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Brigid Strait Johns's avatar

I have thoughts on Father’s Day cards for ex husbands, dads who have dropped the ball, and your own dad if they are not, in fact, The #1 Dad and yet you want to give a card.

Ideally the card says only “It’s Father’s Day!” but “Happy Father’s Day!” will do. You can write one small true thing inside, like “Thanks for being the kind of dad who makes sure our kids can identify a woodpecker by sound.”

If you can find a really pretty blank card (nature scene, those popup cards, etc) then just write a huge “Happy Father’s Day!” and let the youngest child color inside it.

I also once saw a card that just said “Who has the best lawn? YOU DO!” and as an anti-lawn meadowfication kind of person I chortled.

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Anne's avatar

I like to get my husband two tickets to a band he likes or a basketball game, and he goes with a friend. He’s not great at staying in contact with his friends, so this is a nice opportunity.

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