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Happy Father's Day 2019
Jun. 16th, 2019 08:53 amFather’s day came after Mother’s day, both in the calendar and in the day’s creation.
It did not become an official holiday in the United States until 1972 after a long a convoluted journey that started in 1910. Read the Wikipedia page if you want to know more about it. I learned a couple of things I didn’t know like it started in Spokane.
There are contrasts between Father’s Day and Mother’s Day. Some are perceived and some are real.
On Mother’s day, one takes one’s mother out for a meal. On Father’s day, the father grills a meal for his family.
Ballgames are a popular Father’s Day activity. Both playing in and watching the games.
Practical tools are given to do the work around the house along with, according to the commercials, a lot of cologne. Ties are not a popular as they once were.
There are many different types of fathers that I think need to be celebrated on this day. Not only the fathers in our lives in the many forms they take but also those that we consider our Father Figures in our lives.
I was lucky that I was raised by a wonderful father. He took an interest in what I was interested in. He taught me so many things both hands on and by observation. My love of puns and word play comes from him. He gave me books he enjoyed when he was younger that lead me to my love of science fiction and fantasy. He’s my dad and I love him so very much.
My husband is a wonderful father to his daughters and grandfather to his grandchildren which number three now. He is in their corner and lets them know he is there. He loves them unconditionally. All of which are traits my father has as well. They say that women marry men like their fathers. I did and don’t regret it.
So Happy Father’s Day. Let’s get out there and grill.
I am grateful for the fathers and father figures I have in my life.
It did not become an official holiday in the United States until 1972 after a long a convoluted journey that started in 1910. Read the Wikipedia page if you want to know more about it. I learned a couple of things I didn’t know like it started in Spokane.
There are contrasts between Father’s Day and Mother’s Day. Some are perceived and some are real.
On Mother’s day, one takes one’s mother out for a meal. On Father’s day, the father grills a meal for his family.
Ballgames are a popular Father’s Day activity. Both playing in and watching the games.
Practical tools are given to do the work around the house along with, according to the commercials, a lot of cologne. Ties are not a popular as they once were.
There are many different types of fathers that I think need to be celebrated on this day. Not only the fathers in our lives in the many forms they take but also those that we consider our Father Figures in our lives.
I was lucky that I was raised by a wonderful father. He took an interest in what I was interested in. He taught me so many things both hands on and by observation. My love of puns and word play comes from him. He gave me books he enjoyed when he was younger that lead me to my love of science fiction and fantasy. He’s my dad and I love him so very much.
My husband is a wonderful father to his daughters and grandfather to his grandchildren which number three now. He is in their corner and lets them know he is there. He loves them unconditionally. All of which are traits my father has as well. They say that women marry men like their fathers. I did and don’t regret it.
So Happy Father’s Day. Let’s get out there and grill.
I am grateful for the fathers and father figures I have in my life.
