What has everyone got for their dad’s, who are usually particularly hard to buy for?

Also, to add a caveat, totally fine to have a complicated relationship with your dad. If this is the case, please be kind to yourself and ignore this post!

  • gramo
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    22 years ago

    same here, I haven’t heard from him in 8 years, not sure if he’s still alive

    • NiOP
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      12 years ago

      Yeah it’s so tricky, people seem to assume that you should have a great relationship with your parents, I certainly don’t . Instead, treat yourself nicely this weekend!

      • Bunjog
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        12 years ago

        Agreed! Love for your parent should be earned not assumed.

        • NiOP
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          12 years ago

          Absolutely! We expect people to be reasonable and treat us with respect in all other relationships, why not with our families?

      • e-ratic
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        02 years ago

        My local football club I support had a father’s day promotion, but a couple weeks beforehand they sent out an email allowing people to opt out. Really nice to see

        • NiOP
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          12 years ago

          Things like, allowing people to opt out, and accepting possible family estrangment needs to be normalised.