Fathers day was created by the father industry to sell more of these

Ragnar Danneskjoldd said:

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Fathers day was created by the father industry to sell more of these

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POTD!

Ragnar Danneskjoldd said:

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Fathers day was created by the father industry to sell more of these

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Which is really ****ed up, because those bad boys sell themselves.

there's a Father's Day and a Mother's Day, but why isn't there a Sunday?

Claude! said:

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Ragnar Danneskjoldd said:

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Fathers day was created by the father industry to sell more of these

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Which is really ****ed up, because those bad boys sell themselves.

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oh geeze, we got a big father shill over here.

StinkyPinky said:

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AggieArchitect04 said:

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I don't have nearly the same circumstances so I don't feel that way but I am sorry for your loss.

Once I became a father it became more meaningful to me I guess, but still feels like just any other day.

The biggest benefit is no one gives me grief about what I want to do for the day/weekend.

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This. Zero ponce and circumstance. No celebrations and fighting crowds at restaurants. I revel in doing what I want with zero guilt, which usually amounts to nothing

I will add that this year's was definitely a very bitter sweet one. The sweet: I got to go to Omaha and watch the Aggie play with my two oldest kids who are both current Aggies. The bitter: My wife lost her day a month ago which is really soon then to have to experience a fathers day.

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Ponce?

Like from CHiPs?

No, my teenage daughter wrote a simple card that said, "you understand me". Just when I started to feel disconnected from her. My other child spent all morning making me a card.

I don't care for gifts, nor experiences, not even FB mentions; it's the simple things. I called my dad late in the day and we chatted briefly.

maroon barchetta said:

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StinkyPinky said:

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AggieArchitect04 said:

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I don't have nearly the same circumstances so I don't feel that way but I am sorry for your loss.

Once I became a father it became more meaningful to me I guess, but still feels like just any other day.

The biggest benefit is no one gives me grief about what I want to do for the day/weekend.

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This. Zero ponce and circumstance. No celebrations and fighting crowds at restaurants. I revel in doing what I want with zero guilt, which usually amounts to nothing

I will add that this year's was definitely a very bitter sweet one. The sweet: I got to go to Omaha and watch the Aggie play with my two oldest kids who are both current Aggies. The bitter: My wife lost her day a month ago which is really soon then to have to experience a fathers day.

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Ponce?

Like from CHiPs?

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I think you mean Ponch. Although maybe this fits, too:

ponce: a pretentious, affected, or effete man.

Father's Day and Mother's Day don't mean much that to me anymore. My dad passed away 44 years ago and my mom 7 years ago.

fc2112 said:

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Aggie Class of 2026 said:

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My kids are buttholes, so yeah, Father's day ain't as fun as it should be. I can't wait for them to grow up

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Mine took me to a microbrewery for an afternoon of drinking yesterday. Father's Day can be really cool when they're adults.

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my aunt and uncle lost their 27 year old a few years ago, and it was the day before father's day.

Everyone is talking about how their father has died and how they feel about the day now, but haven't seen anyone chime in who has lost their child...

I know my Uncle wished father's day wasn't a thing now.

What'd y'all do for Father's Day?

I took my girls (10) to the beach for the weekend. I managed to disconnect from work and other stuff and got to spend some quality time with them. I didn't get any gifts, but I didn't really want anything. For me I enjoy making memories and connecting with my kids.

I resent Father's Day because it reminds me I have kids.

Dammit. They all moved out years ago...stop bringing them up.

Resent, no. I have a father and a dad. My father is a piece of **** who will never get to know what will probably be his only grandchildren. My dad, he's ok I guess. Distant, domineering, always an intimidating figure but it's like we spoke in totally different languages. But we talked on the phone on father's day for the longest time we've spoken in forever now. Not really anything too deep but that's the norm for him.

My kids, they're with my ex on weekends and I heard from neither of them. They're cool and we have a great relationship but it would have been nice for her to have picked up the phone and stuck them on it for a few minutes. So IDK, it's another sunday on my end

AggieArchitect04 said:

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FIDO*98* said:

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He cut off child support when my sister and i respectively turned 18.

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That's not how child support works. The state AG enforces child support. His legal financial obligations end at 18. You're an adult at that point.

