Father’s Day Gifts: The #1 Secret to Giving Memorable Gifts
Worst Father’s Day Gifts
In contrast to Moms, Fathers always seem to receive a rotten deal.
Of course, my Dad also has put up with it all through the years. However to be fair, for a number of the early years, my Mom affably accepted kitchen gadgets every year.
Dads, however, still usually receive terrible gifts on father’s day, also when the children grow up!
How awful can Father’s Day gifts be?
We have a list of the most terrible gifts on Earth!
* “BEST DAD IN THE UNIVERSE” things. Short sleeved t-shirts. Cups. Neckties. Enough. Each Father already owns a full outfit of stuff for the “Best Dad”. It’s adorable when you are a young child. Not as cute when you are a grown adult.
* Neckties. This is one of the Daddy’s day gifts that is a classic. (groan) Whoever was the first dad, to be bestowed this doggone tie… WHAT is the reason for him saying he liked it? Picture a caveman wearing a necktie. It was ruined, since that day, for us Fathers…
* Men’s Cologne. First, this says: “Father, you smell bad.” Second. It states: “Dad. We realize you own a whole bathroom closet’s worth of cologne. We are not concerned by this. There is invariably a place for one more.”
* Jotted IOU notes or coupons. For back massages, foot massages, and other things. Sweet. But let’s get serious. This is what you give your Dad on Father’s Day at 7 pm when the stores are closed, and the children forgot to buy a gift. Uh-oh. 
* The nose hair trimmer — no explanation needed.
* Cards containing MC Hammer’s “Can’t Touch This” Sure. You REALLY can find this. (Father’s Day Gifts with an MC Hammer kick)
Quotes like this one from Mark Twain evoke the maturation of the father-child relationship that happens with most of us:
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.
However, when I reached the age of twenty-one, I was amazed at the education the old man gained in seven years.
- Mark Twain
Or this one, attributed to the late, great, newsman Tim Russert:
The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.
- Tim Russert
Nothing ever replaces a good father. Keeping that in mind, let’s aim for a much better memorial for father’s day this year.
Best Father’s Day Gifts:
There are many fantastic gifts you can give your father.
Nonetheless, the best father’s day gifts eventually are those which are: - Simple. - From the heart. - Something you and he will remember.
I spent much more time than I meant to, when I was browsing through my photos of my childhood with my Father, recently. Looking over every picture. The thoughts I must have thought when I was laughing at the haircuts and clothing. The memories you share. There is nothing as valuable as a treasured memory, when it comes to our family.
Let’s honor the relationships we treasure the most, the relationship with Dad, this year.
Give your Dad the gift of a personal, heartfelt, handwritten Thank You Note for Father’s Day.