My dad always says he doesn't need anything fancy for Father's Day, just a quiet afternoon and a perfectly mowed lawn.

But then I caught him showing off the misshapen clay mug I made him in kindergarten to his golf buddies, and I realized his heart's true desire was always just for us to be there... and maybe make him something.

My dad's idea of retail therapy...

...is walking through the hardware store, picking up random bolts and muttering, 'I'll need this someday.'

I asked my dad if the burgers were ready on Father's Day.

He just flipped one with his tongs and said, 'Not yet! They're still trying to *meat* my expectations!'

I finally asked my dad why he always recorded our family vacations on his old camcorder, even when the rest of the world had moved on to smartphones.

He smiled and said, 'Because I wanted to capture the memories, not just the moments.'