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A Fathers Day Gift

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The origin of Father's Day is not clear. Some believe this holiday was initiated by Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington. Mrs. Dodd proposed in 1909 to have a church service dedicated to fathers on June 5th, her father's birthday. Mrs. Dodd's father, William Jackson Smart, was a civil War veteran. His wife died early in childbirth. He refused to remarry and single-handedly raised his 6 children. Mrs. Dodd wanted to recognize the sacrifices her father made in raising herself and her brothers, and to acknowledge fathers everywhere. However, since her minister needed more time to prepare for the sermon, the father's day service was conducted on June 19th, a couple of weeks later. The state of Washington celebrated the third Sunday in June as Father's Day from then on. However, Father's Day was not accepted quickly by the Congress as a day of observance. It was not until sixty-two years later, in 1972, that President Richard Nixon officially established Father's Day as a national day of observance.

Father's Day has been widely celebrated annually thereafter. There are so many ways you can show your appreciation to your dad on his special day, and sending him a Fathers Day gift is a great way to show your appreciation. Among the popular gifts for dad are Fathers Day gift basket, desk caddy, coffee gift basket, golf gifts, gift for dad's projects, and specialty gifts for fishing, motorcycling, hunting, hiking, movies, and NASCAR.

A great way to show your gratitude to dad is to send him a Fathers Day gift basket. These gift baskets are filled with chocolate truffles, summer sausage, shortbread, cookies, gourmet coffee, almonds, popcorn, along with an inspiration book of true stories about father's love. Your message of gratitude will be clearly expressed to dad while he reads the book and savors the treats. If your dad works in the office, you may want to send him a desk caddy or an excecutive truck gift filled with savory treats. The treats will ease the stress of the work day. Moreover, Your dad will proudly display the desk caddy or antique truck on his desk after the treats are gone. If your dad does not work in an office, you may want to send him a lunch box that he can bring with him to work. The stylish lunch box is filled with sausage, stufed olives, cheese, chocolate truffles, and all other delicious treats that actually make him want to go to work. Similarly, you can send him a pail of treats that he can bring with him anywhere.

If you are going to visit your dad for Father's Day, you may want to send him a Fathers Day barbecue gift basket filled with BBQ brush, tong, turner, as well as tortilla chips, nacho cheese spread, Everlast high energy drink, and your dad's favorite beef jerky snack. Your dad will just have to take out the grill, and will be ready spend his special day for a family barbecue together.

If your dad works around the house for his never ending projects, you can send him a gift basket that contains essential tools for his projects, and energizing treats for his break. Maybe he can finish his projects faster with your gift.

You can also send gifts according to your dad's hobbies. If your dad is a movie buff, you may want to send a movie gift basket filled with popcorns and other treats, he can just settle down, watch movies and enjoy. If his passion is in golf, you can send him a golf gift basket. If his passion is in fishing, you can send him a fishing gift basket, or a mini fishing boat filled with cookies, and other savory treats. Specialty gifts for NASCAR, motorcycling, hiking, and hunting are also available for your dad to enjoy his favorite hobby more. Finally, coffee gift baskets are great gifts to help your dad to relax and enjoy. Let dad know he deserves a break with a coffee gift basket filled with chocolates, gourmet coffee, and scrumptious treats.

In conclusion, there are so many ways to show your appreciation to dad. You can send him a Father's Day gift basket, desk caddy, lunch box, coffee gift basket, or specialty gift basket. He will love any of these gifts, and your message of gratitude.

A Fathers Day Gift

When I was a kid, Father's Day was always something that was sort of an afterthought. We'd always do some silly little craft at the direction of our teacher, and then help Mom choose a tie or a mug or other clich? gift. Dad would always exclaim over how fun/wonderful/surprising it was, and then we'd grill out for dinner.

I never expected to celebrate Father's Day myself. At 39, I had no ?paternal urge? and was quite a committed bachelor. I enjoyed a high-profile lifestyle in New York City, dating mostly twenty-something coeds and society girls. And then I met Cathy.

Cathy was like no one I had ever met before. I was on my way to a meeting and was probably giving less attention to the other people on the sidewalk than I was my cell phone conversation.

She was on the way to court for a meeting of her own. We literally ran into each other on the sidewalk, sending our briefcases and her chocolate mocha coffee flying everywhere.

I know, I know, completely something out of a bad romance novel. But it really happened. In our rush to gather up our own papers, I somehow ended up with her day planner. So I called her to schedule a time to give her back her day planner, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Now I know what you're thinking, what the heck does this have to do with Father's Day? Well, that's the catch. That meeting in court to which Cathy was heading when we first met? She was on her way to finalize the adoption of her foster son, Edward.

And that's how I fell into being a ?father.? It had nothing to do with biology. It had nothing to do with working through the agonizing process of adoption. I just fell into it. Cathy made it clear from the first moment that we met that she and Edward were a package deal; love her, love him. No questions asked.

It honestly wasn't hard to love Edward. The kid had been through so much in his life. Born addicted to crack-cocaine, he was finally removed from his biological mother at 5 years old after getting smacked around for the fifth time by her boyfriend. He bounced from foster family to foster family for a little over a year before coming to Cathy. Under Cathy's love and guidance, he blossomed into the amazing boy that I met 6 months after I met his mother.

After Cathy and I had been dating for 2 years, I finally popped the question. I don't think I'd ever been that nervous in my life ? or as happy as I was the moment she said ?yes.? We were married 6 months later in a quiet ceremony in front of family and friends.

By this point, I had come to regard Edward as my son. I didn't call him as such, though, and he didn't call me ?Dad.? But there was a very definite bond between us.

Nevertheless, I didn't expect anything that first Father's Day. After all, I wasn't a ?real? dad. I was a stepfather that came into this boy's life quite late. And besides, what 13-year-old boy would be interested in making a big deal out of something as mushy as Father's Day?

So when I woke up that Sunday morning, I was shocked to see Edward standing by my bed with Cathy holding a tray filled with breakfast foods. There was everything I could want and more ? a Belgian waffle with whipped cream and fruit, hot chocolate, and coffee.

He looked so hesitant, like he wasn't sure what I'd say. As soon as I was fully awake, he said ?Happy Father's Day? and thrust the tray towards me.

And just like that I realized that I already was a ?real? dad. I didn't need everything that supposedly made a dad in the eyes of Hollywood and the romance novelists. I just needed a great kid who needed me.

Three days later, we got a call asking if we would be willing to take in another foster situation. Cathy and I had been re-certified as foster parents a few months prior, but weren't 100% sure that we were truly ready to add to our family. But when the social worker on the other end of the line started telling us about 8-year-old twins Anna and Manuel, we knew that it was more than right.

Fast forward a little less than a year - the Monday after Father's Day. I finally became an ?official? father by adopting Edward myself. As the five of us stood in that courtroom, I reveled in the feeling of family. And I came to understand what Father's Day really means to me.

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