To think that Mother's Day is fine and dandy but to think Father's Day is a load of commercial poo poo

[Tinker]

Never really bothered with Father's Day as a child and didn't have to worry about it whilst a single mother but now have a 2-year old and am still with her dad....

pointy..it is visiting the 'mother' church methinks..

..if they really meant to celebrate mothers and fathers days.. they could make it a holiday!...

beginning to get annoyed though that fathers day is in sunny june and mothers day iffy march...

I make a fuss of DP on fathers day. Just to rub it in that he ALWAYS forgets mothers day.
And on each mothers day, fil always rings and tells me that dp needs to ring his mum as its mothers day and every year gets the same reply 'he can't even remember that there is a mother in his own house, let alone somewhere else'. So my gripe on this subject is, why can't fil tell dp in advance, not to forget mothers day for either me OR his own mum and then everyone would be happy???

Don;t they know it's Fathers Day every day!!!

YANBU. I've just spent £12 on FD cards for fathers and grandfathers, and have been stressing all week about getting presents for everyone concerned. Pants.

Think YABU.If we get a day for our dc's to tell us how much they love us etc. then why not a day to say same to dads.
My dp makes as much of a contribution to my dc's upbringing and general life as I do and I feel that he deserves to have this.

By the way does anyone know when grandparents day is as we need to know?

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YABU to some extent - either they are both a commercially cynical ploy or they are both a way to appreciate your mum and dad. You can't have it one or the other. Otherwise you are implying that fathers are not worth as much as mothers.
Still I think it comes down to personal circumstance. I do Mother's Day for my mum but not my dad, on the grounds that he f*ed off when I was 12. However, DH always send mother's and father's day cards because he values them both.

someone tell me, is it this weekend? Bugger. Kid's party to go to!

If you Celebrate Mothering Sunday (other than going to Church) then you've not got a leg to stand on re Father's Day I'm afraid.
Mother's day in Aus is in May, so nothing to do with Easter, but it is still celebrated. I think you sound a bit scrougish I'm afraid. There is nothing ££ about some home-made cards and breakfast in bed.

Commercial rubbish. BUT he got me a card from the munchkin so I'll make one, maybe tonight. Hmmm but I never get a lie in, so maybe he'd like to get up early on sunday and play with his baby girl???

I'm not being entirely serious. I shall, however, genuinely forget about it for my partner and he, genuinely, won't notice.

I think they are both commercial poo poo

We got to church on Mothering Sunday as it is usually church parade for the cubs/brownies etc and they get given flowers to take to their mums, and the women get plied with bucks fizz and sherry and cake after the service. It is also a lovely service.

Our lady Vicar has decided as many church celebrations get pinched and commercialized by the non secular world, she is going to do the reverse and have a special Fathers Day service on Sunday and all the dads will get a buttonhole and I am sure some sort of beverage afterwards

I like to make a fuss on Father's Day to show dh how things on Mother's day should be done rather than the whole 'cd in a carrier bag' debacle I have endured

I usually get a father's day card and present off my mate's girls. He doesn't get anything though .

ITS JUST ANOTHER THING TO WASTE MONEY AND FOR COMPANYS TO MAKE MONEY

Bah Humbug