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Anonymous wrote:I might be wrong, but I’m guessing that most fathers would include “both kids being occupied at birthday parties on Father’s Day” pretty high on their list of wishes.

Not my husband. He's not into the "Hallmark" aspect, but he wants to spend the day with the kids and likes events planned. We work all week and enjoy seeing them on weekends.

+1. Some of us like our kids.

Right, we don't like our kids. In a highly functioning family, there is plenty of time for both alone time and quality family the other 364 days of the year.

Anonymous wrote:Why? Why do people do this? Do I let them go?

One September, I thought it would be awesome to birth a baby in mid-June to spite you.

Anonymous wrote:Why? Why do people do this? Do I let them go?

The why is because it's their kid's birthday (just so happens to be my birthday too, but I'm a little old for parties). If it will bother Dad, then decline. If he doesn't mind the kids being gone for 2 hours, then go to the party. What's so complicated?

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Anonymous wrote:I might be wrong, but I’m guessing that most fathers would include “both kids being occupied at birthday parties on Father’s Day” pretty high on their list of wishes.

Unlike women men are not so entitled that they think the day has to revolve around them.

My husband's father's day request each year is an afternoon of golf. And judging by the golf course near my house, that's the same thing a LOT of dads get.

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Anonymous wrote:I might be wrong, but I’m guessing that most fathers would include “both kids being occupied at birthday parties on Father’s Day” pretty high on their list of wishes.

Not my husband. He's not into the "Hallmark" aspect, but he wants to spend the day with the kids and likes events planned. We work all week and enjoy seeing them on weekends.

Agree with 2nd poster here. My DH would not want to spend Fathers Day - or very many weekend days - without our children. We love them and don't get enough time during the week. He'd probably be okay if they were out for 2 hours at a party and he'd watch baseball, go for a run or take care of the yard work, but he certainly wouldn't wish for it.

It gets the kids out of the house. And bday parties don't last all day. There is still plenty of time for family bbq or whatever else you have planned.

My husband would love this. He does not want to spend Father’s Day with our kids. He will do a breakfast or dinner but prefers to spend most of the day doing what he wants- drinking, hiking by himself, golf, playing video games, etc. He is very hands on most of the time but this is his day to do whatever he wants. He affords me the same thing but I want to spend the time with my kids or doing a family activity.

As a Dad, this would be perfect as I'd get to watch the final round of the U.S. Open in peace.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I might be wrong, but I’m guessing that most fathers would include “both kids being occupied at birthday parties on Father’s Day” pretty high on their list of wishes.

Not my husband. He's not into the "Hallmark" aspect, but he wants to spend the day with the kids and likes events planned. We work all week and enjoy seeing them on weekends.

+1. Some of us like our kids.

First of all, you can like your kids plenty but still enjoy time to yourself. No need to be an ass.

Second of all, then you just rsvp no because you have other plans. This is not a big deal. At all.

+1 pp, I hope you never complain about how much other people judge. You do sound like an a$$

I would just decline. We do a family activity for Father’s Day

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I might be wrong, but I’m guessing that most fathers would include “both kids being occupied at birthday parties on Father’s Day” pretty high on their list of wishes.

Not my husband. He's not into the "Hallmark" aspect, but he wants to spend the day with the kids and likes events planned. We work all week and enjoy seeing them on weekends.

+1. Some of us like our kids.

First of all, you can like your kids plenty but still enjoy time to yourself. No need to be an ass.

Second of all, then you just rsvp no because you have other plans. This is not a big deal. At all.

Anonymous wrote:I might be wrong, but I’m guessing that most fathers would include “both kids being occupied at birthday parties on Father’s Day” pretty high on their list of wishes.

Unlike women men are not so entitled that they think the day has to revolve around them.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I might be wrong, but I’m guessing that most fathers would include “both kids being occupied at birthday parties on Father’s Day” pretty high on their list of wishes.

Not my husband. He's not into the "Hallmark" aspect, but he wants to spend the day with the kids and likes events planned. We work all week and enjoy seeing them on weekends.

+1. Some of us like our kids.

Dad here. Mine is still young enough that I'd go to the party with him and hang out with other parents but regardless, I don't need Father's Day to be a whole day celebration with me as the focus. That would be exhausting.