Father's Day home stretch: What your guy REALLY wants

As the weekend approaches, the world of consumerism is focusing on the next occasion to separate consumers from their money. Father's Day is on Sunday and all week I've noticed the never ending pleas in commercials and flyers to 'Get Dad what he really wants' or 'Treat dad this Father's Day' with this, that and the other. These phrases are often found on flyers for things dad would never, ever want, like, oh, a new patio set. Or that new polo shirt. Heck, even Pottery Barn was offering a free crafting event for Father's Day. The only thing I have to say regarding that one is I hope the intention was to offer a way to get the fam out of the house so dad can have time -gasp- alone!

And this brings me to the point of this post. If you really want to give your man, the father of your children, a fabulous Father's Day, I have a no-fail way to deliver. It consists of two things and two things only. The first is time alone. After the cute kid cards and coffee in bed (and at a decently-late hour I might add), what dad really wants is a day to himself with nothing to do and no one to interrupt this nothingness. Now, don't be offended. Think of Mother's Day. We like to be pampered. We like to be adored. Then we like to be left alone. The same goes for dad. He doesn't want at picnic at the park with the family. Or dinner at your in-laws, no matter if his favourite meal is in the cards or not. No, he wants time to be without the pitter patter of kids and animals and absence of the honey-do list that normally hangs on the fridge, and all in the silence of an empty house.

The second thing that will make your man's day is something that is hopefully part of your life anyways, but if not, it'll really blow his socks off. I'm talking about sex. Yes, those three little letters can carry a huge amount of happiness. That is really what he wants. And not the rushed quickie kind or with a feeling of obligation. A really honest-to-goodness fun time with fewer time constraints than usual if possible, and a genuine interest in making him feel supa dupa. Afterall, he is the man you chose to father those gorgeous little gems of children, so isn't he worth the time and effort? And with that, I throw to this blog post which I really think says it all, and very well: Give a guy some nookie.

Happy Father's Day!