“I asked him this year what was the best Father’s day gift I’d given him, and he said it was the letter I wrote him for Father’s Day two years ago, telling him thanks for everything he’s done for me over the years.  He even said he still keeps it on his desk, which means a lot!  So it turns out the best gifts really do come straight from the heart.” – Marie H., contributing writer

“My dad has always wanted a guard dog--specifically a bulldog named Winston after Winston Churchill. My mom would never let him get one, but one year for Father's Day we bought him a stone bulldog statue and told Dad his name was Winston. To this day, Winston still keeps guard on our front porch.” – Jessica D., fashion and beauty assistant

“One year I wrote him a letter about how much he means to me and how much he's inspired me. It was over a page long, and he still keeps it in his drawl. I could tell it meant a lot more than anything else I'd ever gotten him.” – Alyssa B., contributing writer

“It wasn’t Father’s Day but for my dad’s 80th birthday, I threw him a three-day party with tons of family. Five years later, he still talks about it.” – Karen B., founding editor

by GL | 2/1/2016