Fathers day for non bio father.
Iv been with this man for a little over a year and we are due to give birth in two months, his first long awaited child and my second.
My first child, little miss 2.5yr old has no contact with her "father" (his choice). My wonderful partner has taken her under his wing from the day they met, they are best friends and to be a father has been a long awaited experience for him. We are truely blessed to have met such an amazing man in our lives.
My daughter still calls him by his first name, we know this will probably change when baby #2 comes along and starts talking but we have decided to just let things happen naturally and we will explain everything to her when she is old enough to understand.
SO, fathers day... (this is all so new to me!!) I bought matching shirts for him and bub to be for a little gift. Do I give him a gift or card from my daughter? Do they have special cards for these kind of sitiuations? I was thinking a "thank you card" type thing or is that too wacky?
I feel like talking to him about this will lose the affect of receiving something from her, and I know its not the gifts that are all that important but this man spoils us and I want to spoil him on his first special fathers day.
I feel like im thinking too much into this so don't be afraid to say so haha.
Opinions and gift ideas would be muchly appreciated. Thanks for reading (:
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Yep thinking too much. Just get him a fathers day card and include your daughters name on it. It can be from you, the bub and your daughter.
My situation is very simalur but my older son is 4 and second is 3 months.
I've been with my man for a bit over a year, last year we did made gifts and we called it damos day not Father's Day.
This year his in kindy and making things for Father's Day, he still doesn't call him dad but he does refer to him as dad when speaking to others.
I will get the paint out to make wrapping paper with both the boys hand prints all over it, make a card, we will make him breakfast, he'll get what has been made at kindy and I've orders a personalised glass that says "worlds greatest daddy followed by a personal message and Father's Day 2015"
Honestly it really doesn't have to be anything big, maybe get her to make some things? Hand print in plaster, card, drawings anything. That's the beauty of parents we love the simple things, I'm sure he will be more than happy with what ever you do. But if buying a card go with a Father's Day one not a thank you one.
Don't over think it and just Have fun with it.
Good luck mumma.