What Do Dads Really Want For Father’s Day?
So in a complete brain fart move, I forgot to mention that I was asked to become a part of the Parent Tested, Parent Approved (PTPA) Blogaholics team. An invitation which I proudly accepted. You can find my musings here!
The PTPA is gearing up for Father’s Day and as a father myself, they’ve enlisted me to poll other Dads in order to let them know what we think.
I’m not asking you to do a lot of work, I know how busy you all are with your blogging and kids and golf! All I need is for you to answer these two questions.
1 – What do you really want to receive for Father’s Day?
2 – How do you want to spend the day?
That’s it! Two simple questions and you’re done. Leave a comment, send me an email, FB, Twitter, you know the drill!
In the meantime, I’ll give my answers in hopes of sparking some further dialogue.
What I really want for Father’s Day is a MacBook. What? It’s what I really want! Okay, okay, what I really want is something cool from my kids. My wife comes up with the best crafty ideas for the kids to make for me and I honestly love it. Cheap but extremely effective! From paintings to photo coffee mugs, they are all incredible!
As for what I want to do that day, we have a great event happening in Ottawa, called the Alterna Ultimate Run for Men’s Cancers. It is a cancer fundraiser but also has a great kids zone with a lot of fun family things to do. I am not a runner but I’d love to spend the day there having fun with my family, while also supporting a great cause.
See, that was easy and painless. Just leave me a note in the comments section and tell me what you really want. Your wife thinks she knows….but she doesn’t know. Help her out man!
Cheers!!
Really, honestly? No sugarcoating here, my wife or kids will never see this, and I have nothing to gain by BSing…
1.) A nice card from my kids, homemade, store-bought, whatever… a handful of “I love you’s,” hugs, a little praise, none of which is necessary as long as…
2.) I can spend a nice relaxing day with the family, hopefully outdoors with a lot of laughs and silly jokes.
Thanks Phil! I totally agree with your sentiments as well!
Anything made by them would be great or a Rams hat.
I want to sleep in then take my boys fishing or to a baseball game then home for a BBQ. (Steak and shrimp)
I don’t really like gifts for myself, more so a great day.
I would love to be surprised, and find out we’re going to a national park for picnic, and hanging out for the day.
My kiddos are too young to make a card, but if they scribble on a piece of paper, I would frame it.
Happy Father’s Day to all the great daddys out there!
I would say if money were no object (and trust me it is), I would love to be taken to a sporting event, maybe soccer or baseball. Since that won’t happen, an outdoor outing would be nice. No pressure!
Hey: that is very interesting. Thanks for the insights. I thought you would all say the sappy stuff is overdone. I guess not.
Paula
See you Wednesday at the linked moms chat.