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rug

(82,333 posts) Sun Jun 15, 2014, 08:59 PM Jun 2014

Why is there a Father's Day anyway?

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Why is there a Father's Day anyway? (Original Post) rug Jun 2014 OP

Not being a father littlemissmartypants Jun 2014 #1

On father's day I used to ask my dad why there was no children's day aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2014 #2

We're a capitalist society -- you should know the answer HeiressofBickworth Jun 2014 #3

littlemissmartypants

(22,656 posts)

1. Not being a father

Reply to rug (Original post)

Sun Jun 15, 2014, 11:54 PM

Jun 2014

I found this quite amusing.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)

2. On father's day I used to ask my dad why there was no children's day

Reply to rug (Original post)

Mon Jun 16, 2014, 12:01 AM

Jun 2014

He'd say that every day was children's day in this house, meaning I suppose that I should be thankful I'm alive.

HeiressofBickworth

(2,682 posts)

3. We're a capitalist society -- you should know the answer

Reply to rug (Original post)

Mon Jun 16, 2014, 01:27 AM

Jun 2014

We have Father's Day for the same reason we have Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Labor Day -- for the department store sales, of course. Marketing. "They" are always looking for ways to promote the idea that we absolutely MUST make purchases for a particular occasion.

And Daddys like the attention.

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