So Father’s day was this past Sunday. Because my parents don’t really give a damn about these superficial holidays we went to Her’s family father’s day gathering. There was lots of family there and I got to meet some uncles and aunts I don’t believe I’ve met before. I’ve always liked Father’s Day because I feel that real daddies don’t get enough recognition. I’ve noticed however that as the years go on Father’s Day is being shared with “graduating students” becoming “Dad’s and Grad’s Day.”
Two things I disagree with... The first is that I think it is diluting daddy’s day by smearing it with a day that is less likely to occur if that particular daddy didn’t do a decent job raising a decent kid e.g. graduations. Second thing is that this usually is going on for high school graduates and not College graduates. I think it’s safe to assume this because college students tend to graduate earlier and also graduate in the winter too and I see no ipods going on sale in the winter time. In any case this is rewarding someone for doing something they’re SUPPOSED TO DO. You’re supposed to graduate high school. Why the fuck do you get presents for doing something that if you failed to complete you’d be shunned for. Shouldn’t the lack of shunning be enough of a gift that you would want to graduate?
There is a plus to all of this though; the sales. Apparently, dads and grads like the same toys, which is awesome to me because it shows that guys will never really change and will still like cool shiny gadgets as we go towards our older years.
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