A survey in the UK found that one in five people would swap their dad for a better model, and one in three pretend they have a better relationship with their dad than they really do. Many people buy Father’s Day cards out of obligation rather than love. An online retailer launched a campaign called “Dad’s not perfect” to challenge the stereotype of the “Best Dad Ever” and offer cards that reflect real relationships. The card range includes humorous and blunt options such as “Dad, my therapist says thanks for all the business,” “Happy Father’s Day to a stranger with half my DNA,” and “Worst Dad Ever.”
"one in five British people would swap their dad for a better model. This is according to a new survey ahead of you guessed it Father's Day in the UK, which also revealed that one in three pretend they have a better relationship with their dad than they really do. Many admitted they buy Father's Day cards out of obligation rather than love, too. Oof."
"online retailer Thortful has launched a campaign called Dad's not perfect, but to challenge the stereotype of the Best Dad Ever, with a much more honest range of cards. The company's founder and CEO, Andy Pearce, said they provide a chance for customers to mark Father's Day in a way that reflects their actual relationship, not the one they feel they are supposed to have."
"They include Happy Father's Day to a stranger with half my DNA and Father's Day I hope you enjoy doing nothing you've had plenty of practice and even the succinct, Worst Dad Ever. Surely at that point you'd just save your money? Father's Day has only been a struggle for me since mine died in 2012."
"He wasn't perfect, but I was very fortunate he was a lovely, funny, caring dad and we had a great relationship. For the first few years after he was gone, that third Sunday in June when everybody else celebrated their fathers was a painful, extremely unnecessary reminder of what I'd lost, but at least then I could sit it out."
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