Not saying it makes him a good guy and most dads would continue to help their kids. I'm sorry he didn't.

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Not to derail, but the AG's office is worthless in enforcing child support. My POS son-in-law walked out on my daughter and grandson when he was 5 months old 10 years ago (His reason: "I don't want to do this for my life"). He has never paid monthly child support on time, in full, or on a regular basis so she could actually budget for that money to be there to care for their child. He takes jobs that will pay him cash so he doesn't get reportable earnings that could be garnished. He is more than $20,000 behind on support (a felony offense) and the AG's office will do nothing. I hope Father's Day sucks for that miserable slug.

I don't waste the energy caring about my dad on father's day or any other day. Father's day is now about getting special handmade cards from my kids and loving hugs. This year I bought myself a tool I needed and then let them decorate the box b

I lost my father early last year, so Father's day lost some meaning. He and I unfortunately were never close.

Then while my son remembered and called me, my daughter in high school who lives with me "forgot" and was nonchalant about it when I reminded her the next day.

Old Ag 74 said:

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AggieArchitect04 said:

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FIDO*98* said:

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He cut off child support when my sister and i respectively turned 18.

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That's not how child support works. The state AG enforces child support. His legal financial obligations end at 18. You're an adult at that point.

Not saying it makes him a good guy and most dads would continue to help their kids. I'm sorry he didn't.

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Not to derail, but the AG's office is worthless in enforcing child support. My POS son-in-law walked out on my daughter and grandson when he was 5 months old 10 years ago (His reason: "I don't want to do this for my life"). He has never paid monthly child support on time, in full, or on a regular basis so she could actually budget for that money to be there to care for their child. He takes jobs that will pay him cash so he doesn't get reportable earnings that could be garnished. He is more than $20,000 behind on support (a felony offense) and the AG's office will do nothing. I hope Father's Day sucks for that miserable slug.

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Sorry that's the case for her but as someone who pays child support I disagree and think it's only a matter of time before they take action. Also, if he doesn't pay, she's still owed back payments even after the kids are over 18.

1. Once I started paying the OAG began reporting my payment history to the credit bureaus. The first month they reported that I was 30 days late so I'm having to dispute that. I've never been late - it is taken directly out of my paycheck. I never even see the money.
2. If I remember correctly when I renew my architectural license every year (something that keeps me employable and have money to pay) I have to attest that I am current on child support, and if in arrears, I can't renew. I have always paid on time.

Every circumstance is different but franky the OAG does absolutely nothing to enforce that the support actually goes to the children, so I can understand a father's desire to avoid it. My ex doesn't use the child support for the kids. She uses it for herself…weekly nail appointments, Botox, designer clothing, girls trips out of town w/out the kids. Meanwhile, the kids share a small bedroom, are on a free lunch program at school, have no college savings (or savings of any kind), and do not participate in extracurricular activities of any kind. She gets a monthly tax-free direct deposit (an extra paycheck!) into her account, co-mingled with her own money, and there is zero accountability for how it's spent. She makes close to six figures on her own, without my money.

It's a broken system but being on the other side I can tell you it's broken both ways.

62strat said:

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fc2112 said:

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Aggie Class of 2026 said:

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My kids are buttholes, so yeah, Father's day ain't as fun as it should be. I can't wait for them to grow up

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Mine took me to a microbrewery for an afternoon of drinking yesterday. Father's Day can be really cool when they're adults.

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my aunt and uncle lost their 27 year old a few years ago, and it was the day before father's day.

Everyone is talking about how their father has died and how they feel about the day now, but haven't seen anyone chime in who has lost their child...

I know my Uncle wished father's day wasn't a thing now.

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I lost a child on 12-2-22. Father's Day is a day I tend to forget. I have two other kids but divorced also. I hear from both of them but for last two Fathers Days I have been out of state and I think the reminder has something to do with it.
My ex wife doesn't do well on Mother's Day either. I say something to her the past two years but I know it is hollow to her to be reminded. I make sure the kids do something for her but I think just like me she would rather forget the day honestly. I hope it changes one day for the better. But for the one main reason and a few smaller ones I don't fell confidant that it ever will.