What are DWs planning for Father's Day

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What do DWs do for the DHs for Father's Day?

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DH here, in my case I usually get to choose what I get to eat for dinner. Then like most nights I cook it for the family, though on Father's day the family makes an effort to clean the dishes and items I cooked with. I will get a card, and excuses about how hard I am to buy things for which is why I won't get a gift.

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Usually we wind up staying home and not going out (his choice, not mine). The kids and I give him cards and little gifts, I cook him a nice dinner and he spends time watching sports on t.v., hanging out in the back yard, etc. Basically whatever he feels like doing...

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DH here, in my case I usually get to choose what I get to eat for dinner. Then like most nights I cook it for the family, though on Father's day the family makes an effort to clean the dishes and items I cooked with. I will get a card, and excuses about how hard I am to buy things for which is why I won't get a gift.

Dude. Dad here. As bad as martyr moms are, martyr dads are worse. Not a good look. Appreciate what you have.

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Brunch, homemade card from kid, hike or something. What he likes to do.

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I'm taking my ex-husband out for crabs. And will probably get him something to do with one of his hobbies as a gift. He made my Mother's Day very nice for me and I'm going to return the favor when it's his turn.

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DH here, in my case I usually get to choose what I get to eat for dinner. Then like most nights I cook it for the family, though on Father's day the family makes an effort to clean the dishes and items I cooked with. I will get a card, and excuses about how hard I am to buy things for which is why I won't get a gift.

Dude. Dad here. As bad as martyr moms are, martyr dads are worse. Not a good look. Appreciate what you have.

Seriously. I'm sure he goes all out for Mother's Day.

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DH here, in my case I usually get to choose what I get to eat for dinner. Then like most nights I cook it for the family, though on Father's day the family makes an effort to clean the dishes and items I cooked with. I will get a card, and excuses about how hard I am to buy things for which is why I won't get a gift.

Dude. Dad here. As bad as martyr moms are, martyr dads are worse. Not a good look. Appreciate what you have.

Agreed. When your kid is old enough to get you a $5 Predator DVD, be happy. Otherwise, don't worry about Fathers Day.

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DH here, in my case I usually get to choose what I get to eat for dinner. Then like most nights I cook it for the family, though on Father's day the family makes an effort to clean the dishes and items I cooked with. I will get a card, and excuses about how hard I am to buy things for which is why I won't get a gift.

Dude. Dad here. As bad as martyr moms are, martyr dads are worse. Not a good look. Appreciate what you have.

Seriously. I'm sure he goes all out for Mother's Day.

OP here, if DW was treated the same way for Mother's Day, there would be hell to pay. She would be on Facebook letting everyone know she did not get a gift. She slept in, we went out to pick out new plants for her to go along with the gift she had already gotten. And yes I cooked her dinner, and made sure the kids got her a card.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm taking my ex-husband out for crabs. And will probably get him something to do with one of his hobbies as a gift. He made my Mother's Day very nice for me and I'm going to return the favor when it's his turn.

This is really nice to hear.

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DH here, in my case I usually get to choose what I get to eat for dinner. Then like most nights I cook it for the family, though on Father's day the family makes an effort to clean the dishes and items I cooked with. I will get a card, and excuses about how hard I am to buy things for which is why I won't get a gift.

When you buy all the shit you want and don't save anything for us to buy, you are hard to buy for. Tell me -- really! -- right now what sort of "thing" you might actually want to recieve?

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I take both kids so he can do a long bike ride. Older DC makes him a card. We get him a gift card he can use for his hobby, which he usually doesn't like to spend money on because he feels guilty. I make one of his favorite meals for dinner and we spend time together as a family in the afternoon.

Pretty similar to how we spend Mother's Day except reversed and we go out to eat. Low key but also special.

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DH here, in my case I usually get to choose what I get to eat for dinner. Then like most nights I cook it for the family, though on Father's day the family makes an effort to clean the dishes and items I cooked with. I will get a card, and excuses about how hard I am to buy things for which is why I won't get a gift.

Dude. Dad here. As bad as martyr moms are, martyr dads are worse. Not a good look. Appreciate what you have.

Seriously. I'm sure he goes all out for Mother's Day.

OP here, if DW was treated the same way for Mother's Day, there would be hell to pay. She would be on Facebook letting everyone know she did not get a gift. She slept in, we went out to pick out new plants for her to go along with the gift she had already gotten. And yes I cooked her dinner, and made sure the kids got her a card.

I know no one who does this. Facebook is the land of propping up a terrible marriage...not shining the light of reality on it.

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DH here, in my case I usually get to choose what I get to eat for dinner. Then like most nights I cook it for the family, though on Father's day the family makes an effort to clean the dishes and items I cooked with. I will get a card, and excuses about how hard I am to buy things for which is why I won't get a gift.

Dude. Dad here. As bad as martyr moms are, martyr dads are worse. Not a good look. Appreciate what you have.

Seriously. I'm sure he goes all out for Mother's Day.

OP here, if DW was treated the same way for Mother's Day, there would be hell to pay. She would be on Facebook letting everyone know she did not get a gift. She slept in, we went out to pick out new plants for her to go along with the gift she had already gotten. And yes I cooked her dinner, and made sure the kids got her a card.

Jeeze I miss the days if real men who didn't whine.

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A cake with Happy Mother's Day on it, a card wishing him a wonderful Mother's Day, some KY jelly for his electrode pads and for his hand to play with the toy he was born with.

Dinner will be bbq burgers just how I like them.