One of my good friends says “fuck father’s day. It’s just a Hallmark holiday.” He has a point and I mostly agree with him. I love my kids more than anything, but don’t see the need for them to go searching for a gift for me for this “holiday.” i’ll tell you what I like to get on Father’s Day……a call. When my kids call, just to talk to me, to wish me a happy father’s day and spend a few minutes telling me what’s going on in their life….that’s what I like. My daughter called me earlier, put me on video, we chatted about dogs and weddings, and nothing at all. It made me smile. There are enough holidays to try our gift-giving skills-Christmas and birthdays in particular. I don’t need gifts on father’s day.
I confess it does make me miss my own dad, but he didn’t care about father’s day gifts either.
Now, Mother’s Day – that’s a different story!
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