Gift for Father’s Day of ex partner

What is everyone doing for Father’s Day for your ex / child’s father? I’ve got a card and a bar of chocolate and I’m intending to get my son to do a painting is this acceptable? I don’t want to buy anything that says number one dad as he’s been a shit dad and partner since pregnancy / labour and an atrocious co parent but he brought me Mother’s Day gifts and I think it’s only right he receive a gift from our 14 month old
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He got me a mug a card and my favourite chocolates and some flowers signed from my son (I’m pretty sure his mum put it together but still the sentiment was there) we’ve been separated about 5 months and Father’s Day is three weeks away we have a terrible relationship he left me after five years by ignoring me he was an absent partner and parent when we were together and he refuses to attend mediation or have reasonable contact with me since he left me but has my son three nights a month (technically supervised as his mother is involved in everything)

What’d he get you for Mother’s Day. Match his energy lol

@Lily flowers, mug, card and chocolates

@A get a cheap white baseball cap and a dye kit or fabric markers and let the lil one go off on it

@Lily urgh it’s a good idea but I think he’d love it 😂

Maybe not a “best dad” mug but a dad mug

@A that’s why you’d take a sharpie or something and write a subtle little note on the tag or somewhere most people won’t see it and only he’ll know😂

Nothing. I’m not doing nothing and not giving him nothing.

@Leah that’s what I did with the card I made sure to just get a happy Father’s Day from your little monkey and not one that’s like super dad or anything

@Lily haha what would you write? I try not to do anything that isn’t especially formal with him just to be safe because I don’t trust him in the slightest man lied to me everyday for almost two years about a million things 😂

@Olguta I think it’s fair he receives something from my son but I don’t want it to be overly caring or thoughtful as I used to be for him because he doesn’t deserve it

@A just something simple like “you’re a dad” just to remind him. Not good dad just dad. It’s simple and goes so far. Has him thinking about it every time he looks at the hat😂

@Lily that’s excellent 😂

@A now you have to do it😂😭

@Lily already added a hat to my Amazon basket 😂

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I get things for him from son he doesn’t do it Back to me but i know im bringing child up right he does make digs and say oh son got his partner a Mother’s Day card or birthday card xx

He's been a shit dad and partner and I'd an atrocious co parent and just because he got you something now and your thinking what you have to do for him? You have to do absolutely nothing. I rather my ex be a good dad and decent to me for the sake of the kids then receive any gift to make up for being an ahole. If you want to do a painting from your son go for it but even that is to much because he didn't make a craft with your child for you which would have had more thought. Get a card let your kid draw or scribble in it and that's it don't write anything

My baby’s dad not seen her or asked about her or got her nothing for her 1st birthday for 3 months. I was thinking not to get anything for him, am I doing right thing????

He did got me flowers from my daughters for Mother’s Day on March

Mine didn’t even say happy Mother’s Day so I’ll only say happy Father’s Day (because I’m a better person than him) and that’s it

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