to think Father's Day is for fathers

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I went to the shop today and got a Father's Day card for next week and it irritated me to see the number of cards 'from the grandchildren'. It isn't grandparents day, the clue is in the name.

My grandad is a father- it doesn't say anywhere that Father's day is only for your father.
I love my grandad so much, and if there's an excuse to buy him a bottle of wine and be soppy, I'm going to take it, because he wouldn't accept it just because.
No one is going to force you/expect younto do the same, but I see nothing wrong with giving the option to those who want it.

Yabu - I haven't sent my father such a card for almost 30 years but have sent grandad ones step dad ones and the children also send to their godfathers (not enough of these IMO)

Yabu, and mean. I send mothers day cards to both my grannies, and now that I have DS I'll be giving my dad and my stepdad cards from him.

The cards will be from the card factory and will cost, in total, less than the price of a latte and muffin. And they are such fun to give and receive.

You must be an almighty miseryguts to feel annoyed that people do this.

it takes a village to raise a child...

both grandads will be getting a card from our DD.
they would be, quite rightly, offended if they didnt.

if your DF and FIL arnet bothered then it doesnt matter does it?

My son has no father (well, obviously a birth father, but hasn't seen him since he was a few weeks old). He has no father figure at home, because I adopted him as a singlie. My father is dead, as are both my grandfathers. So my son sends a card on Fathers' Day - generally a Moonpig one, so I do spend a bit of money on it - to my brother, who is his male role model. Not really for my brother's benefit, though I do appreciate that he does a lot more to support us than he needs to. It's mainly for my son's benefit, so that he too has someone to acknowledge on Father's Day. He's lost enough as it is without being unable to participate when they do Father's Day and so forth at school. If that bothers anyone else, though I can't see why it should, frankly tough!

My dad gets a card from my kids as he stepped into the fold when their own dad did a runner on us and they idolise him. DP will also be getting one from them as, to them, he is Dad.

I presume the fact their actual dad doesn't get a card offends you too OP?