Is Father’s Day for dads or children?

[EverymanJustice]

A random Father’s Day thought.
People often talk about Father’s Day as a day for dads, but I wonder if it’s actually more about children having the chance to celebrate their relationship with their father.
What do you think?
Is Father’s Day really for fathers, or is it more for the children?

Both I’d say.

Fathers

I agree to both especially when the children are young, it’s about celebrating their father/father figure. My DF spent every father’s day at the pub with his brothers and drinking buddies, just like the other 51 Sundays in a year, it was never about him being our father he did what he always did.

DH spends every fathers day with our children, they want to celebrate him and spend time with him and him them.

For both, you don’t get one without the other

It sounds like your DH has set a really good example for the children.

I think both, for now it’s about him as our children are too young to understand the concept (although my two year old has enjoyed screaming “HAPPY FATHERS DAY DADDY” at the top of his voice 17 million times throughout the day!)

When they’re older it will be about all of them, they adore their dad and will want to have a special day with him I’m sure of it

Both. My dad used to be cheeky and tell me what he wanted and loved being centre of attention and we’d always have a lovely meal as a family. I miss him very much today but seeing my husband and toddler daughter grow their bond is lovely too.

Fathers. Yes it’s the children acknowledging their dads and their role in their lives, so of course the actual relationship is that by definition. Harder for young children to understand I suppose.

I think it’s both. It’s about appreciating your parent. We went and bought dh special things chosen by dc. They made him cards. I organised nice food. But it’s also a day for him to do something he enjoys. I wouldn’t be upset if he wanted to go off on a bike ride for a few hours. For Mother’s Day, I had a 3 hour nap in fact! As it was Dh painted the house for about 5 hours (that’s the thing he wanted to do today 😂) and then we went for a walk and a river swim (also his choice). So for us, it’s both.

Interesting thought- and I wonder if the answers would be different if you were asking this about mothers day. My 4yo took great delight in choosing her dad presents and making him a card (she did the same for me on mothers day).

It's a day to honour your father, so I'd say it's for the father.

Ultimately it's for the greetings card companies. We just ignore it.

Same as mother’s day, but for the fathers, surely? No deeper than that.

Yes I imagine the comments would be different if it was Mother’s Day being asked about it would be “mums are allowed one day thats just about them!” But Father’s Day it’s for “both”

I think Mother’s Day is for both too. But actually there’s been a mix of ‘both’ and ‘fathers’ on this thread and it would be the same if asking about Mother’s Day. Of course with the inevitable ‘wahhh all about card companies’ posts too.

Nah they’d be far less people saying it’s for both

It is for the father

I disagree. Not that there’s anything wrong with people saying it’s for both, neither answer is a negative one no matter which way you try and twist it.

I actually think the answer is the same for both

Your SC's Dad must feel mightily special

"It's all for the card companies, and I'm so incensed at it all that I refused to let the kids make anything handmade or get you a token of their appreciation from a non-greetings card enterprise". Bet it made his day