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    <title>How To Celebrate Father&#8217;s Day</title>
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      <![CDATA[First of all, step away from the tie display. Now take yourself off automatic pilot and honor your father in a meaningful way. ]]>
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        <![CDATA[A restaurant reservation]]>
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        <![CDATA[A gift]]>
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        <![CDATA[Self-sacrifice]]>
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        <![CDATA[A prepared toast]]>
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          <![CDATA[Organize dinner at a nice restaurant and lean on your siblings, if you have any, to be there. Dinner out with the family is a man's number one wish for Father’s Day.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Organize dinner at a nice restaurant and lean on your siblings, if you have any, to be there. Dinner out with the family is a man&#8217;s number one wish for Father’s Day.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Present Dad with a thoughtful gift from the family--something he really wants or would never buy for himself.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Present Dad with a thoughtful gift from the family&#8212;something he really wants or would never buy for himself.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Provide your undivided attention. Yes, that means turning off your cell phone, not putting it on vibrate. Turning if _off_. Honestly, you won’t die. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Provide your undivided attention. Yes, that means turning off your cell phone, not putting it on vibrate. Turning if <em>off</em>. Honestly, you won’t die.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Make an effort to please your dad, whether that means letting him use the Wii, being nice to your sister, or keeping your complaints to yourself for an entire day. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Make an effort to please your dad, whether that means letting him use the Wii, being nice to your sister, or keeping your complaints to yourself for an entire day.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Offer a heartfelt toast to your dad, one that you’ve prepared in advance.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Offer a heartfelt toast to your dad, one that you’ve prepared in advance.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Take a tip from Thanksgiving and ask everyone at the table to state why they are grateful for Dad. Yeah, it’s cheesy. But he’ll love it.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Take a tip from Thanksgiving and ask everyone at the table to state why they are grateful for Dad. Yeah, it’s cheesy. But he’ll love it.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[End the evening by telling your dad how much you love him and giving him a big hug--even if you’re now a grown man yourself. ]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>End the evening by telling your dad how much you love him and giving him a big hug&#8212;even if you’re now a grown man yourself.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[According to one survey, southerners spend the most on their dads for Father’s Day, and Midwesterners spend the least.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>According to one survey, southerners spend the most on their dads for Father’s Day, and Midwesterners spend the least.</p>]]>
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