Dad gifts
 

With black Friday coming, I want to be on the lookout for gifts I can get my dad. What are things you can get a dad though?

Does your dad have any hobbies?

Dads are so hard to get pressies for...

smoking and drinking

Gift card to the liquor store!

I usually just ask him if there's anything he wants. I can't remember what I got him last year but the year before I got him Catan since he likes board games and he's never played it before.

This year I am sending him proud parents products from my college book store. He gets a shirt, a hat, a keychain, and a sticker. You could also browse thinkgeek.com for gift ideas. They don't just have 'geeky' stuff but they also have some really neat things that could appeal to anyone.

Haha. A proud parent shirt with a picture of me.

^ What she said

Depends what he likes. My dad is really into classical music so I got him a CD collection (yes CD, he still has a tape collection that's how old fashioned he is). Another time I couldn't think of anything so I just bought him a watch.

You should totally do it.

LOOOL that's a good idea. maybe i'll take that idea too.

Usually dunno what to get for dad either but this year I went paddleboarding with him and he enjoyed it. so I guess it's activity stuff from here on hahaha.

Next year our dad's special activity is have a 1-on-1 bonding time with his grand kid LOLOL (aka baby sitting for me)

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Are you going to be a mom?? :gasp:

Yes I am =) April 2016

I'm gonna be an auntyyy

My status is gonna be the saaaaaaaaaaaaaaame :(

I love how we derail threads..

Will you be a graduate a.L?

Congratulations to both of you! Haha.

So yeah! Presents! Already bought all of my boyfriends. I got him an Agents of Shield sweater, Captain America polo shirt, fancy leatherbound Hobbit book, and soap (it's a huge bar of soap that is vanilla scented but it's kind of musky and Earthy smelling so I thought it'd be good for a guy).

One more year if I don't fail

well you kind of derailed it first by just casually dropping a BIG BOMBSHELL

LOL. How is blahs gonna compete with that gift?!

Oh wow congrats! Man this just hit me hard for some reason, we've all "known" each other for so long now.

I'll organise an activity suitable for the old and the young.

LOL

I know. maybe we should have an FF meetup if I come to the US.

You should do something funny KT. It's the last year you will be the youngest in the family. Next year there will be a baby.

But yeah it's so interesting thinking about how long we've all been here. 8 years? We've seen members go from grade schoolers to college students, and now we have people having babies! FF babies!

But I don't blame Hessah for not announcing it until now and so casually. I don't know about over there, but in a lot of cultures it's taboo to announce a pregnancy before 3 months since the first trimester is such a fragile state.

Oh yeah sorry I started the derailing keke

Thanks Yosei and Vasu!

Well yeah it's weird, coz at the beginning I want yell it to the world! But I'm not suppose to, and by the time I can tell everyone it feels like old news LOL so I didn't do any big announcements, just whatsapped people or tell them when the conversation comes up like now LOL

You should've just let your tummy grow and when people point it out act super surprised.

Yeah I'm waiting for the other half of the office to say something... xD

I want to know at what point will it become so obvious that it's no longer rude for them to ask "are you pregnant?"

Well you seem like you don't exactly have a plump figure so there will definitely be a point. While for some women, you sadly can't tell until it's closer toward the end. Then again we are all taught to never ask a woman if she is pregnant. Even if she looks like she's swallowed a watermelon.

LOL and one thing I learned (from others) is that once someone told you they are pregnant, don't ask them "are you sure you're not having twins?" That's pretty offensive too, but people don't realise.

Personally I wouldn't be offended. I'd just make a joke.

"Oh wow, are you pregnant???"
"What? Me? No! I'm just storing fat for the winter..."

Omg LOOOOOL. That's a good one, I'll remember that.

why is the twins thing offensive? If I was preggo and someone asked me that I don't think I'd be offended. maybe annoyed if every single person asks me that.

Another way of implying that they're fat?

but some people miht think it's twins because the baby bump is huge not because they're fat lol

But you're asking if they're SURE they're NOT having twins.

If you had baby bump that was somewhat larger, and you said you weren't having twins and someone else was like "ARE YOU SURE?" doesn't that imply that you are on the fatter side of things?

Or they're implying the baby is fat

There could be excess fluid that causes the bump to be bigger.

omg blahs not getting it

yeah some people are very self conscious with their body weight while pregnant (I'm pretty comfortable with my body image but I'm still like WTF is happening with my body?!)

When people ask "are you SURE you're not having twins?" first impression was "omg I must look much bigger than I should" then "of course I'm sure, I already did 2 ultrasound scans before I told you so why are you doubting me?"

not everyone will be offended.. most people will probably just brush it off..

I prefer people to just say "oh look you're showing!" or "You're not showing much yet" (I've had both comments made to me..)

has anybody (besides family & close friends) asked to feel your tummy?

no stranger has done it yet.. but my belly isn't big enough to be obvious unless you know I'm pregnant.