Happy Father's Day

Photo by Liane Metzler

I’ve been extremely busy lately with all the kids’ end of the school year stuff coupled with some projects around the house. Not to mention running to softball games, t-ball games, Church events, etc. I’ll keep this short and remind everyone that this Sunday is Father’s Day in case you forgot.

Like many holidays, people often buy gifts for Father’s Day so my job is to remind you to be thoughtful about your gift and not buy “stuff” that he may not want. If he has requested something specific, that’s different. In that case it will be something he uses and hopefully won’t become clutter. But please don’t run to the mall or jump on Amazon and pick the first thing that grabs your eye.

Out of curiosity, I looked at Amazon’s list of “What dad really wants” and apparently dad wants a new shirt, watch, or wallet. The shirt probably won’t fit. The watch will be the wrong color or style. And the wallet he has is just fine. I also found it interesting that Amazon’s list defaulted to “under $50”. Maybe that’s based on my shopping history.

OK. It was actually the Amazon Fashion list of Father’s Day gifts, hence the clothes and accessories, but you get the point.

Anyway, if you have no idea what to get dad this Father’s Day, I recommend consumables or experiences as always. Here’s a few ideas to get you started.

• A good bottle of wine (I prefer a good bottle of Scotch but to each his own)
• Tickets to a ball game (pro tip: you should take him)
• Take him out for a meal at a good restaurant that he would never splurge on
• A ride in a hot air balloon (we did this for our 5th anniversary and it was really cool)
• Gift certificates for a golf course
• Other gift cards?
• Subscription to something digital like Audible, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime if they don’t already have them

Just remember that the most valuable gift you can give anyone is your time.

Happy Father’s Day to all my fellow dads out there and especially to my own dad.

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