Father's Day is done for another year...

And out of respect for those good dads out there (not the ones whining on various blogs, message boards, and email groups around the world) I can now resume my life's calling. I will now post as many "Bad father" posts as I can. I will go at this with a vengeance only equalled by theirs when they were abusing their wives and chidlren. You see it will take that type of determination to stop these pigs from hurting us more.

Conspicuously ABSENT tomorrow (Father's Day History)

Petunia will be ABSENT from posting tomorrow to recognize the good dads out there. She will return promptly at 12:01 am EST June 22nd to resume the job at hand, exposing the BAD dads out there. For now a little history lesson for all of us who had ever wondered - what is the origin of Father's Day?

http://www.holidays.net/father/story.htm

Father's Day, contrary to popular misconception, was not established as a holiday in order to help greeting card manufacturers sell more cards.

In fact when a "father's day" was first proposed there were no Father's Day cards!

Mrs. John B. Dodd, of Washington, first proposed the idea of a "father's day" in 1909. Mrs. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. William Smart, a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife (Mrs. Dodd's mother) died in childbirth with their sixth child. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington state. It was after Mrs. Dodd became an adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.

The first Father's Day was observed on June 19, 1910 in Spokane Washington.

At about the same time in various towns and cities across American other people were beginning to celebrate a "father's day.".

In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day. Finally in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day.

Father's Day has become a day to not only honor your father, but all men who act as a father figure. Stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, and adult male friends are all honored on Father's Day.

I hope everyone enjoyed this little 'history' lesson and please browse through my older posts and come back Monday morning at 12:01 AM sharp for more 'tidbits' on the lovely men who are being terrorized by women like me (snort snort).

Mother's Day/Father's Day History continued....

Many father's rights activists will complain and say they do not get the recognitiojn they deserve as "wonderful" (cough gag snort) fathers. In my research of both Mother's Day and Father's Day histories, Mother's Day was created as a formal holiday AFTER Father's Day. So it seems to me that these fathers were thought of before mothers. Petunia thinks the only thing that will make FR's happy is a permanent removal of these mothers and women they detest so badly from everyone's life. Too bad guys, you failed when you abused us so badly, we thought we might die, but we are tougher than you thought. And now we are away from you and we will get even stronger. To all GOOD mothers and to all GOOD fathers, be wise and strong for your children. They are our future. For those parents of less than stellar reputation - GROW THE HELL UP!!!!!

Enjoy my next post on Father's Day and as explained in that post, I will see you bright and early Monday morning. Have a great weekend all!!!