Father's Day 2026

[viewing ownly]

Whether you're a daddy, a "daddy", both, or just fans of them. Have a happy one today. I work in the Summer on Sundays at a tourist attraction, hoping to see more than a few.

Looking into the history of the holiday, I take pride in being slightly older than daddy's day itself!

[nomad]

Happy Father's Day to all the other fathers (single, married or otherwise) out there!  My son's birthday was yesterday.  He turned right around today and wished me a Happy Father's Day.  😁  He turned out okay.  

[mtaabq]

My mother was a single mom in 1965; she married the man who would become my father when I was 14 months old. Shortly after they got married he initiated adoption proceedings. Dad made sure we had a roof over our heads, clothes on our backs and food on the table. When he decided he wanted to provide better for his family he went back to school and finished his degree; that allowed him to get a better job and a bigger house for his family. My father is not perfect by any stretch but he had an incredible work ethic and a fierce commitment to his marriage. (And my Mom is a piece of work. So that is saying a lot.) He accepted "the gay thing" long before I ever did; he didn't (and doesn't) like it but he accepts it. Although I didn't truly appreciate it until later in life he (and my Mom) provided me with a good childhood and a great youth. I am now taking care of him; it takes a great deal of patience but he always expresses his gratitude. That said, my Dad didn't  - and doesn't - take any of my shit, which, I suppose, is the way it should be.  Forgive me as this turns weird, but the one thing he was not able to give me was genetics as Dad has a huge dick; I wish he would have been able to "pass that along" to his son. So, Happy Father's Day, Dad, from your very grateful son. 

[+ Charlie]

I was less nervous about coming out to my father than to my mother, because my father had a favorite cousin who was homosexual long before most Americans knew what "gay" meant. His cousin also had a partner, which the whole family seemed to accept. Both men were fairly "masculine" in the usual sense of the term, so my father didn't seem particularly surprised when I explained that I was "gay," too. He asked if my best friend at that time was "gay", also, and I said that he was, but we were not partners, which I think relieved him, because my friend was a bit flamboyant. He seemed even more relieved when I settled down with my partner, who was not obviously "gay", and he accepted our relationship as normal. My mother was more disappointed by the news, because it meant that she would have no grandchildren, as her younger sisters did. My parents did not live long enough to see my partner and I get legally married, but I am sure they would have been comfortable with that.