TO PA, WITH LOVE!
It's still not too late to pick up a gift for your dad. A few ideas...
At the risk of being too general, Dad seem to be happy with just about anything you give them. He may never use the gift, or remember the actual gift, but they seem to appreciate getting the gift. Gifts for a father are ritual, something regal to accept. These gifts are appreciated without showing exuberant emotion. This ultra cool manner of gift acceptance is not pre-meditated it's just natural and not to be interpreted as he did not like your gift.
You can get your father an extra special gift that he can really enjoy by simply digging a little into a combination of his interest, history, your relationship with your father and his basic needs.
Here are some guidelines or questions you may want to ask yourself.
Think about what he might like to do if he had the spare time to do it. His interests are one of the best places to find the appropriate gift ideas.
It could be a car perfume, classic DVDs, CDs, tool box, just about anything he enjoyed at any point of time.
Find out or try to remember what were his dreams when he was a young man. Figure out a gift related to those early dreams, unachieved or achieved. Acknowledge that you will know him well and that you want to share in his dreams.
Finally his needs. Look for gifts that are practical. Things he needs that might make his life more enjoyable. Items like chair massagers or warmers. Good quality clothing that he might have selected for himself. Don't make him too old a man, be a little respectful to find gifts that emphasis his strengths.
It is only appropriate to give a very ostentatious gift when it is truly an item that a father has wanted his whole life and it is being given with genuine love. Large gifts of this type are good to give as a family group gift then everyone feels part of this special gift.
At the risk of being too general, Dad seem to be happy with just about anything you give them. He may never use the gift, or remember the actual gift, but they seem to appreciate getting the gift. Gifts for a father are ritual, something regal to accept. These gifts are appreciated without showing exuberant emotion. This ultra cool manner of gift acceptance is not pre-meditated it's just natural and not to be interpreted as he did not like your gift.
You can get your father an extra special gift that he can really enjoy by simply digging a little into a combination of his interest, history, your relationship with your father and his basic needs.
Here are some guidelines or questions you may want to ask yourself.
Think about what he might like to do if he had the spare time to do it. His interests are one of the best places to find the appropriate gift ideas.
It could be a car perfume, classic DVDs, CDs, tool box, just about anything he enjoyed at any point of time.
Find out or try to remember what were his dreams when he was a young man. Figure out a gift related to those early dreams, unachieved or achieved. Acknowledge that you will know him well and that you want to share in his dreams.
Finally his needs. Look for gifts that are practical. Things he needs that might make his life more enjoyable. Items like chair massagers or warmers. Good quality clothing that he might have selected for himself. Don't make him too old a man, be a little respectful to find gifts that emphasis his strengths.
It is only appropriate to give a very ostentatious gift when it is truly an item that a father has wanted his whole life and it is being given with genuine love. Large gifts of this type are good to give as a family group gift then everyone feels part of this special gift.
posted by Dandy @ 12:25 PM
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