Happy Father's Day

efb

To all the fathers on boards, Happy Father's Day!

My dad doest do computers so I'll get him a traditional card

MadsL

Oh fuck. Every year dammit.

seven_eleven

am I the only one who finds days like today awkward?

dan1895

seven_eleven wrote: »

am I the only one who finds days like today awkward?

They're a load of bull alright. I'll get the auld lad a pint next time I see him.

starviewadams

I'll awkwardly mention it to the auld lad if I see him in the next few weeks.

Karl Stein

seven_eleven wrote: »

am I the only one who finds days like today awkward?

Not so much awkward as recognising them is an awful chore.

i gave my dad 30 euro in a card i usally give me 50 just dont have this year

miralize

On repeat... *cries*

Lenin Skynard

Let's all put on superhero costumes and burn down the Dail.

Festy

Fathers Day ?

I thought today was Sonsday

LETHAL LADY

My dad is getting old . Cantankerous as hell and completely misundertood by some of his spawn, but I love him to bits. Happy Father's Day.

Sir Osis of Liver.

Whats the definition of confusion?

Fathers Day in (insert your local scummy estate here).

Lenin Skynard

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Whats the definition of confusion?

Fathers Day in (insert your local scummy estate here Buckingham Palace).

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Karl Stein

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Whats the definition of confusion?

Fathers Day in (insert your local scummy estate here).

That's rubbish.

Every father I've ever had was good to me in his own way the bunch of flawed bastards.

Fratoue

seven_eleven wrote: »

am I the only one who finds days like today awkward?

No, my father is extremely ill with very little chance of recuperation (after a freak accident) so these bull**** holidays designed to sell crap become more vacuous, trivial and insipid than ever so I'll find it awkward too.

Grandeeod

Fratoue wrote: »

No, my father is extremely ill with very little chance of recuperation (after a freak accident) so these bull**** holidays designed to sell crap become more vacuous, trivial and insipid than ever so I'll find it awkward too.

Its not actually a day designed to sell crap. The crap sellers just hijacked it. Around the world it is celebrated/honoured on different days. In its simplest form, it really is just a day to look at your Dad and say thanks, if he's worth it, because I understand there are some wanker dads out there that should rot in hell or your version of it.

Lots of money will be spent. Dads will get drunk. Maybe even smack the head of the missus and terrorise the kids. But then there will be more sensible stuff. Furthermore there will be dads that despite their best intentions, won't even see their kids. Its really a crazy day. All I can say as a dad, is do whatever you feel the need to do and forget about it being an earner for the card companies. It didnt start out that way. In an innocent way, there is nothing fundamentally wrong with paying special attention to your dad alive or dead on a certain day of the year. Just try and do it everyday. A bit like valentines day....you don't necessarily need it to show how much you care and appreciate that special someone.

osarusan

Got an hour's sleep in this morning, then woken up by my kids with a bag containing a few sachets of coffee I like, a bag of pistachio nuts, and a beer, and a handmade card telling me I can do whatever i liked today (a blatant lie as they were begging me to take them somewhere an hour later).

Nice.

hoodwinked

I just don't get it,


some single mom's on Facebook have already started "dickheads who don't deserve to be a dad" bashing,

funny thing is one mother (not on my friends list) commenting in support of a "today celebrate single moms doing a double job" statement is only a single mom because she used hit and abuse the boys dad until he for his own safety fled and hasn't been able to win custody of his son without proof.


its disgusting.


you don't ever see mother bashing posts on mothers day or single fathers saying "today is my day too because im double jobbing it"

tritium

Happy fathers day to my dad who's made some incredible sacrifices for me and my siblings - love you man!


Spare a thought for a lot of dads who, because of the 18th century legal system in this country, won't get to see their kids today. Hopefully some day we'll get a justice minister who actually gives a damn. Its as big a crime as any of the stuff coming out now about state sanctioned abuse.

And hopefully across the water David Cameron has learned his lesson and will keep his big fat gob shut this year

Banjo String

I love father's day.

I've got twenty eight cards already this morning and counting.

Grandeeod

SamHall wrote: »

I love father's day.

I've got twenty eight cards already this morning and counting.

Any money in them?

Richard Hillman

seven_eleven wrote: »

am I the only one who finds days like today awkward?

VERY! I have been hiding in my room all morning waiting for him to go to the boozer or whatever he does all day on a Sunday. Nothing against the chap, I am just not very close to him or the aul wan.

seosamh1980

I hate today, fb full of people gushing about their dads. Anybody wanting a spare one is welcome to mine.

EURATS

hoodwinked wrote: »

I just don't get it,


some single mom's on Facebook have already started "dickheads who don't deserve to be a dad" bashing,

funny thing is one mother (not on my friends list) commenting in support of a "today celebrate single moms doing a double job" statement is only a single mom because she used hit and abuse the boys dad until he for his own safety fled and hasn't been able to win custody of his son without proof.


its disgusting.


you don't ever see mother bashing posts on mothers day or single fathers saying "today is my day too because im double jobbing it"

The c**t that is my sons mother gave the Father's Day card to her latest infatuation instead. Although at least I have my young lad for the day.

A big F**K YOU to the judicial system with their "in camera" courts that allow them to treat fathers like shït and get away with it.

And to the witches that use their kids to punish their ex's..F**K YOU too.
Your day will come!!

greenflash

Father's Day is little more than a yank exercise in forced spending. I've got my family and that makes me happier than Hallmark cards and a pair of socks ever could.

Victor McDade

It's my first father's day as a dad!
My 7 month-old bought lunch (somehow), bless him. Cheers wee man

Latchy

efb wrote: »

To all the fathers on boards, Happy Father's Day!

Why thank you.

Thanks to my son and daughter, I'm now the proud owner of an Olympus 16 megapixel digi camera .:)

http://images03.olx.com.pk/ui/13/87/52/1350732715_448448552_2-Pictures-of--Olympus-SP-620-UZ-brand-new-condition.jpg

efb

Woah! That was (not) really unexpected!

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Tullamore ahh the town that sells Father's Day cards in multi packs

looking_around

I hate days like this, that are just set up for consumerism .. I don;t need a public day to tell me to think of my da >.>

Pherekydes

efb wrote: »

To all the fathers on boards, Happy Father's Day!

My dad doest do computers so I'll get him a traditional card

If it's to all fathers shouldn't it be Happy Fathers' Day?

efb

No, each individually to them!