25 Father's Day gifts your dad actually wants
Ties, power tools, barbecue accessories... these Father's Day presents have graduated from being simply cliché to now basically gag gifts.
So what does a 2016 dad really want from his kids this Sunday?
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1. You to get your own Netflix account.
2. To go on a trip to Home Depot together, just to browse.
3. To fall asleep on the couch while watching TV and for no one to change the channel even though he's asleep.
4. You to ask him to tell you his favorite joke again.
5. You to close every drawer you ever open, ever.
6. You to let his Freudian slips slide, for once.
7. You to listen to him stumble through "Bridge Over Troubled Water" on the guitar.
8. You to get off the Verizon family plan, or at least stop going over the data limit.
9. You to clear the table without being asked.
10. A T-shirt he can wear to the gym that was marked down from $89 to $59 to $37.50 and then you had a percentage-off coupon and a money-off coupon and you got it for just $7.
11. You to be in a stable relationship and give him grandkids.
12. The next time you call the house phone when you're crying, talk to him when he answers instead of immediately asking to talk to Mom.
13. You to remind him how to close apps on his iPhone but not in a condescending way.
14. You to take over his duties as Mom's tech support.
15. To teach you how to put air in your tires at a gas station and for you to understand.
16. You to start using your own health insurance even though his plan is better.
17. You to get a job he understands and can easily explain to his friends at the cigar parlor.
18. To go to the cigar parlor without you texting him articles about the dangers of cigar smoking.
19. To take a photo with you that isn't a selfie.
20. You to explain Game of Thrones to him.
21. You to give him a hug longer than half a second.
22. You to have a sip of his beer.
23. You to give him a pass for being emotionally distant.
24. You to give him a pass for getting overly emotional because he's proud of you for no particular reason.
25. You to let him give you $20.
Father's Day is this Sunday, June 19. If you have a dad you love, help make him feel cool for this one day.
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Sophie was a Viral Content Intern for the Watercooler channel. More writing and other stuff by Sophie can be found at www.sophiehirsh.com.
