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Men often have the reputation of being easier to please than women, especially when it comes to Father's Day. But I think it's all a lot more complicated than that. Here's a good place to start. 5 things NOT to buy him for Father's Day: 1. Manties - Why should women have all the fun?...

Enough, already. I've been reading all the Mother's Day posts on the 'Derby recently, including Mike's suggestion to provide water to a person in a developing country and Brett's agonizing decision whether to go with the cluster earrings or the tassel necklace. And I have to say,...

With the first wedding anniversary of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes approaching, the question on everyone's mind is, "What will Tom buy Katie?" I know I've been losing sleep over it, and this right after I'd finally found peace of mind over the fact that Paul and Heather will not...

Finding good gifts for kids can be tricky; you want something that they'll actually use, but that won't make their parents resent you. These personalized floor pillows from Olive Kids ($60) are an elegant solution. The embroidered designs are adorable, the pillows are sized exactly right for...

If you're married with child, about the last thing you're looking forward to on an anniversary is a leather rose (third year). Seriously, what are you going to do with a leather rose in 10 years? Turn it into a wallet? San Francisco daddy blogger Doodaddy has revamped the anniversary model ,...

The carnage of Mother's Day is barely cleaned up, and it's already time to think about Father's Day. Cooking.com's got a selection of gift ideas for dads , complete with free shipping code. It's kind of an unsurprising list, heavy on grilling accessories and barware. Add a nice omelet pan to the list...

Still stumped about what to get "Mom" (whomever that may be for you) for Mother's Day? Several online retailers have fabu offerings for moms who are into the retro-vintage-mid-century thing. Fred Flare offers up sweet r ecipe journals and tins , swan lake sunglasses that would make Mary Tyler Moore proud...

Mother's Day gift-buying can be filled with pressure for spouses and partners, who are not given the easy out of handmade stick figures and pipe cleaner crafts . For a quick list of great ideas, you can't beat Cool Mom Picks' Mother's Day Guide . Co-founders Kristin and Liz assemble great things so you...