is he jealous?

ok where i work i have an elderly gentleman, who i really do admire in a fatherly way, hes always been there for me thick and thin and hes a sweet person, i see him as a father, now christmas is comming up and i was out shopping with my real dad, i was looking for a christmas present for him (fatherly guy at work) and i thought of an idea....why not get my fatherly work guy a "merry christmas dad" card, i suggested the idea to my real dad and whilst i found really funky cards for a "merry christmas father card" my dad goes " people will make fun out of u at work, ur stupid, u always like to be a laughing stock"
and i told my dad " dad dont u remember that girl at work got u cup for "super dad" for xmas? and he goes "well she didnt have a father", and i thought could my real dad be jealous of me liking this fatherly figure guy at work? (not in a lovey dovey way , but in true admiration) , this guy i see him as a father, i really do love him as a daughterly way and i admire him , hes really kind and always cares about me like a father, but could it be my father could be jealous of me wanting to buy him a "merry xmas father" card ?
idk im a bit curious and confused to be honest...

Reply 1

The Guru

Az I think your Dad is jealous, after all you're still his little daughter and of course he'd be upset about stuff tlike this. You should maybe shop for things for the other guy when your real Dad isn't there with you.

Reply 2

Anonymous #1

yeah i can understand, but i see his face all the time and me & my real dad arnt close, we argue all the time, so now i found someone i really care about,he needs to accept this.hes too overprotective, and i really like this fatherly figure at work. :s-smilie:

Reply 3

c@luvr

The short answer to that is 'Yes'. Maybe you shouldn't have told that to your dad 'cos you could've you hurt his feelings

I dunno, but The Guru is right, you should go without your dad if your gonna buy the guy at work something, just to save his feelings if nothing else :smile:

Reply 4

The Guru

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Reply 5

Anonymous #1

the thing with my dad is, he likes to go with me, he doesnt want me going alone , and he just wants to be with me all the time. im not bothered, but i was just a bit suprised by his reaction.

Reply 6

balloon_parade

If he wants to be with you all the time how are you not close? I rarely see my dad and when I do its because I'e made the effort not him. I think you need to appriciate the dad you have as well as our friend from work. You dont just go and find a new dad because you dont get on with your real dad! Hes bound to be overprotective and threatend, probably feels hes not doing a good enough job!

How are you suprised by his reaction? if you had kids and they were buying someone else a father or mother card would you be impressed or feel a little rejected?