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Faking It On Father’s Day: The Gift
In addition to withholding love and not crying in front of others, fathers used to have the ability to hide disappointment on Father’s Day.
“A Teddy bear tie clip!”
But this new generation of fathers, raised on emotional expression, honesty, openness, joy, isn’t terribly convincing during a Father’s Day gift fakeout.
So what’s a dad who wouldn’t recognize stoicism if it came up and stared him blankly in the face to do?
Take a Father’s Day Acting class. It’s tough, you’ll have to go method. But, Daddy, this is the role of a lifetime.
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Father’s Day Acting Class | DaddyTips.com commented on Jun 20 09 at 10:05 am[...] Madeline told us about a video where dads are taught how to say, “A tie? What a thoughtful gift!” Because (as I pointed out on my site, DaddyTips.com) calling your kids “ungrateful guttersnipes” is generally frowned upon. Although they will learn a new word. So I guess that’s something. (Faking It On Father’s Day: The Gift) [...]
Finish Line - Father’s Day And Stuff | Strollerderby commented on Jun 21 09 at 9:01 amGP commented on Jun 18 09 at 12:40 pmI thought this was going to be a post about women faking orgasms to make their husbands feel good about themselves on Fathers Day…
Madeline Holler commented on Jun 19 09 at 5:02 pmOh, GP! You must be so disappointed. Or was that your cry for help? Is there anything you’d like to share with the class?
GP commented on Jun 19 09 at 10:25 pmLOL. I *was* disappointed…
No help needed here.
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