Anyone else boycotting Father's Day?

[Nai]

In retaliation for my utterly cr@p Mother's Day complete with absence of any kind of gift I am giving DP exactly what he gave me!

I will make him breakfast in bed and get DD1 to make a card for him - nothing from DD2 and no gift. Then I will get him to look after the kids all day while I do something that I want to do. If I can only get it to rain for him the day will be perfect. I think that sounds fair? Any one else joining me?

[Glass half full]

I've been wondering the same thing. I had the WORST mothers day, but I'm torn between doing the same for him or making it the best day ever in the hope he will feel a little guilty and realise what he is MEANT to do for these special days. I'm probably being stupid expecting him to get the hint, but at least I could use it against him if next mothers day turns out as miserable as this year was.

[Sopdet]

When is it? You can always come have brunch with me if I'm here, or we can go wander around shops/museum etc

[Teeki]

Nai, I reckon I remember reading about your Mother's Day, and if I were in your shoes I'd definitely make Father's Day a crappy one!

I'm not boycotting - we both have breakfast in bed every day anyway, and he got me Mother's Day gifts even though DD wasn't born yet.

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[*Efjay*]

Sounds like a plan. This mothers day DH went out for the day on his own. He says Im not his mother sooooo......

[luna moth]

I hate Mothers Day. Really hate it. So Fathers Day will not be a big deal here. Cooked brekkie and DDs first artwork oughtta do it.

[Lenny]

Wow, i think breakfast in bed and a card IS celebrating! That's about as much as we do

[MummaBee]

Breakfast in bed and a card is a great prezzie its what I got on mothers day so also thinking of doing the same.

[Shanti]

Hmmm I don't think two wrongs make a right, do you? Regardless of what he did or didn't do for you on Mothers' Day, I think you should be the 'better' person and if you think he's a wonderful father, then celebrate that with him on the day.

I don't expect anything on Mother's Day, but if I do get something, it's a bonus Our children are already our gifts.

I'm going to do something up for DH for Father's Day because I think he's a wonderful father to our girls and deserves it.

I'm sure you're a great mum, you don't need a gift from anyone to prove that!

[Nai]

You are right, I don't need a gift but I definitely would like one I certainly would have liked to have done something nice on Mother's Day to have DP show that he appreciates everything I do rather than sit inside on a rainy day while he shut himself in the bedroom working on the computer.

But as you said, 2 wrongs don't make a right so I will do one right thing and maybe go shopping with Sopdet on Father's Day and buy DP and I both a gift while he looks after the girls (as I know how much he dislikes shopping).

[Heaven]

Yep, I remember your mother's day Nai and I think you should give him exactly what he gave you. Tell him you got the impression he didn't think these days were very important.

[Rouge]

I know they say actions speak louder than words, but I think words are important too.

I hope you have a wonderful day whatever you do, and I hope that he is able to see how important to you it is to listen to each others needs, and deliver. It sounds like you already do that, so I hope he can do that for you too

[kitten2b]

kids artwork should do, or the great decorated rock - rock, glue, glitter, googly eyes dada da da fathers day present

[sloane]

But as you said, 2 wrongs don't make a right so I will do one right thing and maybe go shopping with Sopdet on Father's Day and buy DP and I both a gift while he looks after the girls (as I know how much he dislikes shopping).

i hate the whole commercial aspect of both mother's day & father's day. but i do like the idea of getting together with family for lunch/dinner. although flowers are nice anytime

[Tinks]

I've been doing this for years, I don't celebrate his birthday either because he always 'forgets' mine

[DaintreeDream]

My DH will be spending the day looking after our 2 big girls as I will be in hospital after just having my CS so no breakfast in bed either! But I will get a gift, if only I could think of one.

I get it though I didn't get a gift this year either

[Sammiejane]

Ummm, it's my birthday... So, that's it, it's my birthday

Seriously, I had a pretty ****ty mothers day this year... But it's about the kids too, they don't understand why I would not celebrate for him... so he is getting the usual socks (he always asks for them) and I have an engraved leather/metal cuff (bracelet thing) coming from Etsy that has all the kids name on it ($30!) and we all had fun doing photos in the garden one arvo, so I will sort through them and get the best ones...

I don't like spending loads, the cards and wrapping paper are hand made, I object to the pressure of bigger and best... It's a family day first and foremost.



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[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

I know Professor is horrendous at doing stuff off his own bat - this year I got tired of the angst and made a huge wishlist on Amazon, and told him to go there and pick what he wanted to buy me. That way he knew I was getting what I wanted, but it was also a surprise because I didn't know which items from the list he was buying til they arrived.

Maybe you could try writing a list each as well - what he would like on Father's Day and what you would like on Mother's Day? I know that we feel they should just KNOW what to get us/do for us, but they just don't think like we do, they need some help