Where is the hang wringing over Father’s Day?

[NightmareDaemon]

Every Mother’s day I see so many posts on social media pleading for people to not celebrate Mother’s Day too much lest it offend/trigger some who had a crap mum/can’t be a mum/doesn’t want to be a mum/etc. There were even posts from companies on twitter letting customers know they could opt out of marketing for Mother’s Day if they found it triggering.

Where is the equivalent for Fatber’s Day? Why so much less angst? All I see today are post saying Happy Father’s Day.

So men have nothing to do with it, generally don't want anything to do with it and think it's a crock and a money making exercise. And yet it's still their fault. Never change FWR

@Mayday19 I don’t want my wife to do anything. All the men I know think the same. So who’s making/pressuring women to do it?

If women need a nominated day to be given a day off. The issue isn’t with Father’s Day!

So men have nothing to do with it, generally don't want anything to do with it and think it's a crock and a money making exercise. And yet it's still their fault. Never change FWR

True, dat, sounds about right

Father’s Day - another day when mothers organise everything, gifts/food/activities. Just like birthdays. Mother’s Day - one day when mothers hopesomeone elsehas taken on the emotional load and organised something for them

It's up to you (general you) if you want to make a rod for your own back from these pointless and largely ( in the case of Fathers' Day, entirely) commercially invented days.

I loathe the concept of Mothers' Day. I chose to be a mother. I chose to parent in, as I saw it , the best way I can. That was my choice. I don't need to be thanked for it.

Probs similar reasons that international women's day gets loads of criticism from angry men

While international men's day passes off without much complaint

Why women's charities etc are always told off for centering women, while men's can get on with their thing

(race for life is open to men now presumably to put a stop to all the shit they got from both mra and tra)

Why things for women in general eg women only sessions / gyms get accused of sexism when men's don't (yes there are men only gyms in UK, dad's coffee mornings etc).

It's because women are generally in the wrong, and need to continuously justify everything we have and do. While men are allowed to just get on with things.

I think that's why.

Oh wow my DH would have been gutted if I didn't get the kids to do something for fathers day (they made cards).

OTOH I couldn't give a toss about mothers day.

Nothing like chucking a few sexist stereotypes around on FWR though eh.

Nothing like chucking a few sexist stereotypes around on FWR though eh

Not sure if that is directed at me but Chez Lass , Fathers' Day is treated with the same scorn as Mothers' Day.

Lassoffyvie as someone posting on FWR you hardly need me to tell you that free choice is a myth, we are all products of our environment and we grew up in a society where women are seen as the ones who take charge of social activity, present buying etc.

No it wasn't directed at you it was directed at the poster who chucked around sexist stereotypes.

Hth.

Mayday19

Lassoffyvie as someone posting on FWR you hardly need me to tell you that free choice is a myth, we are all products of our environment and we grew up in a society where women are seen as the ones who take charge of social activity, present buying etc.

Oh fgs. We also have free will. Try using it. I have never , ever done anything for Fathers' Day or Mothers' Day. As for present buying, I only buy presents for my friends and family- it's up to my husband if he does for his family.

I'm really not sure what the point of all the consciousness raising feminism theory is if it never gets put into practice.

And for what it's worth I agree with the 2 , presumably male posters here, who have said most men aren't bothered by Fathers' day.