On my way "before you can say Jack Robinson", oh wait a minute passport expired, will possibly be considered a dodgy character by immigration control, or they'll think I might drop dead over there, "do you think you could come here instead, (make plans for next year at least!)"?Just jump on a plane and come here darling...all will be yours
Not being shot that is my biggest concern, (though I'm a pretty big target right now, might have to pay for a wider seat, or two seats on the plane!), and I'm very very tempted by your very kind offer, and another chance to visit the USA, having been so impressed by so many things in 1988 on my one and only visit so far.
Celebrating Fathers Day typically is done with family & friends. But those un fathers not wanting a "family" as in a child or in some cases children to nurture & support I imagine celebrating alone would be what would take place.
George Washington, however, raised his wife's children.
Not my work, so I can pass responsibility to whoever dreamt up those particular wind up placards, (and they weren't even being serious were they, do men trevally think like that nowadays?)!
In the case I have knowledge of, and mentioned earlier stepping in to another's family and usurp another dad was small beer for them, so celebrating alone isn't really the point is it, (whilst building their own egos might well be!).
When laws in the UK were altered a few years ago the question was raised about whether the parties to it wished to have children, or intended to have children together, or not.
25 years have passed since there was any possibility of my receiving recognition "on my big day", so obviously a great deal has happened since then, including the feelings you had, and tried all you could to hold on to have waned considerably, to the extent you wonder whether they could be revived, (but I believe they would, should "honouring thy father" ever enter my child's head again).
All the more reason then to include decent excluded dads, mums, grandparents in an UN-FATHERS DAY" and jamboree knees up whilst making some of those who should be feeling guilty get a few pangs, (should the hard nuts be capable of such feeling!).
Abortions have become such a big issue mostly BECAUSE of the lack of feelings between parties creating that life. Its just sex for the sake of sex, and "oops"
A subject for another thread perhaps, (apologies for appearing to tell you what to do here, but that's a heavy discussion if ever there was one, and this thread has an element of fun I hope you agree
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I certainly wasn't being so I assure you.
Your mentioning "Passive Aggressive" meant I pricked my ears up when reading about this mans fairly new book examining all kinds of unfortunate traits he believes are becoming more prevalent in society:
You're right, (luckily most of the world won't notice will they, and what does it matter in the great scheme of things, kids turning on their parents, everyone telling dads what they're supposed to do or say,...., complete nightmare ain't it!
Well, just let me tell you what can be done, "give some parents/dad, some modest rights, if they are thought decent, have shown considerable commitment already, were married to the mother and/or in a long term relationship with the mother beforehand"!
Good idea, and I'm with you 100% if going along with it was a campaign to persuade our governments to grant modest rights to such dads/parents/grandparents, (here in the UK we've none as I keep saying!), then with any luck there might just turn out to be a few more good ones, when they discover they're not just going to lose out in the courts when push come to shove!
