Comments on: Parenting Poll of the Week – Father’s Day http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2008/06/13/parenting-poll-of-the-week-fathers-day/ stories. tips. ideas. struggles. joys. of being a daddy Sun, 22 Dec 2024 05:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 By: SmugJerk http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2008/06/13/parenting-poll-of-the-week-fathers-day/comment-page-1/#comment-5816 Mon, 25 May 2009 21:09:03 +0000 http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2008/06/13/parenting-poll-of-the-week-fathers-day/#comment-5816 I don’t really care about Father’s Day, but I do find irksome the whole presumption that anyone who cares about parenting is a mom.

]]> By: Dean Everton Prescott http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2008/06/13/parenting-poll-of-the-week-fathers-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1784 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:31:59 +0000 http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2008/06/13/parenting-poll-of-the-week-fathers-day/#comment-1784 John,

What makes you say this?

]]> By: John Esberg http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2008/06/13/parenting-poll-of-the-week-fathers-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1761 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:37:34 +0000 http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2008/06/13/parenting-poll-of-the-week-fathers-day/#comment-1761 Fathers are the joke of our society, except when people want us to jump in to ensure there are 2 parents. I wonder how long it will take for the cycle to swing the other way back in our favor again? It seems only the media will decide.

]]> By: Jenny http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2008/06/13/parenting-poll-of-the-week-fathers-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1760 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:26:00 +0000 http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2008/06/13/parenting-poll-of-the-week-fathers-day/#comment-1760 I think the $3 billion disparity in gift spending is due to so many mothers getting jewelry. It’s frequently more expensive than things you’d buy for Dad!

]]> By: ladybughugs http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2008/06/13/parenting-poll-of-the-week-fathers-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1751 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:21:53 +0000 http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2008/06/13/parenting-poll-of-the-week-fathers-day/#comment-1751 If the breakfast served to the honoree is any indication, Father’s Day.

In our house for Mom: bagels, cream cheese, coffee, juice.
In our house for Dad: some kind of breakfast casserole or breakfast burritos or something that requires some kind of, you know, cooking!

]]> By: jason http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2008/06/13/parenting-poll-of-the-week-fathers-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1749 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:07:14 +0000 http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2008/06/13/parenting-poll-of-the-week-fathers-day/#comment-1749 I vote Mother’s Day, because a happy wife equals a happy life.

]]> By: Aunt Crazy http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2008/06/13/parenting-poll-of-the-week-fathers-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1748 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:57:39 +0000 http://www.suburbandaddy.com/2008/06/13/parenting-poll-of-the-week-fathers-day/#comment-1748 OK, I just lost my last comment because I am too unintelligent to decipher the code I am supposed to type in the special little block below. This probably discredits my comment altogether, but Here Goes!
I understand that the statistic on spending does imply that no one cares as much. I myself worked in a Hallmark Store for 5 years and I can tell you, Mothers’ Day was a MUCH bigger deal.
In addition, I am not a parent, so I can’t say how it is in my family.
BUT !!!
I believe that Fathers’ Day IS as big as Mothers’ Day. The big differentiator, I believe, is that many Dads get MAD when their families go out and spend money on them. Most of them just want a special day … of golf, hanging with the buddies at the pool hall, or tinkering in the yard or garage.
That’s my 2 cents. Either way, Happy Fathers’ Day, Suburban Daddy!!

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