What are the kids getting him? Are you getting him anything? We will be on vacation then ,so I'm thinking I'll take him to dinner and maybe a jetski ride..

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Steaks on the grill. His favorite!

I already got him tickets to Weird Al and he's going with my oldest son tonight.

Boys will be getting him a gift card to Best Buy -- the usual.

The kids got him this:

Brookstone: Super-Sized TV Remote

We'll either cook out or go out to dinner. Even though he's not MY dad

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Well My Hubby's birthday is the day before! So we will combine this year. So far he is getting 4 tommy hilfiger ties, A t-post puller, and 2 lanterns for when power goes out. One is good for 14hrs on battery the other is good for 6hrs.(we have about 3 power failures a year, a couple hours each. from storms or car crashes).

He was wanting a new pair of shoes for work, so if I can find those he will get them also... We may get him a couple little things also, like a can of cashews.

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Too cool.

The kids will make my husband a card. I will also have him pick what he wants for dinner and make it.
He wants a gas powered vacuum blower. I'll probably get it for him but to be honest I am a little weary of these holidays.

Happy birthday to your husband, producemama.

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I will be on my honeymoon! :-)

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We had already had father's day for DH, since he's leaving tonight for a while.....

He got a bunch of John Wayne DVD's that he didn't already have and the kids got him a card some pepsi lounge pants and tshirt. We had cheeseburgers and fries for his dinner....his favorite!

My Dad is getting some books he's been wanting, had knee surgery and he's not used to being stuck in the house, and DH's dad is getting whatever I can come up with at the last minute.

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We bought our techno loving guy in ear headsets for his ipod.

Our kids will be with my parents that day so we are going to celebrate Thursday with dinner at his favorite restaurant.


Happy Fathers Day to all of our Mycoupons Dads

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mdrpooh- Congratulations!!!!!!!!!

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We have 2 soccer games for my DD who is 9.

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Well, we'll be going to church in the morning and then we're both taking the Keeping Kids Safe class afterwards...the kids will be with my dad already because we're going out the night before for our anniversary.

I don't normally get my DH anything...he doesn't get me anything for mother's day (and doesn't help our 3yo make/give me anything - sniff). Usually 9yo DD will make him something and/or a card...I help our 3yo DS to at least make him a card. Other than that he can choose to do what he wants that day, which is pretty much playing games on the computer...which leaves me free to take the kids and go visit my dad.

peapie

We are leaving for our vacation the day after Father's Day.
We are taking our 14 y.o. grandson with us.
On Father's Day we are driving ( motorhome) to a park near where they live (a couple of hours from us).
We will have a cook-out and "hang out" with grandson, his mom, dad and little brother.
We will be gone for DH's birthday so we will celebrate that too.
DH has recently had some heart problems so we are all happy to be able to celebrate with him!

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I have already gotten DHs Fathers Day gift. A craftsman rolling tool box. Exciting huh? lol.

The funny thing about this is up until last month my DH never really had any tools. He don't use them he is technical not mechanical. But he is going through this phaze where he wants tools. He drug me to Sears every night for a week after work to go buy tools. Neither of us had any idea what we were buying he would ask me think I need the half inch or three quarter inch? I was like heck if I know! So he would call his friend from Sears and ask him what he should buy. lol. Well he saw this tool box and I told him that I would get for him for Fathers Day if he still wanted it then. Well we were in Sears on one of our many tool buying trips and I saw they had it on Sale for half price so I went ahead and bought it then and let him have it.

Now my technical guys decides he is going to do the brakes on my sons truck, with his new tools. We usually have the garage do any work we need on our cars. Anyways most men have a manual they use to look up things. Not my DH there he is outside with his new tools and his laptop with the wireless card looking up instructions to do brakes on this truck. I will give him credit though he did it and did a darn good job.

Since we just moved and I'm exhausted, everyone is coming to my house for luch. I know it sounds like it would be easier to go to their house but, NO! This way ppl can come over eat and then leave and we can just lay around.

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Since I'm not really talking to DH for MAJOR reasons..I'm not getting him anything or going out of my way to cook or do anything special for him. Honestly, I don't think the kids are planning on it either.

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Dh said he doesn't want anything but I knew dd wanted to get him something. So dh really needs some new shirts and shorts so we went shopping last night and picked those up.

I got him a charger for his ipod that I meant to give him for his birthday in February but I couldn't find where I had stashed it! I remember coming across it a few weeks ago so if I can find it again we'll give that to him as well! He just charges it in his computer now, but I know he would really like a regular charger. I really need to organize my basement bad!

