Presents For Dad - article by Whimsical Wire Articles

There have been many times through the years of parenting my children that I was positive that I was doing the wrong thing. There is a great deal of advice on what to do and not do when raising children. There are not many formal classes to take to prepare for being a parent. For every book or article that is written giving one piece of advice there is another written given the opposite information. My husband and I talked with each other a great deal and tried to use common sense that aligned with our values as we raised our children.

Our children are now grown and are starting families of their own. When I see how level headed and successful there are I realize that we did a good job in raising them. Last week both kids came and asked me about getting presents for dad for his birthday. My husband has many interests, but this was a milestone birthday year so the kids wanted to make sure that this year the presents for dad would be something that he would enjoy. I told them that I had been at the jewelry store to pick up my ring and I had noticed that they had a line of father’s rings. I had never seen them before. I thought it was a nice idea, after all mother’s rings have been available for years. Their dad wears his wedding band, I was not sure that he would wear a second ring, but I told them they may find other father type gift ideas at the jewelry store. They both thought that it would be worth a trip. When they left I reflected how neat it is that they are such good friends. There are not a lot of siblings that would take the time to look for presents for dad together.

I had decided to do a birthday party for my husband. I was busy getting things ready and had not talked to the kids about what they had decided on as presents for dad. On the night of the party we had several friends, our siblings and of course our children and grandchildren. We had lots of food and birthday cake. At the beginning of the evening my son had asked where to put the presents for dad. He helped direct people to the presents table and also mixed drinks. It was great to have him helping so that my husband was free to enjoy the party and not worry about being the host. When he opened his gift from the children he was touched. They had bought him a tie bar that had their birthstones in between mine and his. It was very attractive, since his birthday he wears it every day to work.

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