For Father's Day, we told my dad he could completely relax, and we'd handle the backyard BBQ from start to finish.

He just smiled, handed us the tongs, and then spent the next hour hovering exactly three feet away, offering 'suggestions' on flame control.

My dad's idea of retirement is

spending 40 hours a week in the garage, but now he's getting paid in satisfaction instead of a paycheck.

I asked my dad what he was most proud of as a father on Father's Day, and he smiled

and said, 'The fact that you're all still talking to me after all these years, despite my dad jokes.'

For Father's Day, I got my dad a fancy new digital thermometer for his grill, thinking it would help him achieve perfect temperatures every time.

He just glanced at it, put his hand over the flames, and said, 'Hi, hot, I'm Dad, and I can tell this isn't hot enough yet!'