To all the dads out there

[hyphenate]

To all the fathers out there: wishing you a great day with wonderful gifts, breakfast in bed, and all your sports games on TV. Suck it up, though, because after all that, things are going back to normal, with snot-nosed brats interrupting you repeatedly, a wife who regains mastery of the family, and a wet dog's nose on your face. Come on--admit it--it's worth every minute of it all, 24/7/365.

[Divine Discontent]

1. yeah, happy Father's Day!

[seabeyond]

2. happy daddy's day to all, .... and huge thanks to all the dads just being dads. nt

[nickinSTL]

3. heh.

my dad will be spared all the snot-nosed brat bits - he put in enough years of that.

And there aren't any grandkids (yet) to deal with. He'll have a quiet day with my mom.

Minus the phone calls from the formerly snot-nosed offspring :evilgrin:

[madokie]

4. Is there a place for us step dads too?

My sons may not be of my genes but they're my sons never the less.

[Sherman A1]

5. Happy Father's Day To You

In what can sometimes be the toughest job in the world... Being a Step Dad. :toast:

[madokie]

6. Thanks

A :hug: If I may

[seabeyond]

9. they are your sons, you their dad, dad is part of step dad. this day is yours too.

happy dads day...

[madokie]

10. Thanks

[seabeyond]

11. Let's hear it for stepfathers, too

funny, i see your post, go into cnn, and here is your story, lol.




http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/06/18/sears.stepfathers.day/index.html?hpt=C2

I know it's called "Father's Day," not "Stepfather's Day." But not all fathers are fathers, biologically speaking. And on Father's Day, we also should celebrate their efforts, thankless as they may be.

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Research shows that a good father can help set his children on the right course in life. In studies of children in homes headed by single mothers, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that many children without active fathers have lower grade point averages, lower college aspirations, poor school attendance records, higher dropout rates and are more likely to be in trouble with the law than children who live with both parents.

Sociologists have also concluded adolescent girls from 15 to 19 years old reared in homes without fathers are significantly more likely to engage in premarital sex and get pregnant than girls reared in homes with a mother and a father. So the presence of fathers in our homes is not only important. It is sometimes vital.

Each home is different, and every family has its own particular challenges, often including the challenge of a failed father or one who is absent altogether. But no matter whether the men who have a positive influence on the lives of our children are their birth fathers or their stepfathers, grandfathers, uncles, brothers or teachers, their contributions are important. And we should include these men when we celebrate Father's Day.

[HughMoran]

7. Why, thank you

:)

[Kahuna]

8. Happy Fathers Day, DU dads!!!

:loveya:

[lumberjack_jeff]

12. The older kids (18 and 20) are too young yet...

... but I'm looking forward to grandkids. :blush:

Definitely worth every minute. :hi: