00:00Alita for asking my daughter's BF about his education and future plans.
00:04This happened some time ago, and it was the reason for my falling out with my only child.
00:09My daughter 2OF was dating this guy, Alex23M.
00:14She told me he was in med school, a straight-a student, and all that.
00:18Eventually, she invited me to dinner to meet him.
00:22I do not mean to sound rude, but my first impression of him was that he looked very
00:26unkempt and honestly did not seem like a college student at all.
00:30I brushed it off and figured, maybe med school was overwhelming him, and he did not have much
00:36time to take care of himself.
00:38At the restaurant, I tried to make small talk and asked him a few simple questions like,
00:42So, which college do you go to?
00:45His answer shocked me, though I tried to stay calm.
00:48I do not go to college, and I do not plan to at all.
00:52Okay, at least he was being honest.
00:54Then I asked, What do you do for work?
00:57He replied, I work at the dollar store.
01:01At that point, I started feeling uneasy, so I asked if he had any future plans.
01:06He said, Not really.
01:08I just like to chill with my homies.
01:10I then mentioned that I planned to support my daughter in transferring to a university
01:15in Japan.
01:16This was her plan before she met him that year because she loves Japanese culture so much
01:20and I wanted her to experience another culture firsthand.
01:24He threw his head back and laughed.
01:26Then he said, That's never gonna happen.
01:29When we got home, my daughter yelled at me and said, How dare you make him feel so small?
01:34I reminded her that I just asked him questions based on the lies she told.
01:39She got defensive and said, She only lied because otherwise I won't like him for her at all.
01:44I said I don't think other parents would like him either.
01:47She said, I was too harsh on him and looked at him like he is a loser.
01:51I honestly do not remember being harsh.
01:54I thought I was just asking normal questions.
01:57After that, she moved in with him and stopped talking to me.
02:01She also dropped out of college and started doing odd jobs.
02:04My heart is broken, Aida.
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