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So, two weeks ago I was at my bf's mother's birthday party. I came a day early to help the mom set everything up, cook, bake and so on. Then, during the party, about twenty family members were sitting all about the living room and I was bringing them coffee from the kitchen.

One cousin said Wow, look at that cappuccino, that looks great.

The grandma said, Have you worked as a barista? This looks so professional.

I just smiled and said Nope, I haven't.
(The compliments felt good because I had literally spent the past day and half in the kitchen, which is something I don't normally do because I don't enjoy cooking at all.)

Then my bf said: She's just great at everything she does.

And then his asshole father said: Really? Why is it taking her so long to finish school, then?

(It will have taken me six years to get a Master's degree instead of the usual five.)

Bf: No, it's not. She's right on time.

Dad: Well, you're done with school and you're a doctor.

Bf: But Lauren is three years younger than me.

Dad: I thought she was 27.

Bf: No, she's 24.

Dad: She's still taking too damn long to study something so useless.

(I just continued serving the coffee. There's no point talking to this asshole. Also note how he refers to me as if I wasn't there.)

Fast forward two weeks to today when my bf called me to say that his dad had gotten fired from his job.

This is pretty bad for the family - my bf's younger brother is still at school, the mom's job doesn't pay that much (not that the dad's did) and my bf will probably have to end up giving them money.

But I realized all that later - My first thought was: Enjoy the misery and humiliation of being unemployed at 57, fucker.

WOW who the fuck does that? Who does that right in front of the person? What the fuck is wrong with that guy? I don't blame you for having a bit of schadenfreude.

Next time you see your bf's dad, play this song in the background and just smile at him. Seriously, who says junk like that right in front of the person? What a jerk.

If you felt evil, so did I on your behalf. And it felt good.

The dad is a jerk. Hopefully this is a wake-up call for him to not mock other people, but I doubt it.

Also, 6 years for a Master's is totally normal.

Pretty sure even Jesus would think that was totally fair.

There is nothing wrong with feeling how you're feeling, so don't feel guilty. Though I wouldn't be surprised if he started making those nasty comments about you're schoolwork/career because he was already feeling the heat at work and wanted to take his frustrations out on someone. Doesn't make him any less of a jerk, but it might explain why he treated you that way in the first place when you were helping out his family. He was probably trying to make a dig at your bf too, but couldn't because your bf has graduated and is working so decided to get to him through you instead.

/F!S armchair psych

Yeah, as far as I'm concerned, as long as you have sympathy for your bf's mother and the rest of the family, unadulterated sadistic glee toward his asshole father is entirely warranted. It's certainly what I'm feeling on your behalf.

Wow, that guy is a major jerk and I don't blame you for feeling that way. Your boyfriend and the rest of his family sound like wonderful people, though.

Wow, karma sure is a bitch.

Nah, don't worry. Any person with blood in their veins would have felt the same way.

You are completely absolved any remorse for feeling such, OP. That dude sucks.

Damn, what an asshole. I'm glad your BF spoke up at the time, but I also hope he makes it clear to his father that regardless of his opinion of you, being polite while you're around is NOT negotiable.

This is where I believe the phrase "Karma is a bitch" is appropriate.

Karma slapped that mother trucker right in the face, didn't it?

It takes a special kind of chutzpah to badmouth someone who has cooked a whole meal in your wife's honor and is now waiting on you. I think you fully deserve to revel in a nice wedge of schadenfreude pie.

http://whatever.scalzi.com/2006/09/26/how-to-make-a-schadenfreude-pie/

Yikes, what a major asshat.

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