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5 things to do for Dad on Father's Day

Go giftless to show Dad you care this year

Author: Darlene Jeter, Contributing writer
Published On: Jun 05 2011 03:41:29 AM CDT  Updated On: Jun 14 2012 01:00:00 AM CDT
Father, grown son working in garden

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Mother's Day is one of the most popular days celebrated. Everyone is running around to pick up flowers or cards or preparing to take mom to dinner.

On Father's Day, the scurrying of people in stores and restaurants is not the same.

For Mother's Day, if you wait too late to get a card, you may get stuck with a card that doesn't read anything like you.

On Father's Day, you can go at 8 p.m. that evening and find the perfect card. Why is this? Fathers should be celebrated, too.

And if you are out of ideas, there are several ways that will not cost you a thing that will make the athletic, sentimental, comical, Christian, do-it-yourself or TV-watching dad feel good.

Because most dads love to watch TV, let's start there.