I will never forget when or how my wife told me we were going to have our baby boy Cruz. I was getting ready to go to my first Monster Jam to train for the wild ride I am on now, and right before I left she gave me a gift.
I thought it was a “Good luck” gift, but it was more than I ever would have expected! It was a bib that said, “I Love My Daddy!”
I stood there, stunned. Overwhelmed. And more excited than I ever thought I would have been. It was AWESOME!
And now, it’s technically my 2nd Father’s Day. Cruz was a week old for my first one. Now he is walking, ready to start talking, and growing like a weed. And every day gets better and better with that lil’ dude in my life.
Today on the #MorningGrind #HotTopic I talked about 5 father’s day stats according to the National Retail Federation.
1. 75% of people plan on celebrating Father’s Day. And the younger you are, the more likely you are to celebrate. Which makes sense, sadly, the older you are, the more likely it is your father isn’t with us anymore.
2. The average person says they’ll spend $116.
3. Men will spend about $20 more than women. Which is ridiculous, because your dad totally favored your sister growing up, yet here you are as adults and YOU’RE the one willing to pay more for his gift.
4. 18% of people are spending more than last year, 10% are spending less, and the rest are spending about the same.
5. And 28% of people will get a Father’s Day gift for their husband, 4% will get one for their grandfather, and 1.4% will get one for their godfather.
Below is a video of guys finding out the are going to be dads, and it’s great! I watched this and couldn’t help but be reminded of the day I found out!
Happy Father’s Day!
