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Real talk: How will you celebrate Father’s Day?

June 17, 2016 by Suzanne Leave a Comment

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Since we talked about Mother’s Day a few weeks ago, we figured it ‘s only fair to ask about the masculine equivalent coming up this weekend. As with any family-related holiday, we know there’s a whole bunch of baggage that people have around the topic of fathers and fatherhood, but we’re opting to look for the bright spots. Couldn’t we all use a little distraction this week, anyway? It’s been a heavy news cycle lately.

We asked for some real talk about Father’s Day, and here’s what our friends said to the question, “What are you doing for you dad and/or partner for father’s day?” 

  • Family gathering
  • My husband gets a card and small gift from the kids. I’ll also tackle bedtime duties, which is usually his domain, to give him some evening relaxing time.
  • My dad is not big on holidays, but I will call him because he appreciates my time more than he’d appreciate a set of grill utensils. Are grill utensils a thing dads get?*
  • Not sure yet**
  • Some cool gifts (Return of the Living Dead Limited Edition soundtrack on vinyl, Night of the Creeps sweatshirt and Halloween III baseball T-shirt from Fright Rags) and dinner out
  • Fishing and cook out
  • Taking my dad to the local airport diner (his favorite)
  • No clue.**  That’s bad, isn’t it? I had an idea a while back, and even mentioned it to our daughter. But I think both she and I forgot. We’re talented that way.
  • Sending a card.
  • Oh, crap! Can’t someone else handle that?**
  • Thinking great thoughts and smiling at how he enjoyed the simple things in life.***

* Yes. You can give grill utensils. My dad is not usually a stereotype of fatherhood, but I gave him some for a recent holiday because he was using teeny tiny tongs to grill, and I was worried he’d burn his hands off if he didn’t get some better equipment.

**  These “I don’t know yet” responses are fair answers, because we posed the question a few weeks ago! 

*** What a sweet answer! 

How are you celebrating Father’s Day? 

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