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We kept things very simple! Daughter and I made a special breakfast, then made a peach cobbler for later. Still going to grab a cheesecake this evening. Happy Father's Day!

I was sealed to my parents at the Swiss temple :) I kind of sort of have a bucket list. It changes a lot. Even though we're in our 30's, I do have friends actively working on theirs, and adding stuff. I don't really have a desire to travel anywhere, I do a lot of that now, certainly there are many places I haven't been to though. I would say that I need to do something out of my comfort zone and is more charitable than I normally am. I'd like to be stationed somewhere and do service projects with my husband (I guess this would be further down the line when kiddos are grown and gone) in places of the world that need assistance. This would really be something I'd have to mentally prep for because I have so many OCD issues lol but I keep saying to myself that I want to make a real hands-on impact somewhere outside of my safe little bubble.

Thank you for all the responses! Some good suggestions made. By "ideas" I'm open to tangible gifts and non-tangible gifts, like an activity, so it's definitely not limited to one or the other. Anyway, he's talked about cheesecake and the only time he gets that is when we pass by Cheesecake Factory, so while it's kind of a small thing, I'm thinking I'll make an effort to grab some sort of cheesecake for him to eat. Otherwise, still stumped but know whatever our daughter presents to him, will be his highlight of the day :)

He does but I don't know if they're still around lol They're mostly 80's bands, some I've never heard of.

I've only read the first post and I strongly recommend that you DON'T get married - ever - with that mindset. If your thinking changes and your heart softens, that's a step in the right direction but meanwhile, I'd say stick with being single.

My husband is a simple man and doesn't need much, in fact, he never asks for anything ever. So it's really hard to find something nice to give him on birthdays and other special occasions. Typically, we settle on doing a nice dinner (whether we go out or I make something for him at home) and that's it. He's always happy to do that but I'm wanting to do something else, too. My daughter has been working on a drawing, carefully colouring it etc., and will give that to him on Father's Day but other than a card, I just don't know what else I could do on top of that. My friends are giving their spouse's gift baskets and giftcards to hardware/sporting stores but he's not into the pampering stuff and his time is so limited that he doesn't get much time for hobbies (working on stuff or doing outdoorsy things). I'm totally stumped! This'll be his fourth Father's Day (and we're expecting another, too) so I'm kinda sorta wanting to do a little something different this go around.

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Pitch Perfect 2 Cute. Not must see, even if you've seen the others. Surprisingly a lot more crude than the first one.

Hard to tell. From what's shown, it's pretty intense, and seems overkill. With a sister that's an attorney here in SLC and two friends that are police officers, I respect the hard jobs they do, but sometimes good guys make BAD choices.

Both girls are stunning. Which is your daughter? I love the picture, it's so innocent and happy.

Watch the video before you comment. You'll need to search it but it's easily found as it's viral. So, the issue is with the one cop that not only forcibly manhandles a 14-year old girl but pulls a gun out of frustration to intimidate a group of teenagers. The cop is on leave as of now while things get sorted. Thoughts?

We actually went to a Christmas party together last year. He and his wife are nice people, she's vegan, so we get along well :)

Pam, I'm just saying the movie really focuses on the sheriff and son - I KNOW THEM - and that's a cool share is all. GEES.

He was the son of the sheriff.

Pam, he did a drawing of what he saw. Hubby said it can be searched.

Right. I know the boy that claimed he saw Angels. Dunno how many kids claimed the same but he told his parents he saw Angels. He says some of the kids saw other "things". I'll ask him next I see him.

I personally know the boy, who is now a man with his own son, that this movie is based upon. He is not LDS but he talked to us about his experience. Very interesting.

I think there's a difference between parents living through their kids and pushing their kids beyond the child's enjoyment, versus, parents that enroll their kids in an activity (summer or otherwise) because the child does enjoy it. Can't speak for the other parents that put their kids in extra-curricular activities but my 3.5-year old has made lots of friends in her classes and hates being absent from preschool. She's not even 4 and she's doing basic reading already, seriously, and she's so excited that she can read basic words by sounding out. Meanwhile, minus the 60 mins of dance and the 2 hours in preschool a couple times a week, she gets plenty of time to run around and be a kid in an 'unstructured' environment. Just wanted to throw that out there.

As for summer camp, I got my kiddo signed up for books & little cooks camp and dance camp. I'm so excited for her and she's beyond stoked. As for the pool rules, I guess rules are rules. But otherwise, how you choose to parent is your business. Philippines is beautiful and one of these days I'll go back with my husband and our daughter. The problem, though, with our children being biracial (white and Asian) they are more of a target in such places for ransom. If my daughter or your sons looked local - no one would care.

PC I know you asked Godless but for me, I'd say it's the social/political activism.

Explains a bit. I am definitely outside of the school loop.

I think I'd be living a troublesome life. By nature, I'm strong headed and rebellious but having the gospel in my life has helped guide me to better choices. The gospel did ingrain in me that fathers and mothers are important, so even though I've taken a different path, I believe that being a daddy or mummy are one of the greatest accomplishments one can achieve. Overall, exposure to the gospel has softened my heart, as I recall a time when I had absolutely no desire to ever have children. I'm very glad my outlook on marriage and parenthood has changed. Saying all this, while I might have struggled with the WOW and LOC, I am still a driven individual and I'm most certain I'd accomplish whatever goals I'd set out for myself.

I hadn't heard about this until this thread and it still hasn't reached my FB feed.

If the gospel was not apart of your life and you had never been exposed to it, how do you think your life might be different? Would you be a hell-raising sinner? Mostly balanced with ups and downs? Or would you be naturally drawn to the gospel lifestyle, despite, not knowing of it? (Like, not drinking or smoking, and waiting for marriage before intimacy.)

Haha! Japan sounds different. In China, there's little to no eye contact between you (being a foreigner) and locals, you're invisible unless you're wanting to buy something. Then suddenly, smiles smiles smiles