Aww, thanks, subby. All I got this morning was a diaper that looked like it had been nuked.

Ahh. The joys of fatherhood.

I gotta wait till September.

/needs another tie
^{//not really}

Why would you shower dads with attention on Mother's Day?

fark you, dad.

Things are tough,
Times are hard
Here's your f*cking
Father's Day card.



/print and distribute as needed

Mrs RT got breakfast in bed from the kids on her "day". I got leftover pizza & coffee while waiting for the dogs to get done outside. Thinking about it though I'd rather that it be that way, not a special day but a typical weekend morning with the family.

/overheard one of my son's friends tell him "your dad's kinda cool" & him agreeing
//all the thanks I need

I once told my mom that Mother's Day was a scam backed by card, flower, and jewelry companies to squeeze money out of consumers guilted into giving their mothers gifts to prove their love. And that I've never been able to remember what date it is since it's not an important holiday. Then I cited some articles to back it up. Man, was she pissed. But she can't remember pushing me into a heater when I was 8, even after I showed her the scars, so perhaps we're even.

My wife and both kids did not wish me a happy father's day before I went to work to earn money to keep their asses alive. :(

These holidays are all made up anyway.

I gave my mother a cheap bottle of wine this year, while my father got this from me today:

Because if Mom is unhappy, everybody's unhappy. If Dad is unhappy, it's just another day of the week.

Yep.

An observation --- I'm in the wedding biz. The day before Mother's Day and Mother's Day are super quiet . No weddings, no way.

The day before Father's Day and Father's Day... busy.

I know it is the difference between May and June but usually Dad's have to pay for wedding and they have to present their daughter.(Most Bride's don't want to be "given away")

Only one of my three daughters wished me a Happy Father's Day, good enough I guess. I'd wish mine a Happy Father's Day, but I have no idea what his batshiat insane wife did with his remains.

i was shopping for a card for my father and came across a section that had happy fathers day cards for moms.. i made a comment about it and my girlfriend gave me a look like i shait on her waffles..

Broktun: My wife and both kids did not wish me a happy father's day before I went to work to earn money to keep their asses alive. :(

That's no good! Even though my husband and I are having serious problems as a couple, he's still a great dad to our daughter (both in terms of his work outside the home and the more difficult work at home with the toddler).

I bought him a bottle of his favorite wine, and a board book about animal dads and their babies as his present from the little one. I also bought her a card to decorate for him.

/kids need dads
//mine got a good one

In before the spelling Nazis!

/ie
//just for you, subby

My Dad's birthday is May 31. He's lucky to get a card today.

/jk love ya' Dad!

Everyone was asleep when I left this morning at 8 to go to class. I should scan the hand written card that my daughter gave me a couple of minutes ago, hand drawn in pencil on a quartered piece of paper ripped from a notebook that says:

"Dad
This is a silly holiday
(at least I remembered)"

\\something in my eye?

As a dad, all I really want is for everyone to leave me alone today. That would be great.

I got my husband a three wolf moon t-shirt. Also, I had the boy bring him a cup of coffee. It's only nine and I have to work today. The boy and husband are going out to give granddad some of his favorite cologne. They are going to spend the day together.

Not a terrible fathers day, I say.

To be fair, mom gets showered with gifts both days, but only after the kids go to bed.

Needs the obvious tag.

gamacrit: As a dad, all I really want is for everyone to leave me alone today. That would be great.

This is pretty much the reason dads don't get as much attention. By and large, they don't want it.

My wife always treats me well on Father's Day. She gets more of a kick out of it than I do. My three year old said "Happy Father's Day!" My one year old grunted and waved to be put down.

Besides, all I want on Father's Day is to be left alone.

Broktun: My wife and both kids did not wish me a happy father's day before I went to work to earn money to keep their asses alive. :(

Well...Happy Father's Day!!! :-)

No obvious tag?

I'm inspired to write about my experiences as a father, this being my day and all. I find that I have a unique perspective on this that I lacked prior to coming into this role as the stepfather of a 6-year-old boy a few years ago (he just turned 10 last month).

Forget the tie, the cologne, and the breakfast in bed. Being a father is a largely thankless job that offers little reward, save the experience of itself. You have to expect that for every act of kindness and selflessness you put forth, it will be rewarded with bad attitudes, whining, and behavior that makes you regret the attempt in the first place.

Having said this, I wouldn't trade the experience for anything in the world.

I mean, let's cut through the bullshiat: kids are selfish, dirty, whiny, and an overall pain in the ass. They can also surprise the hell out of you when you least expect it by being extra polite to a waitress or stranger for no reason whatsoever. They go through seemingly random moments to want to include you in their lives rather than push you away because holding their hand is embarrassing. They run faster, throw balls harder, and score goals more frequently than each year before and it makes you beam with pride that this person you've invested so much time, patience, practice, and love into... is actually growing.

I can honestly say that I would love to be my son's best friend in the world. I also know that's not possible for two reasons:

1. I know he'd much rather have friends his own age that he can get into trouble with.
2. He doesn't need me as a friend. He needs me as a father.

So, I am often the disciplinarian. I'm the one that says "no". I'm the one that's the big asshole in his eyes, even if he can't or won't verbalize it as such. It sucks to be thought of that way by a person that you legitimately are trying to help and nurture, but if I said "yes" to everything... if I tried to be more of a friend than a father, then he would never grow to be a good man. And when there are moments in which the two of us connect by playing catch together or play "kid vs. monster" on the playground, it makes that day all the sweeter.

