My thoughts on…Father’s Day
June 18th 2007 -
Yesterday, as we all know, was Father’s Day. Well if you didn’t know I wouldn’t be surprised, as Father’s Day doesn’t get nearly as much press as Mother’s Day. But that’s mostly the fault of the men, sadly. In Jamaica, a man is supposed to be fruitful and multiply, with as many girls (because a woman wouldn’t allow such irresponsible behaviour) as humanly possible. Nothing’s said about taking care of them. The result? Hundreds of fatherless children. I heard a teenager complaining over the weekend about her mother wanting a present for Father’s Day in addition to Mother’s Day. Unfair? What do you think? My own parents have experienced the lack of a father figure in their lives, worst of all my father. At least my mother can point out her dad’s whereabouts on a globe.
Despite all this, the media still gave dads their props. Except for one channel (as far as I know), Lifetime. Yesterday I didn’t see them acknowledge fathers in any way. Guess they came into this world via asexual reproduction. In fact, they had some “I am woman, hear me roar” thing going on over the weekend. Guess they couldn’t bring themselves to admit that not all men are self-centered, egotistical bastards. As I get older, and realize the bad on my side of species Homo Sapiens, the more I appreciate my father. I now realize it’s not about having a father that gives you everything, but one that cares enough to try. I also realize how much I take after my father, without making a conscious effort to. Here’s to you dad, and all the other fathers out there. Moms sure can try, but not even they can replace you.
Abeni Says:
June 18th, 2007 at 7:50 pm
Props to the fathers who take their responsibilities seriously. Not all are deadbeats
owen Says:
June 18th, 2007 at 8:02 pm
plus lifetime is totally full of dick blockers
BOBBY Says:
June 19th, 2007 at 1:59 am
I’m throwing out props to you because of your thinking! Also, because of the fact that you just gave me a piece of information that will help me in the future concerning Jamaican women in general that has not made any sense to me until now! I’ve always been there for my children, and stood by them even when they turned against me. All I can say is Happy Father’s Day to all fathers. If you don’t take care of your Children? then Happy Fathers Day to you anyway, because…They are still your children!! ~Iriegal~
Crankyputz Says:
June 19th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
Your always so insightful, when i hear stories about my friends dads, I realise how much I lucked out on my own dad….
marangand Says:
June 19th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
I was tagged by http://madbull.wordpress.com to do a post about 8 random things about myself…I played along and part of the rule is that i have to tag others http://marangand.wordpress.com so you are hereby tagged ….I cant put links in ur coments..maybe i just dont know how to..happy fathers day to all your readers who are fathers
Mad Bull Says:
June 23rd, 2007 at 7:42 am
This was a nice post, Leon. Thanks for bigging up the real fathers out there.
bobby Says:
June 30th, 2007 at 12:12 am
Hey that bobby is definitely not me …. >>minoramp. Now a wonder which bobby this is..???