Happy Father’s Day to all you miserable sonsabitches out there, I hope your families have had the good sense to spoil you just a bit in some way today.
It’s the least they can do.
I don’t need to go into the reasons why they should be doing that, we all have that little list in the back of our minds that keeps track of all the shit we do day in and day out even if we don’t acknowledge it.
It’s a long list too.
Take the day off.
Spoil yourself a little today, even if it’s just by sitting on your ass and taking a nap at some point today.
It’s the least you can do for yourself.
It starts all over again in the morning and there will be scant appreciation for your efforts for another year.
We don’t mind that, we do what we gotta do and we do it every damn day, without looking for Atta Boys or approval.
It’s who we are.
And if we are lucky, like I know I am, we get to see our children grow up to be good people who work hard and take care of business all on their own, knowing full well that you had a big part in making that happen.
I was just about to go take a nap. I took some time to tell all the fathers in my tribe, to have a good day. I got as many replies.
Does anyone else think that having Juneteenth the day after Fathers Day is fucking hilarious?
Fathers Day, the most confusing day in Harlem…
Good one, laughed out loud.
That’s old school right there! Thanks for the reminder of when racist jokes ruled the roost.
Racist? Telling the truth is racist??
Stop it.
I awoke this morning feeling so festive, that I fixed myself steak n eggs. and they were perfect cause i fixed them myself. now i get to go set with my wife awhile at the hospital and make bets with her on whether i get a call or a text from the kid…but mmmm steak n eggs on fathers day.
Skoal to all you fellow fathers out there. Raise a glass of something amber and smokey or whatever your favorite libation is and enjoy the day in whatever way you deem fruitful for yourself.
When I was a little kid all we heard about was Mother’s Day. So I asked my Father once when is the Father’s Day. The answer was: every other day 🙂
Totally blew out my diet today at the church BBQ. I’ve been slowly losing weight with a low carb diet I describe as “meat-n-veggies”, but lunch today was BBQ ribs (I only had three servings), potato salad and strawberry-rhubarb crisp. Mmmmm-mmmm. I’ll have to do a few more one meal a day cycles to make up for it.
Good on ya Phil for your day off too, and thanks Cederq for all you both do to keep this place a daily read. If I may suggest anything, it’s time for another SITREP post to assess the state of decay around us. Our gas has been going up-up-up; now regular unleaded is at $4.69.
My Dad ran off when I was 5 and I really just feel sorry for him. I found one of the hardest and best things in life is to forgive someone who doesn’t think leaving my Mom with 5 kids was even wrong but it is the only choice. Seeing our own 2 sons grow up into responsible successful young men is all the reward I’ll ever need. I’ve done a lot of things in life but raising my boys tops the list so Happy Fathers day to everyone out there! Also my youngest is getting married to an awesome girl this fall and they plan on having kids so I’m looking forward to spoiling some Grandkids. Might teach them how to turn a wrench, fish with a baitcaster reel, sight in a scope, or start a campfire while I’m at it.
Happy Father’s Day to all of you dads out there. Hope your day was blessed, and you deserve every accolade bestowed upon you.
Don’t mean to go off on a tangential rant, but really?! Father’s Day, Veterans Day, Memorial Day? Compare and contrast to pride month, black history month, Hispanic heritage month, etc, etc. Are we seeing a pattern here? TPTB are shoving their agenda straight up our ass while denigrating and marginalizing our true heroes; the dad’s, the veterans and the straight white manly Christian males.
Father’s Day? No. Father’s Month. No. Father’s celebrated every fucking day. They deserve it. Daily. They make the world go round. Prove me wrong.
Sorry for the rant Phil. Love you all.
No comparison Sandy, Happy Fathers Day to your hubby as well.
Sandy, Mothers don’t get enough recognition. Period. Dot.
Mothers and fathers working together make a country successful, let’s be honest.