Anyone else boycotting Father's Day?

[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).

[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

[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

[Nai]

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

See I would have been happy with that (easily pleased) but apparently because Childcare/school didn't get the girls to make anything (except the card which DD1 made at school) he didn't think to get them to make something.

Keike - he always has a list of things that he wants. It's one of his favourite past times, researching things on the net that he would like and then emailing me the links

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

DS got DH a card (made at nursery) and a keyring (made at church) for Father's Day this year (we celebrate earlier than you in my country) and DH wasn't fussed. I completely forgot it as I was preparing for an exam. Which meant an earful from my mother as I forgot to post something to my father too.

Thing is, DH doesn't do anything for Mothering Sunday either. It isn't a big deal for us. I don't want a calendar to tell me which days I am supposed to be appreciated: do it all year round! Neither of us do breakfast in bed as we don't like sleeping on crumbs, but coffee in bed is nice - but can happen any time in the year and that makes it more special.

[Floweryfields]

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!

I agree with this and after you make it wonderful, maybe the next day, explain that to be made to feel appreciated is how you would like to feel on Mother's Day too. Perhaps it might sink in a bit better that way?