Like them, love them, or hate them, in-laws are notorious for driving their relatives insane. Some even seem to make it their mission to consistently meddle in our marriages, offer fresh and uninvited perspectives, and never pass up an opportunity to remind us of just how wrong we are about basically anything in life. And often, these people will be in your life for a long time, whether you can stand the sight and sound of them or not.
Mothers-in-law particularly catch the heat (sometimes rightfully so!) from negative media tropes and cultural stereotypes about being judgy, overbearing, and quite frankly, horrible. However, the other part of the equation often gets overlooked. So how about we balance out the scales a bit?
Today, we’re taking a deep dive into the world of fathers-in-law who left their relatives speechless by being their most infuriating, obnoxious, and annoying selves. We at Bored Panda compiled a list of times people called out their partner’s dads for all the nonsensical things they’ve done, so pull your seat closer! Upvote the pics that angered you most, be sure to share your own unpleasant encounters below in the comments, and don’t miss the chat we had about in-law relationships with psychologist and relationship coach Dr. Wyatt Fisher.
#1 The State Of The World
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#2 Father-In-Law Doing Something Disgusting
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#3 My FIL (Who’s Extremely Right) Strikes Again
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#4 Just My Racist FIL Being My Racist FIL. The Person Arguing Is Me, His Half-Mexican Descent Daughter-In-Law
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#5 My Poor Father-In-Law Never Saw It Coming. Rest In Peace
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#6 The Back Window Of My Father-In-Law’s Van
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#7 My Sister’s Father-In-Law, Who Is A Very Conservative Trump Supporter, Was Not Happy That She Bought Her Son A Baby Doll For Christmas
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#8 Show Me A More Manly Thing Than My Father-In-Law Doing The Laundry. I’ll Wait
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#9 Got A New Couch Delivered Today. Father-In-Law Decided To Test It Out
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#10 How My In-Laws Park Everywhere They Go
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#11 These Things In My Father-In-Law’s Car Are So He And His Partner Can Drive Without Seatbelts And The Car Won’t Make The Alarm Sounds
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#12 My Father-In-Law Responds To A Picture Of Our Trans Foster Daughter
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#13 When My FIL Last Visited, He Ended Up Shouting And Swearing At Me In Front Of My Toddler Because I Called Out His Homophobia And This Exchange Happened The Day After
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#14 Twice A Year, My In-Laws Stay With Us For About A Week. Twice A Year, I Have To Replace All My Nonstick Cookware
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#15 How My In-Laws Eat Assorted Cheesecake
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#16 My Very Tech Challenged Father-In-Law Sent The Entire Family A Picture Of His Breakfast This Morning. That Photo Had A Watermark
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#17 Ladies And Gentlemen, My Father-In-Law
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#18 Made Quesadillas, Father-In-Law Walked Into Kitchen, Took A Big Bite Out Of One, Walked Into The Bathroom. Walked Out And Took A Big Bite Out Of A Different One
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#19 Once Again. Another Gem From My Father-In-Law. And He Even Got 3 Shares This Time
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#20 FIL Started A Tattoo On Me 4 Weeks Ago. He Sold His Equipment 2 Days Ago
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#21 How My Father-In-Law Lets The Candles Burn
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#22 I Sent My Future Father-In-Law A Linking Puzzle For Christmas. He Just Sent My Fiance This Picture Showing How He Solved It
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#23 My Father-In-Law’s Remote Is But A Small Glimpse Into How Infuriated I Become When I Visit My In-Laws’ House. No Excuse Is Good Enough
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#24 Told My Father-In-Law I Pulled A Muscle At The Gym, He Said A Little Of This Will Make Me Feel Better
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#25 This Is How My Father-In-Law Gets Butter For His Toast
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#26 My Father-In-Law Said There Is A Park On The Apartment Complex For The Kids To Play. This Is The Park
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#27 I’m Totally Middle-Of-The-Road, Non-Political And He Thinks It Means I Voted For Trump. Anyways, Here Are My Texts After A Night He Was Drinking
My father-in-law is on the other side of the spectrum.
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#28 Father-In-Law Drives Through Front Lawn To Avoid Backing Up
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#29 From My Father-In-Law. I Don’t Even Know What To Say About This One
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#30 Ladies And Gentlemen, My Father-In-Law
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#31 My Father-In-Law’s Toothbrush. Those Brown Bits Are Some Kind Of Mouldy Cereal
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#32 Father-In-Law Text Me This While I Was Volunteering In Buffalo
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#33 My Father-In-Law And The Remnants Of His Weekly Visit
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#34 My Father-In-Law Always Posts Things Like This, Christmas Is Going To Be So Fun
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#35 My Cousin’s Father-In-Law’s Ladder Arrangements
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#36 My Father-In-Law, Helping To Foster Productive Discourse
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#37 My Father-In-Law’s Response To Me And My Pregnant Fiancée Decisions To Not See Them Due To Corona
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#38 How My Soon-To-Be Father-In-Law Opens The Milk Carton
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#39 My Father-In-Law Ladies And Gentlemen
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#40 How My Father-In-Law Stores His Knives
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#41 The Clocks In My Father-In-Law’s Kitchen Don’t Line Up, He Says It’s Not A Big Deal And Refuses To Change It
#42 In My Father-In-Law’s Barn
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