What did you get for your parent's birthday?

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The discussion revolves around gift ideas and experiences for parents' birthdays, with participants sharing their personal anecdotes and suggestions. The scope includes sentimental gifts, practical presents, and humorous takes on gift-giving.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants share their gift choices, such as a night out at a favorite hotel and a gas card for a father's birthday.
  • One participant mentions giving a night-time picture of Earth’s lights, reflecting on a previous gift of a black and white photo from 20 years ago.
  • Another participant humorously notes their struggle to remember to send cards or make phone calls to their parents.
  • A participant expresses uncertainty about how to explain Einstein's theories on time to their father, who complains about watches being slightly off.
  • One participant describes a humorous gift of an address book with tick boxes for categorizing contacts as 'good', 'bad', or 'ugly'.

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Participants share a variety of personal experiences and gift ideas, but there is no consensus on the best approach to gift-giving or the significance of the gifts mentioned.

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Some posts reference personal anecdotes that may not fully capture the preferences or feelings of the parents involved, and there are varying levels of sentimentality and humor in the gifts discussed.

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Readers interested in gift ideas for parents, those looking for humorous takes on family relationships, or individuals seeking to share personal experiences related to birthdays.

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What did you get?
 
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I gave my parents a night out at one of there favorit hotels last year. Dads turning 80 this year, and told us he wants nothing for his Birthday. So I'm buying him a 80 dollar Gas card ..for his car.
 
I gave my dad a night time picture of the Earth's lights. The picture is a compilation of several pictures from a DSMP weather satellite.

I used to control DMSP satellites, so I had given him a 8x10 black and white night time photo of the US about 20 years ago and last time I visited, I noticed he still had it on the wall. I decided a bigger, more up to date photo might be nice.
 
hypatia said:
I gave my parents a night out at one of there favorit hotels last year. Dads turning 80 this year, and told us he wants nothing for his Birthday. So I'm buying him a 80 dollar Gas card ..for his car.
So, you're giving your dad gas for his birthday? :smile: I'm sure he loves you anyway. :biggrin:

Mine are lucky when I remember to mail them a card. Sometimes I surprise them with a phone call...but I wait until it's later at night so they're tired of talking to everyone else all day first; it keeps the call shorter.
 
I just got my mum an address book with the usual columns for name, address, phone number, and then a series of tick boxes where you can note whether they're 'good', 'bad' or 'ugly'. Smashing.
 
scott1 said:
I'am getting parents this year
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=108147



My dad always compains about the how watches are little off.I still don't know how I'am going to tell him what Einstein said about time.
wow. compact and everything
 

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