Fathers on good Father's Day gifts

This time of year is festively exhausting for my family since five immediate family members have spring birthdays. By the time it’s Father's Day (just a few days after my dad’s birthday), we’re all extremely over it.

If your family is similar to mine and you need some quick ideas for Father's Day gifts, I asked a bunch of dads I know (or whom you readers know) to tell me one good Father’s Day gift they’ve received and what they like about it. Maybe you’ll get an idea from below.

One dad did tell me, “Basking in the love of my children is really all that I desire, and it’s the best gift any parent could ask for,” but we don’t all have children who deliver basking-levels of love when they’re supposed to, so in the meantime maybe there’s still time to just get or plan him something he’ll like.

• “My wife commissioned an artist friend—Janki Patel—to illustrate the four of us walking along the beach in Barcelona. I adore it—she even got my favourite Nike Air Max in there, along with our basset hound Branston. I have it framed on my wall and also use it as my MacBook wallpaper. A few dads in The New Fatherhood community have either received or commissioned a family illustration, and they all loved it.”
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This final, correct response from a mom on the 6th-grade group chat about the end-of-year theme day dress code: