For Father's Day, I got my dad a really fancy smart home system, hoping it would simplify things.

He just reprogrammed everything to automatically turn off lights the second someone leaves a room and set the thermostat to 'financially responsible'.

I asked my dad to write a letter to his future self for Father's Day, and when I read it, I found out why he's always been so patient with me.

It said, 'Dear future self, by now you've figured out that all those times you thought you were teaching your kids something, they were actually teaching you patience, forgiveness, and what it means to love unconditionally. Happy Father's Day.'

My dad's been working on his backyard patio for months, and I finally asked him when it would be finished.

He just smiled and said, 'When the patio is done, I'll be too old to use it.'

My dad said all he wanted for Father's Day was peace and quiet.

So I just let him mow the lawn in silence, because apparently, that's his version of a meditation retreat.