I didn't get anything for father's day... as far as I know, it went mostly forgotten - he's at his biological dad's house today, so we'll see if anything gets brought up tonight. Really, I don't want anything today. I have enough ties, I don't wear cologne, and I already ate a bowl of cereal in bed. As I said before, being a father is a largely thankless job and he's too involved in his own world of imagination and play to consider which particular Sunday this is of which particular month and why it is important.

As long as I can look at him twenty years from now and know that I not only did my best, but that I also raised a good man, then every day of my life will be Father's Day.

I'd settle for BJ.

Ain't going to happen.

Only one out of three remembered - the little "capitalist pig" (must think there's something in it for him.)

The two ungrateful lefties never acknowledged any of the sacrifices Mrs. & I made on their behalf over the years (except when they need something, like college tuition, help buying a car, airline tickets...)

It's Mr. Co-Pirate's first Father's Day so if you're reading this, you're such a great dad.

Pooter, you win at Father's Day.

/I have high hopes for your little one

You want to do something nice for dad on fathers day? Kids, Do your damn chores without being told. Wife, stop nagging. its for one day, you can do it.

Fark you, subby! My husband got a new 4 in 1 radio that's a turntable, radio, tapedeck, and CD player. He's also getting an x-Box 360. I didn't get a single farking thing on mother's day. No card, no flower. Nothing.

My mom raised me and my 2 brothers after my dad cut and run. In my world, my mom is worthy of being showered with gifts and attention.

And really, all my dad wants is to have a beer with me on Father's Day. So that's what we'll do.

I have zero expectations for Father's Day. That way I won't be disappointed, and just might be pleasantly surprised.

/But I doubt it.

Psycoholic_Slag: I'd settle for BJ.

Ain't going to happen.



Here ya go. Enjoy.

Maybe he shouldn't have beat me with a 2x2 when I was a child, or drunkenly tried to push me down the stairs when I was a teenager on a first date with the (then) girl of my dreams, or deny me a college education by skipping the college fund in favor of going out drinking with his buddies, or called me a "f@g", "girl" or "queer" because he thought guys who study the arts aren't real men. Maybe if he'd taken me to do stuff, or gone to one of my concerts, or encouraged me just once in any of the things I set out to do, I'd be all about getting him as much on Father's Day as I do for my mother.

OK, so he mellowed when he got older, and I have respect for him and do love him because he's my father, but just because Hallmark declares a day "special" doesn't mean it is. That kind of thing must be earned.

And I'm sure I'm not the only one with this sort of relationship with my father. In my father's generation, and previous ones, it was considered weak if you showed positive emotions. A lot of guys in my generation had to grow up with fathers who weren't exactly fighting for Dad of the Year.

My dad's a good guy, and he worked his ass off for our family, but he's not a very loving man, and he still doesn't understand me at all. The only way I can connect with him is to show interest in the things he likes or cares about. He won't meet me halfway, though; I have to relate to him on his terms.

So he got a card, and a "Happy Father's Day", a handshake, and I did some tech work for him around the house. I think that's about the right level of return on his emotional investment in me.

On the other hand, any of you guys whose father didn't hit you, verbally abuse you, or shun you should be buying your dad something nice and giving him a hug... And you should know that guys like me envy you for having a father that you can relate to in some way.

You're not supposed to shower Dad with gifts and attention. That's not even really what we want. We just need to be left the hell alone for a few hours for one day out of the year.

I hate to say it, but half the time I forget Father's Day. Of course, half the time, Father's Day falls on my birthday, so it just makes things awkward and odd to sort out.

/didn't fall on it this year, thankfully
//I'll call him later, I don't know what he and the step family are doing

WTF. Nobody's going to point out subtard's misspelling?

Psycoholic_Slag: I'd settle for BJ.

Ain't going to happen.

this

We need an ex wife day so we can send horse heads and pig entrails for a special occasion, rather than just when the opportunity arises.

Fathers are flyspit in most state's divorce courts. Men should never under any circumstances get married. Be a father yes, married no. Just fark em, dont give them a reward for them farking everyone you know and everyone she meets.

women = evil/untrustworthy

/just a little bitter

$90.89 could buy a lot of beer.

No Fathers day BJ, may rub one out if the cow goes out for groceries later :(

Because my mom worked her ass off to raise me and my brother while my dad, despite getting better paying jobs was frequently out of work, and when he was making money squandered it on crap, putting the family in bankruptcy once and leaving me to finance my college education via massive student loan debt. Also, he cheated on my mom once and has no retirement savings, so my brother and I will likely have to support his loser ass when he gets old and decrepit.

That's why I don't go too overboard on father's day.

I didn't know when either day was, my father bought me my mother's day present and my mother got me my father's day present. So I am perfectly unbiased when it comes to my parents in that regard.

/I also don't remember birthdays and anniversaries
//Or when shows I want to watch are on TV
///Thank god for Hulu

TheMaskedUnit: You're not supposed to shower Dad with gifts and attention. That's not even really what we want. We just need to be left the hell alone for a few hours for one day out of the year.

That's why I skipped having kids. I get plenty of solitude, and I love it.

Of course, I'm also pretty lonely sometimes. There's always a trade-off, I guess. I'm still happy with my choice, but I know when I'm in my 80s I might regret not having children to visit me and remind me that I'm leaving something good in the world.

/Of course, if your kids turn out to be Hitler, then I guess you would have the opposite reaction.

My son will be born in a month. Do I count? :D