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DH made a HUGE thing about me forgetting father's day when I was PG with DC1. My family never really bothered with mother's day, let alone father's day, so I taken aback abit.
Anyway - DH bought me a pressie from DC1 on the first mother's day after she was born and said that it was only because it was the firts one etc. He didn't get me a card or anything for the next one but had gone out to buy nice pastries for breakfast for us.
Now then - I know it's a way off yet but what do I do for what will be the 2nd Father's Day since DC1 was born (I too bought him something special for his first father's day)?
One year I did hand and footprints of both DDs in a colour scheme to match our bedroom and framed them (it's a massive picture!) DH says it's his best Father's Day present ever.
I am just not sure whether or not I should be getting him something as he didn't for me this year but he made such a big thing of it before DD had even been born - I am everso confused!
DH is still going on about not getting anything for father's day last year. The fact that DD wasn't due until 5 weeks later, so I wasn't prepared, and we only got out of hospital at 4pm on the day itself seems to count for nothing!
Mothering Sunday has religious and socio-cultural roots.
Fathers' Day has Clinton Cards written all over it.
My DC will have made cards and be too excited to deliver them to leave me sleep in till 1030, wake semi-consciously to The Archers, eat toast while in my PJs, shower alone, read the papers until the Grand Prix starts, watch in interested silence, return to the papers until a walk to the pub and then to Evensong.
Sigh. Anyone else remember days like these?
It will be up at 0630 in a shower of glitter and sloppy kisses and torn open envelopes, before being kicked out of bed (thus nicking my warmed dent in the matress) so I can get milk, tea, croissants, etc. Bed time Sunday night will be full of gritty glitter, crumbs and the smell of babies on the pillows .
Yes that's what's so odd - he made a huge song and dance about me missing it and yes it was BEFORE DD had been born - he got in a really stroppy huff. Then he made a thing about presents only on the 1st mother's Day as it were and then was just aiming for pastries this year....
I personally don't care a rats arse behind about either mother's or father's day.
Oh and get this - he sends his mum £50 worth of flowers every year on Mother's Day....
Oh ffs...sounds like he is into competitive parenting. I would get him sod all. He was not a father yet so why make a fuss when you were pregnant? I'd tell him that as he only wanted to get for 1st mothers day, well you'll do the same for fathers day. See what he says. If he says he didn't mean it, well say 'tough shite, I DID'.
Breakfast in bed as well. 
