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The internet has dragged a father who pulled a prank on his son before his job interview in a new post going viral on social media.
Published to Reddit's popular r/AmITheA**hole forum, stylized AITA, a man under the username u/ads_ver1383 posed the question, "AITA for what I (18M) told my dad after I got tired with his stupid pranks?" The popular post has over 6,000 upvotes and 1,000 comments.
The Redditor begins his story by explaining that his father has been pranking him and his family for years.
He wrote, "It used to be dumb annoying stuff like giant fake spiders/roaches in the fridge or around the house, hiding in the shower to scare one of us. But honestly he taking it too far."
The popular day for pranks is typically April 1—also known as April Fool's Day. In a study done by YouGov, they asked 4,000 people over the age of 18 if they find April Fool's Day pranks amusing or annoying. When totaled, 46 percent found those pranks amusing and the other 41 percent found them annoying.
The original poster (OP) started listing off more recent pranks his father pulled on him including putting whipped cream in his shoes, hiding his clothes around the house and even messing with his son's dietary restrictions.
The OP, as well as the rest of his family, was upset with OP's father so he quit the pranks for a while. The OP admitted that all the pranks makes him not want to be around his father.
He wrote, "All this week I've had job interviews lined up since I'll be able to start working full time after I graduate in a couple weeks. I even bought a whole suit and tie to look more professional. Before I was leaving he ask me to help him take groceries out of the car cause he had to go to the bathroom."
"Instead he dropped a water balloon on me from the window when I was coming back in. For the first time I was ready to cuss him out that's how mad it got me. It made me more pissed because he was laughing recording it on his phone telling me not to get too mad and I can use one of his shirts for my interview, "he continued.
The OP was upset due to purchasing the suit with his own money and he was about to leave for the interview when the prank occurred. The Reddit user didn't use any curse words when talking with his father, he did however tell him that his pranks were the reason he wasn't going to hear from him after the OP moves out. The OP was serious to his father as he told him he would be blocked.
Since the argument, his father hasn't been speaking to him. The OP's mother told him that he really upset his father and hurt his feelings and it's "his way of trying to have fun" with them. He admits that he's fed up with the pranks.
The Reddit community was quick to defend the OP.
"[Not the A**hole] I'd hate to grow up in an environment like that and I'd be cutting ties too. The fact that he knew you had interviews and had brought your own suit and then just chucked a water balloon on you is a selfish and horrible thing to do. He's made a choice, his desire to make himself laugh at other peoples expense has ruined your relationship and you want to cut ties. He can pout about it all he wants," u/CrystalQueen3000 received the top comment with over 10,000 upvotes.
U/fizzbangwhiz exclaimed, "[Not the A**hole]. Your dad is a child. He's been consistently ignoring your boundaries and your feelings for your whole life and now he's moved on to trying to sabotage your job interviews? Who cares if you hurt his feelings once, after he's been hurting your feelings for years?"
"I don't blame you at all for your reaction.You have been telling him for years that you don't like his pranks and he chose to ignore you until you yelled at him; that's on him," they continued.
"OP, I'm so sorry that you have been experiencing this and that you are not safe with a person who is supposed to love and protect you. Your response is entirely reasonable - if your father won't respect you and your wishes, what else are you supposed to do?[Not the A**hole]," u/nutellacupcakesftw wrote.
Newsweek reached out to u/ads_ver1383 for comment.
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