Fathers Day

[Greenleaves]

My two children are always asking what I want for Fathers Day, Birthday etc so today I told them!

My son has just ordered my debris netting and my daughter 100 mtrs of MDPE, what more could a dad want?

I can't repeat what their initial responses were for fear of censorship

[mrswadders]

funny how peoplw react when you ask for things like that isn't it? It was my birthday last week and hubby's workmates asked what he'd bought me.............3 bales of compost(thats what I asked for) they couldn't believe it!

[Greenleaves]

Its the gift that gives all year long!

[bretty666]

i got some lovely gardening books last year and a self sufficiency book . loved it. this year it looks like i have what the post nan has just delivered......new pads and disks for the breaks on my car...never changed them.for 5 years and it just passed its mot although we ordered the brakes before just incase and....it passed hihu

[Bigmallly]

It's always better to receive gifts that you need rather than ones that will end up in Bills' potting shed.

[noviceveggrower]

My OH is going to get a new rake. He broke the last one down the allotment bashing a lump of soil. I might have to buy him some compost or a nice planter. You know something useful.
Kids got a cracker for my dad. For the past few years he hasn't been able to grow Sun flowers so have planted some for the kids to give him. Just popping through the soil so should be a fairly decent size for Fathers Day.

[JanieB]

I've always tried to bring up what I want in conversation so partner/friend/relative can make up their own minds as to what to get me. It was always too subtle for my late OH. One year when he asked me outright as usual I said I wanted tomato plants, grow bags and canes. He thought I was joking until he talked to my kids. I was absolutely delighted and surprised when that was exactly what I got. He also added planting trays and tomato feed.


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[ancee]

For my birthday I got a kettle and a toaster - they look like they should be in a Wallace and Grommit film! I'd been mooning over them for months and so was very thrilled! For Mothers Day I got B & Q vouchers which I REALLY wanted and went off and bought compost Happy Days

[Bill HH]

Yup I have asked my children for a proper galvanised watering can for my birthday, the response was "What!!!!we can't buy you that it's not a present"

[Greenleaves]

The response I got was very similar Bill bar a few expletives!

They ask what we want then question our answers