Besides American Greeting, Hershey and FTD, does anybody think you should buy presents for your dad on Mothers Day?

My son’s two daughters and my daughter’s two daughters each got a little basket thingy with some fake flowers, a fuzzy thing and a bunch of chocolate candy today. When I was asked why I didn’t have one for Quinn, I was ‘admonished’ when I said “he’s a boy”.

Isn’t Valentine’s Day basically for the women in our lives? Isn’t that when a guy is suppose to acknowledge his affection for the love of his life. Husbands and boyfriends give their lady something sweet and feminine because they are the nice part of their personal life. Dads and Grandpas give something to their princesses until the white knights arrive and carry them off, but wouldn’t a guy buying a present for another guy be like painting pansies on a suite of armor?

Is the ‘expansion’ of all our special days just the *chaching* of Madison Avenue or am I missing something?

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