Ladies, do you need to get a Father’s Day present for the dad in your life? Let’s find out what your gift idea says about you.
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It is officially Father’s Day season! Time to celebrate the great dads in our lives and shower them with gifts. But what to buy? Consider it carefully. What we purchase for the men responsible for raising our children reveal more about us than you might think. And it is all about us, right?
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MUG: You’re a romantic. Nothing makes you happier than watching the corners of his mouth curl as he sips his morning coffee… from a World’s Greatest Dad mug. But be prepared— one morning he’ll wake up ornery, step on a lego, scream obscenities and throw it across the room. Don’t take it personally.
CLOTHING: You’re fashionable. You’re more fashionable than he is— that’s for sure. How many times have you had to talk him out of wearing that Oakland Raiders sweatshirt on date night? Or maybe it’s a bowling shirt that he got from never being on any bowling team ever. Or flannel. Flannel has no place in June. Father’s Day is your yearly opportunity to get your man back on the right style track.
MASSAGE: Clearly he got you a mug for Mother’s Day. This not-so-subtle hint should do the trick. If you play it right, he may even pass the gift certificate right back atcha. Good luck.
KID MADE GIFTS: He’s not your dad after all. Your dad is your dad. He is their dad. Makes sense they should make and/or buy his gifts. You are the smartest person on this list.
GOLF DAY: Your man works hard. He deserves a break. But more than that, so do you. If you can somehow convince him to take the kids, you’ve got the whole house to yourself for six hours! (Bonus points for arranging a camping weekend.)
ASHTRAY: You are a ten year old child visiting us from 1978. Welcome! No one smokes anymore!
TOOLS: You do NOT screw around. That honey-do list has been stuck to the fridge for too long. Drill the point home and leave that socket set unwrapped on the unfinished laundry room shelf.
TECHNOLOGY: No one is more self-confident than you. Purchasing more tech for your husband proves you are low-maintenance and self-assured. Your man could be deeply ensconced in a second life with a whole other family and go by the avatar Purple Stallion but you don’t care. You’ve got that Words with Friends tournament coming up anyway.
BOAT: Damn, girl. A boat? If you’re buying your man a boat for Father’s Day you’re clearly working out some serious guilt. I suggest you come clean. Who was it— the pool boy? The spin instructor? I hope that boat has gold finishings. And a dinghy, because you’re about to set sail.
BBQ UTENSILS: You believe in spicing things up — and nothing’s hotter than diverse grilling kits. Sure, he could use a new spatula, but you know a basting mop and some pre-spiced telescoping skewers is what really keeps a marriage sizzling.
A HISTORY BOOK: You’re intelligent and worldly. You’re also a last-minute Lucy. Lucky for you Barnes and Noble had that “Father’s Day Gift Ideas” table. (By the way- nothing says “fatherhood” like Savage Harvest: a tale of cannibals, colonialism and Michael Rockefeller’s tragic quest for primitive art.)
A HIP HOP DANCE CLASS: You are creative and a little bit kinky. You want your man to move like Justin Timberlake at your command. When he’s doing the dishes. When he’s opening the mail. When he’s sorting the recycling. I think it’s clear what this says about you. You are me.
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– This article originally appeared on daddydoinwork.com
– Photo courtesy of bigstockphoto.com
Just go with the 4th option. You obviously don’t think much of him.