Please do let me know if you end up buying anything off these recommendations, by the way. They're all things I personally use and love, and I'm genuinely curious to know what hits.
This isn’t so much a gift for the Dad, it’s a gift for whoever would typically have to drive him to the urgent care because he decided to use the mandoline slicer again."
I'm in this issue of the ACBN, and I don't like it.
This dad wants to see all Dads to be held in higher regard by Big Corps on Father's Day. I am tired of looking at cards, gifts, promotions that only think of Dads as lazy, beer/alcohol focused, flatulent, out of touch individuals.
This list is perfect because it encapsulates the spirit of being a Dad without subjugating fatherhood into a cliché.
One of the fun things I've gotten to witness the last few years is my own dad's transition to granddad* status (again, not a thing that requires actual grandchildren to attain). It's like he got his bachelors in Dad Studies in his 30s and 40s, took his 50s off, then went back for his masters in certain dad specialties in his 60s. His are cooking, advanced jazz guitar, English soccer, leftist politics, Westerns, and not doing much else. He had primary elder care duties for his parents from 2016-21, and now that he's free of that burden, he is going full IDGAF old-dude. Something for folks to look forward to...
- Several of some historical connection. Some prefer the War Dad path, I like the Mob movie direction, there’s many ways to scratch the itch.
- Comedies, including several “that they just don’t make them like that anymore” and at least one that’s objectively bad but was rated R when the Dad in question was like 14.
- A movie with an actress that was attractive when the Dad in question was like 14 (it may be one of the comedies above)
- At least one movie that has aged terribly that the Dad will tie themselves in knots explaining why *this* one is okay, actually.
- An ensemble cast movie, for Remembering Some Guys reasons.
On the way home from work I stopped at a little roadside park on a little river, swollen to its high banks with floodwater from days of heavy rain. I chatted with a local dad who stopped to look at the same river.
This is fantastic. I'm going to start ominously whispering the names of obscure college baseball players in our home and blame it on whoever "Gary" is that my toddler keeps talking about. 10/10 for dad excitement while also reinforcing the fear that our house is haunted.
I know he was on the Bulls first, but did James Dolan scrub the internet of all pictures of Oak in a Knicks jersey? I wouldn't put it past Basketball Dan Snyder.
Any Dad who will receive or currently has Bravetart and has not made the Lacy Brown Butter and Ricotta Cookies is doing a disservice to themselves and everyone in their life.
This dad wants a day where everyone else has away-from-the-home plans and no other distractions so he can get some chores done.
I've been trying to finish the trim work on our house for months. Seems every Saturday either I have an appointment, or the kids have a birthday party, or it's raining, or hey we should all go for a bike ride since everyone is free and well, I guess I can just paint when everyone else goes to bed. Wait, scratch that.
When I vacuum, I move or remove as much of the things on the floor as possible. Sorry kiddo, you're not gonna be able to play games online with your friends in the middle of the living room. Hon, I realize you haven't watched 4 straight hours of HGTV, but these carpets are filthy and I am obsessive personality disorder with a bad hairline.
Please do let me know if you end up buying anything off these recommendations, by the way. They're all things I personally use and love, and I'm genuinely curious to know what hits.
This dad just wants to stare at a river so badly this morning. Nailed it
"Cut Resistant Gloves
This isn’t so much a gift for the Dad, it’s a gift for whoever would typically have to drive him to the urgent care because he decided to use the mandoline slicer again."
I'm in this issue of the ACBN, and I don't like it.
This dad wants to see all Dads to be held in higher regard by Big Corps on Father's Day. I am tired of looking at cards, gifts, promotions that only think of Dads as lazy, beer/alcohol focused, flatulent, out of touch individuals.
This list is perfect because it encapsulates the spirit of being a Dad without subjugating fatherhood into a cliché.
One of the fun things I've gotten to witness the last few years is my own dad's transition to granddad* status (again, not a thing that requires actual grandchildren to attain). It's like he got his bachelors in Dad Studies in his 30s and 40s, took his 50s off, then went back for his masters in certain dad specialties in his 60s. His are cooking, advanced jazz guitar, English soccer, leftist politics, Westerns, and not doing much else. He had primary elder care duties for his parents from 2016-21, and now that he's free of that burden, he is going full IDGAF old-dude. Something for folks to look forward to...
Dads also want to just sit in a lawn chair and poke at a fire.
"Oh yeah, look at her go - those embers are gonna keep this sucker lit for quite a while."
As a dad who doesn’t really enjoy cooking, I would like everyone to get out of the kitchen so I can clean up after we’ve eaten en famille.
Knoblauch getting the yips was one of the best things to watch as a non-Yankees fan. It made every slow roller to second base must watch television.
I am very glad that this is a pro-"anyone can be a Dad" blog. The vibes matter.
Dads also want to watch movies. Specifically:
- Several of some historical connection. Some prefer the War Dad path, I like the Mob movie direction, there’s many ways to scratch the itch.
- Comedies, including several “that they just don’t make them like that anymore” and at least one that’s objectively bad but was rated R when the Dad in question was like 14.
- A movie with an actress that was attractive when the Dad in question was like 14 (it may be one of the comedies above)
- At least one movie that has aged terribly that the Dad will tie themselves in knots explaining why *this* one is okay, actually.
- An ensemble cast movie, for Remembering Some Guys reasons.
- Shawshank
- Green Mile
On the way home from work I stopped at a little roadside park on a little river, swollen to its high banks with floodwater from days of heavy rain. I chatted with a local dad who stopped to look at the same river.
"River's high today."
"Yup all that pavement runoff from up north."
"Yup."
Never saw him again.
Happy Father's Day.
This is fantastic. I'm going to start ominously whispering the names of obscure college baseball players in our home and blame it on whoever "Gary" is that my toddler keeps talking about. 10/10 for dad excitement while also reinforcing the fear that our house is haunted.
I know he was on the Bulls first, but did James Dolan scrub the internet of all pictures of Oak in a Knicks jersey? I wouldn't put it past Basketball Dan Snyder.
Any Dad who will receive or currently has Bravetart and has not made the Lacy Brown Butter and Ricotta Cookies is doing a disservice to themselves and everyone in their life.
Hey, you guys remember Fernando Viña?
This dad wants a day where everyone else has away-from-the-home plans and no other distractions so he can get some chores done.
I've been trying to finish the trim work on our house for months. Seems every Saturday either I have an appointment, or the kids have a birthday party, or it's raining, or hey we should all go for a bike ride since everyone is free and well, I guess I can just paint when everyone else goes to bed. Wait, scratch that.
When I vacuum, I move or remove as much of the things on the floor as possible. Sorry kiddo, you're not gonna be able to play games online with your friends in the middle of the living room. Hon, I realize you haven't watched 4 straight hours of HGTV, but these carpets are filthy and I am obsessive personality disorder with a bad hairline.
* reads footnote *
* walks away *