Father’s Day is coming up on Sunday, June 19. If you are trying to figure out what to do to ensure the dad in your life feels celebrated, I have a pro tip I’ll share with you;
Ask him!
If I have learned anything in my nearly 12 years as a parent, it’s that my husband cannot read my mind and I cannot read his. I promise that remembering this is crucial in a marriage and certainly while raising kids. I forget this from time to time and it’s an immediate recipe for frustration and disappointment that could have been avoided.
It’s entirely possible he is not interested in a day filled with an A-Z agenda. Remember this if he gives you the ever (un)helpful answer of, “I don’t know, whatever” when asked what he wants to do. He might genuinely just want a day of no agenda, no plans. If that makes you uncomfortable because you are a planner, quickly remind yourself this day should be celebrated to his preference, not necessarily yours.
If he says he wants to go golfing with friends or do something solo, that doesn’t mean that he also needs to come up with a plan afterwards. Maybe it means you grab take-out from his favorite restaurant so you and the kids can celebrate with him over dinner and handmade cards. Keeping it simple might be what he truly wants to do.
I decided to ask some dads and kids in my life what they want or what they think dad wants. While they are all very solid ideas, I think “weed killer” is my favorite idea of the bunch. Check out this video if you need some ideas, or maybe just a brain break and a little laugh.
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! You are loved and appreciated!
Deuteronomy 1:31: “There you saw how the Lord your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place.”
Malachi 4:6: “He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers.”
