The woman behind the counter at the local shop ( although I have never seen her before) said to DS " have you got your dad something nice for tommorow then ?" he looked perplexed and said no. " didn't you make something at school?" "Er..."
Ds looked really confused and I just stood there, and then said " oh, is it soon then? I hadn't realised. Thanksbye"
I actually hadn't realised it was tomorrow, but we dont do it anyway. Ds sees his dad about 5 times a year, and to send him a card saying Worlds Greatest Dad would be a bit weird. I mean,if ds suddenly decided to do that I wouldn't say anything, but I am not exactly suggesting it.
I wish I had fixed her with a steely glare and said..what? aibu to feel annoyed that she even asked? Surely she must know that not everyone has a dad?
It's the same discomfort I feel when the school has "dads day" . Grr. Ds never really say much about any of this stuff, so aibu to feel annoyed on his behalf?
Sorry, ramble, but its just got me thinking about it all. Should I make ds send his dad a card?? Aargh.
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IfNotNowThenWhen · 15/06/2013 18:27
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