All the best Mother's Day cards say "from your son". And the messages on them aren't gender-specific, or even based on gender stereotypes! Some power in the greeting card industry just randomly stuck "Happy Mother's Day From Your Son" on all the best cards, leaving only lame ones for daughters and genderless children! WTF?
And don't get me started on the difficulty finding a humorous card for a grandmother from an adult grandchild!
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I think there's some evidence this same problem exists, in reverse, for Father's Day cards.
You know, I don't notice this. Maybe try going to better card stores. The cards in Chapters don't seem to do this. They're expensive, but nice.
I always have trouble with Father's Day cards too, but I think that's because my father doesn't watch sports or golf or fart or do most of those stereotypical things.
I looked at Indigo too (which should be the same as Chapters) and they didn't really have a lot of very good cards. They have a lot of pretty blank cards, but I'm more into finding a pre-printed card with a really apt message.
Ah, that's the difference. I avoid the pre-printed-message cards. Which is likely why I didn't know about this problem.
My problem with Father's Day cards was that they all assumed you liked your father. :)
Heh, I've been known to put far too much effort into getting people cards that don't give them impression that I like them more than I do.
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