to think that if school make Mother's Day cards with kids . . .

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they should also do Father's day cards.

I know some children won't want to make them, but the ones that do should be given a chance to. The school always do Mother's Day cards but never do anything for Father's Day and it seems really unfair.

AIBU?

My son's school made Mothers Day but not Fathers Day one. It's weird because there is only one child in the class from a one-parent family and he lives with his dad!

Our class made them but we teaked the design a bit for those children who wanted to give them to their Mum instead (about a third of the class).

However, we forgot to give them out on Friday at home time .

... tweaked.

Primary 1 class made cards, Nursery didnt.

Dh doesnt mind, I get cards from all of them anyway.

DP makes sure his DC give his ex a Mother's Day card but she doesn't have the good grace to do the same for Father's Day. There might be more chance of him receiving a card if schools treated both Mother's and Father's Days the same.

I was a bit miffed to realise that none of DC had made anything at school. Would have been nice for DH but no big deal.

I have 29 children in my class. Four are cared for children, 3 live with grandparents and have no contact with parents, another 2 live with grandparents and mums, two have lost their dads and quite a few have no contact with their dads. Last year was a nightmare of complaints about children being upset by being asked if they WANTED to make a card so this year I didn't bother. I didn't do mothers day cards either - if parents are that bothered about a card they can buy one or make one with the child themselves.

I know it is political correctness gone mad and believe me I would have loved to do it but unfortunately we can't please everyone.

Father's day is just a commercial thing dreaed up by card manufacturers though isn't it, whereas mothering sunday is a religious event when people (often in service) went back to their mother church, and at the same time visiting their home and family