Comments on: Happy Fathers Day I guess?

By: Char

Char — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:14:36 +0000

My dad passed away when I was 11, so fathers day doesn’t mean much to me either!

*hug*

By: Mae

Mae — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:41:14 +0000

I don’t celebrate fathers day so much, either. And reading what you wrote and all the responses here…it really is sad.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:57:10 +0000

I understand what you mean. My father was pretty much absent my entire life and only made efforts a few times to be there for me. Father’s Day was never really a big deal to me but I would still do something for my mom on that day because she played the role of both parents.

By: kimba

kimba — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:51:08 +0000

i really don’t think that mother’s/father’s day is a big deal anymore, it’s basically a hallmark day.

By: tiffany

tiffany — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:29:19 +0000

Sorry about the relationship you have with your father - your not alone, and I’m sure many people out there feel the same way

By: Dane

Dane — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:21:03 +0000

I celebrate it, but mostly because my dad’s birthday is like, the very next day. So we just roll the two events into one day. We were a lot closer when I was little, I was really Daddy’s little girl, but then puberty hit and I got out of control. Yep.

By: Kristi

Kristi — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:17:35 +0000

Youre right about that and it’s a shame. I don’t celebrate it for the obvious reason but even when he was alive.. I didn’t really celebrate it. I usually give my father-in-law a card though, because we’re decently close and I love him to death.

On the brighter side: My aunt & uncle and two cousins from Texas came down (my reason for MIA): theyve been happily married for atleast 15 years now and they were on a family vacation together… that’s a good enough image for me to not give up hope.

By: Jiske

Jiske — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:36:05 +0000

I’ve noticed too that there’s a lot of broken families. When I was younger, it never really seemed that way.
I’m not in the most comfortable position either, as you might know. I haven’t send my dad a card. Nor did I call him. All he did for my birthday was transfer the money I was supposed to get anyway, and say ‘happy birthday’ with it on the note. :/ Gah.
I’ll go back to my mum’s for the weekend though, so I’ll probably drop by at my dad’s too. Not looking forward to it.

By: Shen-Shen

Shen-Shen — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:18:05 +0000

I hate to say that I understand. My father was gone for most of my childhood, nothing like him abandonning us, but he had to work out of the country. So we never really got to bond, but I remember liking him so much more then. Sad, isn’t it? He’s not much of a father figure at all, either, I feel like he doesn’t care. It does hurt a lot. I think that’s part of the reason why it always upsets me so much when the old men in movies die.

And why is it that there are so many more single mothers than single fathers? I don’t get it. In any case, father’s day makes me a little sad. I wish my father deserved a Happy Father’s Day card. But more than that, I wish he’d be upset that he didn’t. :/

By: Simply Precious

Simply Precious — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:22:20 +0000

I’m sort of in the same situation as you in the way that we don’t have a father figure. My dad still lives with us, but seriously, it’d be for the best if he didn’t… Father’s Day never really meant much to me all of these years that I’ve been living because of that. So yeah, I do know how you feel about not having a father figure. I would LOVE to have a father figure and a mother figure… =/ So yeah… I hope you’re feeling a bit better about this whole thing, although I don’t think it really has helped you much… =/