Comments on: I Got Your Dad a Present

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:16:33 +0000

My dad loves the handmade stuff so we try to be creative otherwise just something themed….this year its all things flamingo. The spouse gets whatever cleaver(not) school project the slap together the last day and something fun.

By: Alexia

Alexia — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:55:35 +0000

We can cover every occasion for my Dad with a bottle of single malt scotch. Easy peasy.

By: sumo

sumo — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:17:37 +0000

Er, 12:00 am on the twelfth… as in midnight last night? I will hope you meant tonight. Our Father’s Days were never about big gifts. Handmade ones seemed to be best for these occasions. Plus candy.

By: Kim Smith

Kim Smith — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:20:20 +0000

I’m all about the hand made gifts. My dad passed away, but for my husband, I always try to find something meaningful. He travels…A LOT. In fact, we haven’t lived together for longer than 3 weeks in the past 10yrs because of his constant traveling. He misses out on a lot of stuff. I have had the kids make him cards telling him how much they love him. Stuff like that means a lot to him.
He does love the gadgets though. This year, in addition to the cards from the kids, he’s getting a new laptop, lol

By: Tabitha

Tabitha — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:42:33 +0000

I think in any situation, the best gift is time. Time to pursue one’s own passions. Time to be that person you were before you got married. Time to not be a dad, to not have to worry about letting the occasional swear cross your lips because the kids are listening. Oddly enough, sometimes Father’s Day is about not being a father for a day. Really, they need to call it Unfather’s Day.

By: annie

annie — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:29:09 +0000

For Father’s Day, my dad would like a trip to the opera.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:04:22 +0000

I’d love to buy my dad a boat. Or an orchard. Or maybe just a single fruit-bearing tree. But I probably can’t even afford that!! Also, I don’t know what (if anything) to get for my husband who isn’t a father YET but will be in about 4 months. He would sure like this stuff, though.

By: Alyia

Alyia — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:54:47 +0000

The perfect gift combines nostalgia and an appreciation for who he is as a person. For my dad it’ll probably be a viewing of “The Sandlot”– we loved to watch this together when I was growing up, and he adores baseball– followed by a concert with a smokin’ blues/funk band. These gifts would be gravy– especially the SlotRadio, as he’s a housepainter and is still dependent on a funky boombox/Walkman.

By: Pam from Ohio

Pam from Ohio — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:12:49 +0000

The best Father’s Day gift…a leasurely morning with a great big breakfast on the patio, time to read the paper from cover to cover, and then a nice afternoon with a barbeque in the back yard and all the kids and grandkids in attendance. A package from Mighty Girl would be the icing on the cake. Perfect day.

By: Kristina Dousharm

Kristina Dousharm — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:44:02 +0000

These are great ideas! Dads are always so hard to shop for….