Dd will probably make him a card and we'll just hang out around the house probably playing games or something together on Sunday.

My dad has to work and lives a 1 1/2 hours away so we won't get to see him. We'll probably get together with him the following weekend to celebrate. We just take him out to dinner and I'm mailing a card today to him. But we don't do gifts for him, per his request.

My fil passed away 8 years ago, we'll probably pop by the cemetary sometime Sunday to put some flowers on his gravesite.

So that's about it, we don't really make a big deal of Father's Day or Mother's Day.

Jenn

Wow, I don't know what the reason is but, maybe your kids could cook him lunch/dinner. Make him a card, they could do that without your help. Hope you guys will be ok. PM if your need a soundingboard or a stiff drink!

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That's very impressive! Good going to your husband.

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DH wants to go camping so I guess I'll pack up the tt tonight and leave in the morning!!

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I just saw Weird Al and it was great, they will have agreat time~

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Well, my dad is easy, he just wants cash. I dunno, he's saving up for something big I guess! As for dh, I originally told him to just get whatever he wanted (he's been shopping for a new handgun) but then I decided today to get him these.

Cabela's -- Lynx Leveler Blocks

I actually got them at Wallyworld for $10 cheaper! Right now he uses blocks of wood and if he has to stack 2-3 on top of each other and then try to drive the trailer up on them, it does NOT work. (he usually wants me to stand with my foot against the blocks to keep them in one place..... ...right in front of the tire......yeah not on your life buddy!) I think he'll like them. Plus I'll make him dinner (have my parents over too) and maybe get him an ice cream cake.

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Well, it is major. I've been home sick on TPN, having surgery next week ( got pushed ahead from the 25th of June to the 18th) and he's been spending 4-5 days at work, locked in his office totally addicted to another computer game. He comes home, goes online gaming til all hours of the morning, doesn't talk to anyone, ignoring the kids, doing nothing to help me here, as I need sooo much help, and hoards himself up in the office at work, meanwhile it is our business we own, and he's doing absolutely nothing there, and it's getting bad.
We dealt with this issue last year, after he was addicted to a game "Everquest" for almost 2 years, not leaving home, never going to work, leaving me to run the house and the business by myself, which I did and rose to the occassion. I had begun putting money aside and had a nice egg, and threw him out. He saw the error of his ways, went to a psychiatrist, got meds, and after 6 weeks we tried again..he was good for awhile, but now he's into it again. I am not strong enough to deal with it now, I have to concentrate on getting well. Kids are disgusted and embarrassed by him.
He doesn't even know my surgery has been re-scheduled, he is at the office for days at a time and doesn't even call to see if I am alive or dead. So no,,,, no big dad awards this year.

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Wow Eileen,

I am so sorry that you are having so many problems!!! {{{HUGS}}}

I hope the surgery goes well and you are back on your feet soon! Are the kids old enough to help you with stuff around the house? Do you have some neighbors or family close by? Would having some of them in the house to take care of things while you concentrate on getting better embarass him enough to get him out of that office? Could you just take the computer out of the office for a few days to break the habit??

Oh dear, This is why I wish I could be everywhere at once. Will your insurance pay to have a in-home nurse take care of you and a nurses aid to take care of the house? I would call my doctors office and tell them you have no one to help you after the surgery and you will require assistance. Insurance companies will usually pay if the doctor requests it.

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He doesn't care what other's think of him...it's useless. It's been a constant struggle with this computer business...I give up. My kids are old enough to have lost total respect for him. My daughter and him had a big argument cause she wouldn't do something, and answered back and he started yelling I am the dad, and listen to me and she yelled back at him..Your no dad, your on the computer all the time, look at mom, she is sick, do something to help her..I couldn't argue with her, she was defending me.

He just sits at the computer when he is home, and tells them to do stuff. I just have to worry right now about getting through surgery and getting well again. I can't handle dealing with him or this scene right now, so I will bide my time and figure it out later.

Kids are soo busy. My DD does help, I've even paid some of their friends to do stuff for me. Both boys are working and DS #2 is working and will be starting tech school f/t next week. They do what they can. I do online groceries and they deliver. I have a nurse to come once a week, but just to draw bloods and care for my catheter. I was going to get a cleaning service before I went into surgery but since it got moved ahead, now there is no time. My sister is busy and that's all I can really ask for help, so it will get messy. DD will make sure animals are cared for, and I'll make sure I leave her money for take-out and I'll stock the house up for the week with food. Plus both DS's drive so they will get something if we need it, or she needs it.

Thanks for the wishes.

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