Not excited about Father's Day
I'm just not. Growing up it was just us kids making a simple craft or signing a card and finishing the day with a good family meal. Despite being Daddy to 3 kids of my own I just can't get excited for it.
Rewind to Father's Day 2009 and I think I see where it all started. My wife was about 6 months along with our first child and we went to her great aunt and uncle's place to celebrate. Most of the offspring in her family are the result of affairs, cheating and bad decisions made by stupid people. Around noon I took a break from the Texas heat to go inside and get some tea. When I came in there was a gaggle of women in the dining room surrounding my wife and laughing. She was also laughing and I could tell they weren't ganging up on her luckily. I got my tea and one turned around and called me "sperm donor." More joined in and they all laughed, my wife included. I set my tea down and walked out. I walked up the 1/4 mile of driveway and to the dirt road that lead out of the small neighborhood. Rage was coursing through my veins and with each beat of my heart the anger grew. I was about halfway to the exit when my wife finally caught up with me. She didn't understand why I was upset.
I reminded her what was said and why it made me angry. "Sperm donor" is what they call every guy and not to take it so seriously was what she told me. I reminded her that it's also what they call the bastard who had once raped her and is in prison for molesting little girls. She got quiet and I turned to keep walking.
She eventually got me to go back but said we could leave once we got there. She told them all why I left and they laughed some more. I threw our stuff in the car and tore away from there as fast as I safely could. She decided to stay behind and would get a ride from someone. Not because I was angry, but because she actually wanted to be there still.
I hate Father's Day...
Posted Jun 15, 2018, 1:02 PM UTC
Don’t let them ruin your day man. Fuck those women. What an insensitive comment to make to any father let alone one with a history with that phrase.
I’d refer to them all as talking tits and see if it’s a two way street.
Or as egg donors like my mates wife who has nothing to do with the baby. Just wants to go out with her friends and let him do everything with and for their child.
I have one 3yo boy who's my step son and one on the way. Some of my wife's family used to call me fake dad. But my boy calls me dad. He made me a card for father's day, calls me daddy and always wants to play together. Now they ask me how to get their husbands how to have the bond like we do. Fk them. The bond is love and learning between dad and kids. Keep it about you and the kids and fk the rest of them. Father's day is nit only about showing you're a dad. But showing your kids how much you love them. Take pride in being a dad for your kids. That is what matters.