Why Fathers Day Sucks



I saw a story today (see link below) where Obama wrote his daughters expressing his regrets as a father. Of course, if he was sincere such a letter would be private and not sent to the media. However, it is not unusual for politicians to use their children as political props.

http://news.aol.com/article/obamas-fathers-day-letter/534877

This story reminded me of why I loathe the big three guilt holidays – Valentine’s Day, Mothers Day and Fathers Day. All of these holidays are based on manipulation of what should be private emotions.

Comments

  1. hatsukoJune 22, 2009 at 4:38 AM

    Good video. Mothers & Fathers day is pretty awkward. Never know exactly what to do or say. You'd like Valentines in Japan Ramzpaul. It's only the girls that give gifts to men, it's a man's day.

    ReplyDelete
  2. RAMZPAULJune 22, 2009 at 6:17 AM

    Obviously, the Japanese are very wise people. :-)

    ReplyDelete
  3. NovaseekerJune 22, 2009 at 9:39 AM

    Japan also has a divorce rate of around 2%. Something works there that does not here, it seems.

    ReplyDelete
  4. NovaseekerJune 22, 2009 at 9:40 AM

    That's 27% - I left a digit out. :)

    ReplyDelete
  5. The Contrarian ExpatriateJune 30, 2009 at 4:22 AM

    Father's Day is yet another reason to hold a "sale" to feed the consumerism of America. It also is a cultural endorsement intended to encourage men to become father's.

    Smart men see it for what it is worth.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Violence In Chicago

President Obama was disappointed that the Olympic Committee decided not to choose Chicago as the venue for the 2016 Olympics. As President Obama was formerly a successful “community organizer” in Chicago, this defeat must have been especially disappointing. Part of the reason that Chicago may not have been selected is due to how Violence has stricken much of the city. Just a couple of days ago a Chicago student videotaped a murder of an honor student. http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0929/p02s01-usgn.html (As a side note, it seems to be especially dangers to be a Black honor student. In the stories linked below, all the victims happened to be honor students.) http://www.smmirror.com/volume3/issue23/samohi_honor_student.asp http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/article?f=/c/a/2005/09/27/BAG4OEUD661.DTL http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79459073.html http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/01/26/2009-01-26_progun_senatordesignate_gillibrand_shoul.html Link to raw video: http://www.myfox
Read more

Catfish: The TV Show and Lookism

Image
Interesting article about MTV's show Catfish. Jezebel complains that it encourages "Lookism". http://jezebel.com/5964747/meet-the-shallow-looksists-who-fall-in-love-with-internet-liars The Jezebel writer: http://jezebel.com/298206/meet-slut-machine-jezebel-spiritual-leader-no-longer-in-hiding?tag=slut-machine
Read more