Penn’s parents got to the point where they forbade us to buy them any gifts or bring anything into the house. They started the family tradition of making donations in honor of the gift recipient to a favorite charity. We…
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Truly nothing more horrifying than doing an extended family Secret Santa and pulling the name of a relative you don’t actually know that well. These 12 gifts are affordable, vaguely personal, and will be generally appealing to almost any person.…
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Since middle school, my daughter has skillfully prepared an elaborate PowerPoint presentation complete with graphics and links for everything on her wish list. Rumor has it not all teen girls are this … extra. If your teenager has yet to…
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Last year, we made a silly video pointing out the differences between how my teen children requested gifts. This video was exaggerated, but only slightly. Since middle school, my daughter has produced elaborate PowerPoint wish lists, including graphics and shopping…
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We may say “don’t get me anything” but what that means is we want something thoughtful and perfect. (No pressure.) Two years ago, Penn and the kids bought me a bathrobe. I sat there, surrounded by ripped paper from gifts…
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If you flip open gift catalogs most companies think dads are only interested in grilling meat and drinking bourbon. Don’t get me wrong, Penn loves those things but there are only so many meat thermometers a man needs. Here are…
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