Comments on: A Brief History of Father’s Day

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» Father’s Day 2010 — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:41:08 +0000

[...] Father’s Day to all the Dad’s out [...]

By: Jaleyn

Jaleyn — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:29:59 +0000

My Father is my hero and he always has been… God bless him he will be 86 Lord willing in Sept. He is strong and brave and very gentle. I am thankful every day for him!!!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:54:50 +0000

I never knew it had that kind of history. I thought it was commercially made up.

By: Kevin C

Kevin C — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:34:53 +0000

New history of fathers day.
Family court

Me: Oh no not this place again.

Ex’s lawyer: Mr. Kevin, have we repented of our abusive ways?

Me: Not sure, did you take an anger management class or something? You seem like a nice guy.

Ex’ lawyer: Don’t be funny Mr. Kevin, I was referring to you.

Me: Your kidding, this is a joke right? That woman has never been abused since I’ve known her.

Ex’s lawyer: I see so no regrets for your very inappropriate behavior.

Me: You’re kidding right?

Judge: Let’s move on.

Ex’s lawyer: So Mr. Kevin, how do you explain the children’s fear of you?

Me: What children?

Ex’s Lawyer: Your children Mr. Kevin.

Me: What the hell, sorry your honor. What the heck are you talking about?

Ex’s lawyer: Mr. Kevin we interviewed your children and they appear to be very afraid of you.

Me: That’s new to me. (Thinking to myself, wonder if the interview took place during the divorce party at the fancy hotel. After a nice ice cream treat, mommy crying, mommy telling the kids that dad broke her arm. Mommy being awarded a house full of new furniture for being an abuse victim. Maybe it was while the new school where she enrolled the kids was going on lock down because of her pending divorce from an abusive man)

Ex’s lawyer: Mr. Kevin this is a very serious matter.

Me: Under my breath. (What the heck is going on here? Why is my ex looking like an abandoned nun? What did she/they do to my kids during the brief period I agreed to stay away?) Is it lunch time yet?

Ex’s lawyer: Mr. Kevin, do you have more important things to do right now?

Me: No (Where better to be then my own lynching?)

Ex’s lawyer: Mr. Kevin, surely you’re not surprised that your children have asked to stay with their mother rather then go with you.

Me: I am shocked. (Not really, what kid wouldn’t prefer to be with the parent they can smack across the face vs. a parent who try’s to introduce discipline? Or the parent who allows the girls 7&11 to consider belly button rings vs. the parent who makes the girls wear one piece swim suits?)

Judge: Alright let’s take a break for lunch.

Me: Thank God. I wonder where my kids are.

By: Mariano

Mariano — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:31:41 +0000

I’m from Argentina and fathers day is the hold on the second Sunday of June (this Sunday)
I know because it will be my first father’s day as a father :-)

Nice post BTW

By: Chad

Chad — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:43:24 +0000

I work in Fairmont. I used to drive by that church just about every day. Thank you for sharing this brief history.

By: kamil

kamil — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:15:36 +0000

You forgot about Germany: Father´s day is on the second thursday before Pentecost here.

Greets,

kamil

By: Jon Sterling

Jon Sterling — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:21:00 +0000

Great post on the tradition of Father’s Day. Just a little correction, the term for a man who has lost his wife is “widower”, not “widow”.

Cheers,
Jon