gift guide: father's day
WHEN WE were on vacation last summer, my husband announced he was going to tell one dad joke a night at dinner. They were AWFUL jokes, like realllly cringy ones. My teenage boys rolled their eyes as expected [and deserved]. But each night they reminded him about the promise and wanted more. They even started looking up dad jokes online and going through lists of them, evaluating each dumb pun and searching out the gems. The fact that there is a whole genre of silliness named in honor of dads is a testament to a time-honored role of fathers everywhere and of every generation to sacrifice their cool facade [real or imagined] in order to make their kids laugh. As cringy as those dinner jokes were, they totally succeeded in the way my husband likely hoped, which was to connect with my boys and make them giggle even if it was through an eye roll at his expense. ❤︎
DADS ARE a unique and special breed and there are as many awesome dad gifts out there as there are passionate, goofy, golfing, music-loving, business-traveling, adventuring, grill-mastering, sports-fanning, DIY-ing, gardening, stylish, sentimental dads. And I think I have just about allll of them covered here. If you’re still not seeing just the right thing, check out Awesome Gifts for Dudes + Dads and Gift Guide for Men, too. I will NOT leave you hanging.
ENJOY celebrating all the special dudes + dads [and father figures] you know and love. And maybe gift them a few good dad jokes for their collection. GIFT A LITTLE HAPPINESS. xo
