself. When I told the first grade that “I grabbed these from my mom and dads’ place,” they thought it was totally rude of me. I insisted that my folks had several brooms and would never know this one was missing, but still they insisted that it didn’t belong to me, and I better apologize to them. Kids these days…
Aug 3, 2011 at 9:36 pm rating: 2
#47
cizzerhand
When your Dad is the VP he can do whatever he wants.
Aug 6, 2011 at 1:57 am rating: 0
#48
Trogdoor
In regards to all the “wtf trade jeans for food?” questions. There are stores that buy used clothing
Aug 7, 2011 at 6:14 am rating: 0
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