TIFU. Don’t discuss that Father’s day sales are for lawn mowers, and Mother’s day sales are for flowers!!!

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TIFU! Everywhere I look I’m seeing Father’s Day ads for either personal grooming devices, lawn care equipment, or tools! When Mother’s Day rolled around, it was jewelry, flowers, spa treatments, and chocolates.

Now here is the F’up! I poured my heart out to my wife about the inequalities in life and how us Father’s aren’t treated fairly. She listened closely while trying not to laugh, but in the end she couldn’t keep it in. Then I got the list of all the things I’m NOT doing around the house. Next time I know to keep my thoughts to myself. 🙂

The sad thing is I really did want a new lawn mower, and now I’m going to end up with a new razor and a bottle of car wash soap.

TL;DR: Tried to explain how fathers aren’t treated as well as mothers, and now I don’t get a new lawn mower.

Comments

  1. Nattekat Avatar

    It’s almost like all those companies actually know what fathers want. 

  2. ArmThePhotonicCannon Avatar

    So you complained about something you actually want?

    Do you often argue for the sake of arguing?

  3. amzlrr Avatar

    I want to know where you live because those items all tend to be bumped in price around Mothers/Father’s Day, or Christmas.

  4. tiggylizzy Avatar

    Buy yourself a nice lawnmower on sale 🙂

  5. aluminumnek Avatar

    One of the reasons I choose not to “celebrate” those days

  6. fomaaaaa Avatar

    Moms have to do a lot more physical labor to create a child, so it makes sense that traditional gifts for them are about relaxation. Meanwhile, you complained about companies thinking that men want lawnmowers, and now you aren’t being gifted the lawnmower they accurately pinpointed

  7. PinkDalek Avatar

    So did you want jewelry, flowers, spa treatments, and chocolates?

  8. Drink15 Avatar

    Have you considered that company’s spent lots of money figuring out what people want and puts those things on sell? It’s not the sellers you should be upset with, it’s the buyers.

  9. RetroBerner Avatar

    I can’t believe people on here are complaining about extra gifts, beyond what kids give them… It’s father’s day, not husband’s day SMH

  10. JaMimi1234 Avatar

    I’m confused….would you prefer flowers and a spa treatment? Sounds like you want the lawn mower…..can you explain how fathers are seemingly mistreated compared to mothers???

  11. wittyrepartees Avatar

    I am fine with you complaining about this as long as you’re making sure your wife has a full stocking and some fun gifts at Christmas.

  12. Thirsty4Knowledge911 Avatar

    I do a ton of stuff around my house: cook, clean, grocery shopping, lawn work, take out the trash, etc.

    You know what I get for Father’s Day? Bl0w J0bs, bourbon, and cigars.