Father's Day. Not even an acknowledgement....

tattycath

missbiggles1 wrote: »

You offer money to adult children who can't afford a card - what's the point of that?

Of course there is a point.
I offer to let them have the money IF they need it, that doesn't mean they do need it, equally, it doesn't mean they don't.
That don't live near their Dad and it's the gesture of them sending him something and giving him a ring that is important, not whether they are given the money so they can buy the card.

mgdavid

what's special about father's day? - just another commercial-oriented event designed to relieve the lemming-like population of millions of pounds spent on unnecessary stuff. Certainly not MSE is it!
Although I must admit to being bowled over to receive a text from #2 in Oz, and a card & very useful gift for our new motorhome from #1.

BitterAndTwisted

Kids can be very thoughtless, some are completely oblivious, and some need a prompt to remember anything, except their own birthdays of course.

amistupid

I love father's day.

The kids forget about it, I pretend I'm hurt, the OH sexually comforts me.

DUTR

mgdavid wrote: »

what's special about father's day? - just another commercial-oriented event designed to relieve the lemming-like population of millions of pounds spent on unnecessary stuff. Certainly not MSE is it!
Although I must admit to being bowled over to receive a text from #2 in Oz, and a card & very useful gift for our new motorhome from #1.

There is nowt special about it, just like mother's day.
Although it falls further down the pecking order, I must confess though, I enjoyed reading the posts on facebook of the nice people that do remember their father whether they are living or not, there seems to be a 'better' breed of people that have/had a relationship/contact with their father.

CrixuS_2

Jagraf wrote: »

I don't know about that, I'm sure kids can be forgiven by their parents.

I do. There is only so much you can take.

CrixuS_2

candlelight_2013 wrote: »

My dear Husband didn't receive anything from our younger daughter either, but there again she hasn't spoken to either of us in over a year.

I have given him a hug and sending you a virtual hug, the time will come when they are older and they start to think of different things, and there is nothing they can do to make it better.

Hugs Lexington

Candlelightx

We understand this completely and you're right.

System

DUTR wrote: »

There is nowt special about it, just like mother's day.
Although it falls further down the pecking order, I must confess though, I enjoyed reading the posts on facebook of the nice people that do remember their father whether they are living or not, there seems to be a 'better' breed of people that have/had a relationship/contact with their father.

Better breed? hat's that supposed to mean exactly?

My bio dad hasn't got a card, he hasn't for the past 10 years, but that's his own doing, so lets not assume those dads that get nothing do so just cos the children are crap, it might be the children have their own reasons for not sending cards etc.

My stepdad on the other hand got a card and a meal out as he's been by far more of a dad to me in my life.

Though i haven't plastered it on facebook, as neither dad has facebook anyway so its seems somewhat pointless.

PenguinOfDeath

DUTR wrote: »

I must confess though, I enjoyed reading the posts on facebook of the nice people that do remember their father whether they are living or not, there seems to be a 'better' breed of people that have/had a relationship/contact with their father.

I certainly remembered my father this week, (he's still around) didn't mean I went fawning over FB about it, for a start he's not on it so what's the point?

DUTR

xXMessedUpXx wrote: »

Better breed? hat's that supposed to mean exactly?

My bio dad hasn't got a card, he hasn't for the past 10 years, but that's his own doing, so lets not assume those dads that get nothing do so just cos the children are crap, it might be the children have their own reasons for not sending cards etc.

My stepdad on the other hand got a card and a meal out as he's been by far more of a dad to me in my life.

Though i haven't plastered it on facebook, as neither dad has facebook anyway so its seems somewhat pointless.

It means exactly as that, I'm not on about children (as in under 18s posting) , just life experience of people I come across, those that have had some male input in their life 99% of the time come across as nicer characters than those that don't (male and female).