Happy Father's Day Etc.

[filkertom]

It occurs to me that I forgot to post something for Mother's Day. So, Happy Belated Mother's Day as well. Hugs to all of you who have replicated your DNA. And to all of you who haven't. 'Cause, really, it's mostly an excuse to sell more goddamn Hallmark cards and $10-20 Kmart gifts that the recipient will never need or use. As far as I'm concerned, the best gift you can give your parental units is your time.

And, for those of you whose parental units don't deserve your time, the best revenge is to live well in spite of them.

Anybody want to shout out to your dads here, go wild.

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[ororo]

And, for those of you whose parental units don't deserve your time, the best revenge is to live well in spite of them.

Thank you for the acknowledgement. :) People tend to place parents on pedestals and some of them just don't belong there.

[pocketnaomi.livejournal.com]

My dad's on his way to France right now for a much-earned summer vacation. He's ostensibly retired, but has gone back to work over the last year to be able to support me and my kids when I couldn't and my ex wouldn't. I've always adored my father, but there've sometimes been reasons for to have quoted Dorothy Sayers (to whom he introduced me) in saying he was "about as protective as a can-opener." Not this time. This time, in the hardest year of my life, he had my back all the way, and I can't find words for how much it helped, or how grateful I am.

Happy Father's Day!

[trav13369.livejournal.com]

My dad is doing a Corvette car show in Saline today, and I have my daughter til 4 pm. She got me a Farscape comic mini-series!

[mimiheart.livejournal.com]

I got my son and my kids' dad cargo shorts from Old Navy for Father's Day. (Since they're $15 bucks and under this weekend.)

Oh, and I pissed off my father. I told him I didn't want my drug-addicted, foul-mouthed, and all-around-bad-attitude brother around my children. I said my sisters were fine, though. He didn't take that well, for some reason.

This is probably the last Father's Day for both of my kids' living great-grandfathers. Cancer sucks.

[ashkitty.livejournal.com]

My sister and I went in on a surprise for my dad - he won't get it till he comes here to visit in July, but I think it'll be worth the wait...we're getting him a date to drive a steam train (http://www.fairbournerailway.com/driver-experience.htm). 'Cause he's wanted to since he was wee.

Wouldn't be here without him (and that's no joke)

[netpositive.livejournal.com]

My dad is the greatest. 'Nuff said. :)

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

My dad is out for lunch and a movie with my sister, jlm121. I live 500 miles away.

The kids and I sent him cards and a John Wayne double feature DVD. He'll love it.

My husband is doing laundry. <3

[dement1a.livejournal.com]

I love my Dad. For all the horrible stories I've heard from my friends about their abusive, shiftless, terrible fathers, I apparently got one of the best. He loves kids. He wouldn't hurt a fly, unless it was threatening his family, then he'd send a tactical nuke after it. Without him, I'd have never gotten a good education, made it through college, and a million other things I've achieved. Fer chrissakes, he plays Santa Claus for the local churches.
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I'm a bad daughter and wrapped up in my own life. I don't think I've made it home for Father's Day since I left home for college. But I always manage to send a card and call, at least.

[shadowofsummer.livejournal.com]

My dad lives 3,000+ miles and a five-hour-time-change away and is currently recovering from a hernia operation. Gave him a call today to say happy father's day and to wish him a speedy recovery.
I like to think that getting into a serious conversation with him about the World Cup was a moment of pride for him, since he's been a die-hard football fan since he was a kid whereas I never showed much interest, making this one of the first times I've talked to him about footy on the level of someone who watches and understands the game being played.

[j-e-richards.livejournal.com]

My Dad's been gone for over 15 years now, but he was the man who introduced me to The Three Stooges, Rocky and Bullwinkle, and really, really bad puns. What more can I say, but I was one of the really lucky ones. (My kid brothers and sisters and I always suspected that his favorites were the ones who pissed him off...we took turns...)

Elaine

[rivkaesque.livejournal.com]

Here's a shout-out for my dad, who will probably never read this, and is spending this father's day making sure my sister's sheva brachos goes well instead of celebrating the awesome job he's done on us.

This is the man who chose to stay home with us kids when I demonstrated that I felt neglected with both my parents working, who ensured that his kids knew how to do basic household duties - from mending clothes to wiring light switches to snaking toilets to cooking meals - regardless of gender. This man is the reason I go to hardware stores when I'm ill because they are places of comfort and learning. This is the man who raised a man and woman I burst with pride to call my siblings because they know how to be a gentleman and lady in the truest sense of the terms.

This is the man who taught me to never accept the obvious motivation , and that people are too complex to stereotype. That I could think my way out of almost any situation, and that instinct is no substitute for practicality. This is the man who took me out of high school when it got to be too much for me, and home-schooled me. This is the man who taught me to view history - and, by extension, my whole world - through techno-sociological glasses.

This is the man who recognized, fought and conquered his anger issues without any hep from us or his friends. This is the man who, despite his socially conservative nature, fights for the environment because he wants his grandchildren to have a good world to live in, and who, when he discovered that he had misunderstood how his religion actually viewed female homosexuality, apologized to me for his reactions as soon as he saw me again.

This is my father.

[rms-butterfly.livejournal.com]

My dad's been gone since 1981, but I still miss him and think fondly of the time I did have with him. Happy Father's Day, daddy, where ever your spirit is.

[madrona.livejournal.com]

Epic Father's Day breakfast. Orange juice, bacon, sausage, and whole grain almond blueberry pancakes with maple ginger compound butter. My father insisted on helping clean up and my daughter's father took her to the park. They are awesome.