TikTok Couple Matt and Abby Howard Are Boycotting Father’s Day After He Says Their 2023 Holiday Was 'a Bummer'
A clip of the couple talking about moving their Father's Day plans racked up eight million views on TikTok
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From Left: Abby and Matt HowardTikTok couple and The Unplanned Podcast co-hosts Matt and Abby Howard have revealed that they plan to “boycott Father’s Day” this year.
On their podcast, the high school sweethearts typically “dive into genuine conversations surrounding relationships & family.”
During a recent episode, which was released on Wednesday, May 29, the two revealed that they would be not marking Father’s Day until September of this year in order to avoid celebrating the holiday and Matt’s birthday at the same time.
Abby, who was pregnant at the time, explained in the episode that she “combined the holidays” in 2023. “Last year, Father’s Day fell on June 18, which is Matt’s birthday, and he had Father’s Day and his birthday on the same day,” she explained.
Matt called their 2023 plans “a bummer” after the holiday and his special day were celebrated together. But he also acknowledged that there was a lot going on that day as well.
Abby explained that she and Matt had “just gotten back from [their] baby moon” in Mexico the same day, but was still “disappointed” in herself for not doing more for her husband. She then revealed that she got him a “cake from Dairy Queen (DQ)” and “we had just our family over” while Matt grilled for everyone.
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In light of the “disappointing” holiday last year, both Matt and Abby revealed that this year, they will be “boycotting Father's Day in the month of June.” The couple explained that “talked about it and we think it's best if Matt celebrates Father’s Day in September,” and plan to make a “big hoopla about it” since “nothing goes on in September."
The clip of Matt and Abby talking about their plans to move Father’s Day in September was posted to TikTok on Saturday, June 1 and has since garnered eight millions views on the platform — and plenty of backlash online.
A rep for the couple did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
The couple are high school sweethearts, and tied the knot in 2019 during their sophomore year of college. The pair shares two sons: Griffin and August.
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