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Father's Day suggestions??
#2907502 06/12/01 06:32 PM
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My daughter and I plan on inviting my WH over for supper on Father's Day. (He lives with OW and I'm in plan A).<BR>We want to do something really special to make him feel loved and appreciated. I thought about taking him out to a restaurant but our daughter has small children and this won't work out well.<BR>The problem is that my WH has never felt comfortable at family dinners(must be a childhood thing). I think it's the actual sitting at the table together that makes him uncomfortable.But he loves to eat. Any suggestions how I can set up this Father's Day meal so he can actually enjoy himself? Any other ideas that would make a dad feel extra special?
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I am very much like that as well. Lots of people make me very uncomfortable at family dinners. My suggestion? A relaxed enviroment? A BBQ maybe? I dunno theres often a time when I would have rather sat in my favorite chair, and had more of relaxed type of dinner, such as a "Grab your own food and sit wherever" dinner. Guys like bbq's I dont know if its because there's fire, or if it's us cooking food, or whatever. But its the whole "relaxed" feeling I get that, I can just get whatever I like, and sit wherever I like.<P>------------------<BR>H.<P>My advice is my advice. Take the good, disgard the bad. Do whats right for you. Not because I said it worked for me.<p>[This message has been edited by [H] (edited June 12, 2001).]
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I'd second the BBQ idea. I'd envision something where you have a bunch of chairs out back, and some stand, some sit. That way, you can just mingle. He can grab his food and walk around talking, or do as he pleases.<P>
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Thanks for your responses guys!<P>A BBQ is what it will be. I'm going to get some t-bones and cook up a storm.
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" YOU WROTE: Any other ideas that would make a dad feel extra special?"<P>I like your idea! Good luck. I hope you have a wonderful, lovely day!<P>My own H is still in "fog" and totally with OW, will NOT communicate with me in any way. [Linked Image from marriagebuilders.com] I decided to contact HIM with a Plan A idea. I sent him a Father's Day card, with note inside, basically telling him ..."I did things wrong, I'm sorry for not hearing his pain..." I hope this is a good Plan A.<P>Not even sure if he'll read it though. [Linked Image from marriagebuilders.com] It's sooo lonely here. I miss my best friend.<P>

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