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Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:30:07 +0000

[...] Do not leave clothes lying around. That is a bad message. My wife reminds me of this. “It’s your fault they’re like that,” she suggests. Maybe she’s right. I suggested it was an educational approach. She wasn’t impressed. [...]

By: Beth

Beth — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:40:12 +0000

I’ve always wondered why on Mother’s Day all the moms want time alone, without the kids. But on Father’s Day the moms all expect the Dads to do “special stuff” with the kids.

I think both days should be abolished. It’s just commercial hype.

My teenaged son (who has had to do his own laundry since age 10) has outsourced his laundry. His little sister with Down syndrome gets paid a dollar a load–wash, dry, and kinda-fold.

By: Richard Walton

Richard Walton — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:15:12 +0000

Hi, Bill: I early made plain to my kids I had no use for such fabricated holidays and I’m pleased to report that they’ve
ignored Fathers Day for many years. But they do observe Mothers Day and that’s okay with me since I dared not do otherwise while my mother was alive. She took it seriously. Fathers Day certainly is an afterthought but my granddaughter Maggie did wish me well and I must confess I thought that was very nice. But anything she does is very nice. Peace. Richard.

By: Janet Handford

Janet Handford — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:55:28 +0000

I spent Sunday with my son and his family in Niantic, CT, not because it was Father’s Day but because they are moving. I had given him a card a few days earlier. On Sunday his wife suggested that we go out for a late lunch at a locally-owned restaurant that has a Sunday buffet. We (including the children) agreed. Trying to be the good mother-in-law, I did not ask my daughter-in-law if she was going to call ahead so the restaurant could seat us. I figured she knew the restaurant and did not want to be perceived as questioning her judgment, but with moving she has had a lot on her mind. We arrived at the restaurant and the whole family was surprised that it was packed and people were waiting outside. I reminded them that it was Father’s Day. Even my son, who has two children and two stepchildren, had forgotten! However, the fact that this restaurant was so busy may mean that more families are celebrating this day–unless most of them forgot, too. It’s also good for the economy.

Also, your story reminded me of Aubrey Atwater’s poem Laundry. I listened to it in my car today.

By: Sharzilla

Sharzilla — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:29:46 +0000

Wow, go Dylan!

By: Harvey Heilbrun

Harvey Heilbrun — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:39:33 +0000

I never understood why on Mother’s day every restaurant built and even those not yet built offer special dinners and lunches and brunches for your favorite mom. On Father’s day I only found 2.
At least my 16 year old celebrated Father’s day as well as he did Mother’s day by neither getting cards nor presents and allowing my wife and I to give cards and chocolates to each other.
On the bright side, I did get to spend Father’s day without my wife or son pointing out something that I was doing the wrong way.

By: BBCPDX

BBCPDX — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:03:10 +0000

oh man I can relate…