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What Dads Really Want For Father’s Day
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Great activity ideas (though my OH is insistent he wants to stay in bed for Father’s Day!) #bigfatlinky
Ha! Did he?
Nice ideas! My dad is of a similar opinion…although he wouldn’t say no to a box of chocolates
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Would any one? Hope he had a good day? What did you do for it?
I feel the same on Mother’s day…. sending time with family is what it’s all about! We will be having a nice family meal together- me, my hubby and the daughter. Hope you have a wonderful Father’s Day!
Angela from http://www.Daysinbed.com
Thank you Angela. Did you have a meal at home or out? We went for breakfast at Carluccios – a great start to the day :)
I agree that Father’s Day feels a bit strange – not quite a birthday and not like Christmas!! My best present was a Superman t-shirt last year :) Thanks for hosting the #bigfatlinky!
Sounds good – what was your best present this year? i got some sports equipment for a half iron man i’m doing next weekend!!
Sounds good – what was your best this year? I got sports stuff ready for a half iron man next weekend!!
Great ideas, and I hope that we can have a BBQ tomorrow and have some quality family time whilst doing so! :-) #bigfatlinky
Did you manage the BBQ? It was lovely weather here :)
I wrote something similar for Mother’s Day – it seemed to me that lots of mums were asking for spa days and time without their children…. I don’t get that. All I wanted was the day with my family, no one else and a bubble bath when they were all tucked up in bed. #bigfatlinky
Hope you got it? I had most of the day as family time but took a couple of hours out to go and have a swim in a lake in preparation for a half iron man next weekend! Wish me luck!!
Great ideas! Spending time as a family is a much more lasting memory than a card or a gift. Unfortunately my hubby is working this Father’s day so we’re visiting granddad today instead! Happy Father’s Day for tomorrow!
Thank you. That’s a shame but I hope you had a nice day with Grandad?
Really good post. As a father of three, I spent a lot of time this week thinking about Father’s Day and ended up coming to a similar conclusion. It’s about the time we spend with our kids, not the flashy gifts and gadgets.
What about a flashy gadget to play with the kids?
My OH is working on Father’s Day, but I’ve promised him some good food on a day that he’s actually at home (a rarity), as you’ve proven – the way to a man’s heart is often through his stomach. I’m sure there will be some interesting gifts along the way as Oliver gets older though! Can’t wait for all that random stuff being brought home from school ;-) #bigfatlinky
Absolutely agree! Please his stomach, please him!
Great ideas, I’ve gone all out this year, but it’s my husband’s first… so feel that’s acceptable. But when she’s older, I think we’ll be going down the route of something handmade as I feel it means more!
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The BBQ is usually our idea! Missed it this time as with the in-laws and weather rubbish! Hope you had a lovely time this year and got some QT with your children xx #bigfatlinky
Shame about the weather, it was great here! Hope you still had a nice day? :)
For holidays, I always ask my husband what he wants to do and he says BBQ. I always protest that he shouldn’t work on days like Father’s Day and he always looks so confused because he doesn’t think BBQing is work. lol.
My dad is exactly the same – as long as he gets a card he wouldn’t mind not getting a present. I think though that getting a present is a good way of showing I appreciate him :) Thanks for hosting the #bigfatlinky
Debbie
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What did you go for? Ted got me some sports equipment for a half iron man I’m doing next weekend!
I feel the same way as you about Mother’s day. The last thing I want is for our kids feeling pressured to buy something for me as they get older. I’m having trouble convincing them though – they’re still at the age where they like to make several cards each!
Blimey! Several cards each?! At least they’re making them and not buying!
Our girl isn’t old enough to sort a Father’s Day Gift out yet so it’s up to me. This year I bought him a new Sheffield Wednesday shirt and also bought Little Miss a matching kit. Cost me a bloody fortune! If only he’d been happy with a pub lunch – which we also did!!
Great gifts and a great list of things to do. My husband loves a day with the family but after having them while I was at BritMums he chose to decorate haha #bigfatlinky