Fathers Day - Fresno,CA

AFTER READING SOME "ADDITIONAL COMMENTS" Here's mine:

This is a diverse site with many lifestyles and opinions. I believe that most mothers on the site subscribe to traditional marriage and/or long term commitments. Additionally, I see many single mothers who have no assistance from the fathers of their children; many with one or more children and some cases with multiple fathers.

If one should beg to differ, especially the tax payers, check out the amount of money that must be allocated to single parent homes, (mostly made up of unmarried mothers) who must rely on WELFARE or the current term (AFDC) and/or food stamps to sustain themselves and their children.

Who suffers the most in a single parent home and/or part-time parents who are there sporitacally, the children?

We know the statistics of marriage, many ends in divorce. However, the first commitment, a legal marriage, generally binds a parent to assist in the financial well being of their children and in the case of long term marriage, where a parent was in the home raising the children, the stay at home spouse. (Again that would usually be the mother). A responsible adult, one would think, would take care of his or her children without a court order. Statistics overwhelmingly show that this is not the case when there was no legal marriage in the first place.

I am sorry that some of single, unmarried mothers feel offended that I think a proposal of marriage and commitment would be meaningful. I mean no offense, it is my opinion.

Blessings….

Boyfriend's 1st Father's Day

Supportive, patient, and wonderful

Something meaningful?

C.,

Mother's Day is May 9th, Father's Day is June 20th, your day comes before his, wonder what he will do for you? As far as being supportive, patient and wonderful, that's what new father's are suppose to do.

You don't know what his "style" is and you've just had a child with the man. What about a marriage license? A promise of committment to a family would be meaningful.

Blessings....

I don't know about activities he would enjoy, but for my husband's first father's day I made him a t-shirt that had our son's initial on the front and "#1 Dad" on the back. I thought it would end up as a joke gift, but my husband LOVES it and pulled it out to wear again on his second father's day :-)

I haven't read anything yet but been thinking about this today. Something that's meaningful is ... a wedding! Really. If you don't like that suggestion then I'm sure you can think of something better that's more "your style" but truly, a marriage is a WONDERFUL way to celebrate his commitment and contribution to fatherhood in such a way that your not-yet-one year old daughter can benefit from even if she doesn't understand and actively participate this year.

I'm not saying this as a "diss" on unwed moms by any means, just offering MY suggestion (since you asked).

I truly am glad you want to celebrate and make this Father's Day meaningful for him. I see so many women who bemoan the fact that they were not remembered on Mother's Day or that the dads aren't involved when often in everyday life they aren't made to feel welcome, involved, important. (note, I said often, not always.)

Since a picnic is not his style, what is? A certificate to the bookstore? A bike trip? A family portrait session? (wish I could get my husband to do this one!) A stepping stone with her handprint? You know him, we don't. (or maybe... you could ASK him???)

Why don't you get some pictures made of him and the baby? A special reminder of his first father's day. Also maybe you can take the baby somewhere they can interact with each other like a playground or some fun kiddie place that has stuff for small babies. I think he would just enjoy spending the day with you both myself.

I had photos taken at JCPenney last year of just our son and then pictures of myself and our son. I bought the CD and used a coupon for a picture package. If you have a 40% off coupon off purchase you can get the CD for $60 and print your own pics at Walmart (or somewhere else) for much cheaper than ordering from the studio. I framed two of the pictures, then made mini-albums for my husband, father, and my father-in-law. My husband loved the pictures! (I dressed my son in my husbands police uniform and hat for some of the pics).

We always end the day with a trip to Baskin Robbins for an ice cream cone. The beginning of the say were always something different each year. I made a photo album of our Father's Day experiences.
1) Picnic in the park, fly kites.
2) Hike park trails.
3) Beach
4) buy a motorized airplane at a hobby shop, spend day at park playing with it.
5) Bowling

Those are some of the things we did then ice cream. Have fun!