Greetings good citizen, here we are with yet another holiday made up by the greeting card industry!
Actually, some men would have gotten their underoos in a twist if they had to lay out cash for 'Mother's Day' without a corresponding day celebrating the male's role in the propagation of our species.
Mom still has mom chores to do on mother's day just as Dad is often dragooned into cooking on the grill on his 'Special Day'.
When our children ask the question 'when is Kid's Day?' we tell them 'everyday is Kid's Day!' despite their seeing just the opposite, every day is Parents Day because they ALWAYS have to do what their parents tell them to do!
If you take a page out of the 'they're only young once' book and go easy on your progeny, when you do ask them to 'help out' you instantly see the resentment shirt appear!
Why? Depends on the kid.
For those of you spending the holiday alone, buck up. It's never too late to mend the fences [if you sincerely want to.] Understandably, sometimes the bridge is too badly burnt to mend and the chasm has grown wider over time but if you really want it, love will find a way.
Which, ironically, has nothing to do with it being any particular day on the calendar. But I digress.
We were discussing the socially created 'days of appreciation' for the various parties involved who are also the 'building blocks' of our society.
Some cultures celebrate just about every aspect of society...doesn't make them any more civil but again I suspect I expect too much.
It's also a bad assumption to opine that 'we' often celebrate the wrong things for the wrong reason.
We 'appreciate' Mom everyday but seldom show her just how much...but on occasion, life itself delivers the incentive to show our love...so you don't have to 'wait' for Mother's Day to show your love, any day is fine!
Pappy is a bit tougher to appreciate but when he delivers, he delivers BIG! Quirky Dads have their habits that endear them to you but generally Dad is a milestone maker. For someone who mostly took up space in the family photo's, Dad was the force behind the major milestones of your life.
Not all of us, but some of us anyway.
Again, what you 'love' about your pappy has nothing to do with a day on the calendar.
So, if you didn't get your father a Daddy's Day gift, remember, YOU are his greatest creation and your love is all the 'reward' he'll ever need!
Give ol' Dad a great big smile and he'll light right up! [which should make you both happy!]
I'll speak for myself when opining that nothing makes pappy happier than a happy baby!
Enjoy your day!
Gegner
Actually, some men would have gotten their underoos in a twist if they had to lay out cash for 'Mother's Day' without a corresponding day celebrating the male's role in the propagation of our species.
Mom still has mom chores to do on mother's day just as Dad is often dragooned into cooking on the grill on his 'Special Day'.
When our children ask the question 'when is Kid's Day?' we tell them 'everyday is Kid's Day!' despite their seeing just the opposite, every day is Parents Day because they ALWAYS have to do what their parents tell them to do!
If you take a page out of the 'they're only young once' book and go easy on your progeny, when you do ask them to 'help out' you instantly see the resentment shirt appear!
Why? Depends on the kid.
For those of you spending the holiday alone, buck up. It's never too late to mend the fences [if you sincerely want to.] Understandably, sometimes the bridge is too badly burnt to mend and the chasm has grown wider over time but if you really want it, love will find a way.
Which, ironically, has nothing to do with it being any particular day on the calendar. But I digress.
We were discussing the socially created 'days of appreciation' for the various parties involved who are also the 'building blocks' of our society.
Some cultures celebrate just about every aspect of society...doesn't make them any more civil but again I suspect I expect too much.
It's also a bad assumption to opine that 'we' often celebrate the wrong things for the wrong reason.
We 'appreciate' Mom everyday but seldom show her just how much...but on occasion, life itself delivers the incentive to show our love...so you don't have to 'wait' for Mother's Day to show your love, any day is fine!
Pappy is a bit tougher to appreciate but when he delivers, he delivers BIG! Quirky Dads have their habits that endear them to you but generally Dad is a milestone maker. For someone who mostly took up space in the family photo's, Dad was the force behind the major milestones of your life.
Not all of us, but some of us anyway.
Again, what you 'love' about your pappy has nothing to do with a day on the calendar.
So, if you didn't get your father a Daddy's Day gift, remember, YOU are his greatest creation and your love is all the 'reward' he'll ever need!
Give ol' Dad a great big smile and he'll light right up! [which should make you both happy!]
I'll speak for myself when opining that nothing makes pappy happier than a happy baby!
Enjoy your day!
Gegner
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