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A Father’s Day rundown includes: 87% of dads say they’d pretend to like a gift they didn’t . . . and 46% of people say their father taught them the importance of working hard to earn money.
1. Dads aren’t going to hurt your feelings. When asked, “If you don’t like a gift from your children, do you tell them you don’t like it . . . or pretend to like it?” 87% of dads say they’d pretend to like it. Only 6% say they’d admit they didn’t.
7% say “it depends,” which may be the situation when you buy them something they want . . . but they need a different size, style, or brand. So maybe they’d say they’re returning it to get another version.
2. On average, dads who WOULD want a gift expect their significant other to spend $76 . . . and their child to spend $33.
3. Need a laugh? In honor of Father’s Day, people were sharing the jokes that their dad “won’t let go of,” and they include things like: “Any time someone says ‘See you later,’ he says ‘Thanks for the warning.'” (We actually passed this along last year, but it still cracks us up. Revisit it, here.)
4. In a survey, 46% of people said that, of all caregivers, their father was the primary person who taught them the importance of working hard to earn money. The survey also found that fathers played a significant role in teaching lessons around investing, financial independence, and planning for the future.
Happy Father’s day to my Husband Robert, the best step-Dad to my son, Thomas, and doggy Dad to Sir Amos!
Happy Father’s day to my Co-Host as well, Tim!
Shelly
