Birthday present for rich dad?
It's my Dad's birthday again, and again my sister and I have no idea what to get him. We are both in our mid twenties, if it matters. The problem, that is always the problem, is that we don't like him or know him that well. Frankly, he doesn't like us much either, but we try to remain cordial at the very least. My sister took care of Father's Day, so I'm on Birthday patrol. Another thing is that he is, for lack of a better word, rich. He already has everything he could ever want, and god knows that anything we can buy him will never be better than anything he already has. So, I don't know what he likes and he doesn't need anything. Every Christmas, Birthday, and Father's Day, the same thing. What the hell do we get Dad? Any ideas? He's mid 50's, retired. We've given him plenty of pictures... he doesn't put them up anywhere in his house as far as we can see. Like we said, he doesn't like us. We doubt it's personal, but he's made it very clear over the years that he regretted ever having a family. We rarely speak.
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- Give him something he can't buy....a pic of the both of you when all of you were young in the same picture....and get a nice frame too....he will love it....
- yeah, try a digital picture frame.
- Something cheap and simple. It doesn't matter if it is better than what he already has. A picture frame of you and your sis in it, some knick knack or something to go in his house of something he is interested in. If he gets lazy, buy him a throw. Also, get him a card. With your and your sis's situation, I wouldn't go past something like that. With me, I would send him a card and be done with it like I do my father. I go all out for my step-dad though bc he was the one who was always there for me.
- You say he is rich and needs for nothing...you and your sister don't know him well. Maybe, since you are both in your 20's, give him you. it may open a door and improve your relationship with him too...same for your sister. Love can cure a lot of problems.
- A birthday card wishing him well with a gift certificate to Amazon.com. I wouldn't put too much into it if I were you. Gifts are to be given out of love - not obligation.
