'Everyone laughed except me and Leo': Woman walks out of family dinner after her father repeatedly insults her fiancé's job as an art teacher, causing tension between relatives who claim she's overreacting to "just jokes"

We love our partners for who they are, not for how much they earn or the kinds of passions they pursue, but our fathers don't always share that same supportive outlook. And when they don't, they often make sure to remind us at every opportunity. In this case, a woman's father repeatedly belittles her fiancé for working as a school art teacher, and after enduring one too many condescending remarks, she finally decides enough is enough. Refusing to sit through another dinner where his hurtful comments are covered up with the classic, overused two-word phrase, "I'm joking." So, she and her fiancé chose to leave the restaurant in the middle of the family meal.

Though her family is quick to defend her father, she's not interested in making excuses for someone who tries to reduce her partner's worth to a paycheck. Her fiancé intentionally chose a meaningful career he's passionate about, something she really admires, and something she knows deep down, her father was never brave enough to do himself.

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