You can find something to take the taste out of your mouth at Judgy Bitch.
UPDATE 15 June 2014 17:15: This really has me steamed. Sure, some people have crummy fathers. Some fathers have crummy, spoiled, self-indulgent kids. Some great fathers have great kids. And yet Postsecret ran 100% bad dad on Father's Day. That's as clear a reflection on the degraded state of society as you can make.
In the meantime, here's a great father, with #2 Son Back In The Day.
I sure miss you, Dad.
Once again: Bravo, BP.
ReplyDeleteStunningly good, BP.
ReplyDeleteAnd Happy Father's day to you.
Don't need to tell me twice.
ReplyDeleteI think I'll avoid the links just the same.
Outdoors Voice and all...
Not *all* of them were bad.
ReplyDeleteJust most.
And brother, you've done a helluva job in the father department your own self.
-Someone who's seen it.
One wonders what the reaction would be if a site had the temerity to post similar negative things about mothers on mother's day.
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing not nearly so accepting.
I am tired of shitty fathers giving the rest of us bad names, and the feminist movement using a few bad apples to paint us all with a broad brush.
I was sitting on our screened-in porch yesterday, just talking with my wife, and my daughter and her boyfriend pull up. They live about 2.5 hours away when there is no traffic (yesterday it took 3.5 hours). It was a total surprise. They had brought some freshly-caught shrimp that they steamed with red potatoes and corn, and I grilled some caught-last-week tuna and some mushrooms. We had a great afternoon.
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, they also brought about 4 loads of laundry, but so what? We watched movies and talked about (mostly) inconsequential stuff. (Which is hard for me; I am way too wonky and serious, so this was good therapy for me.)
I cannot remember a more enjoyable Fathers Day for me.