If your father is dead, how do you spend Fathers day?

Question

he died when i was 20, 8 years ago.

Answer 1

you could pay your respects by visiting his grave or pray in the church!

Answer 2

I help my husband celebrate Fathers Day. My dad died 4 years ago.

Answer 3

Spend the day remembering him. If you have siblings perhaps you could all get together with your mom and remember him and fathers days that have passed. Don't just ignore the day - you may feel better if you go somewhere that he really enjoyed going or doing something that he enjoyed doing...he'll be looking down on you with a great big smile.

Answer 4

My Dad also died 8 yrs ago, but he was cremated, so theres no grave to go to. He will be in my thoughts Sunday, as he is most days anyway. And, of course, I'll say a prayer for him, and everyone else that has passed!

Answer 5

Mine passed away in 1992 when I was just 19. I celebrate his life by passing it on to my husband and my step-sons and their babies. I make a great meal, and then get my old photo albums out and point out my dad and tell my hubby all about him. (Although he's heard it all before!) A box of Kleenex really helps. To this day, 15 years later, it still chokes me up on anniversaries, I miss him so much. He was a wonderful father. So many people have terrible fathers, and my good one was taken from me way too early in his life. So I take father's day to celebrate his life and everything he was about.

Answer 6

I like to go and clean away any weeds from the grave and may plant a flower that is low maintenance.
This year I need to add more hardwood mulch (It keep the weeds and grass out), and he had planted some Spider Lilies in the yard, I want to dig up a few of those to plant as he enjoyed them.
Here a picture of the ones he started;
http://www.woodrome.com/garden/SpiderLily74747THUMB.jpg
They everywhere now.

Answer 7

Mine passed when I was 5 (46 years ago),I was raised by a single Mom of 5 kids.We gave her breakfast in bed on Mothers Day and Fathers Day.She talked about it til she passed herself(last year).hope you find a way to feel love for him and have a great day whatever you do...

Answer 8

Well if ur dads dead, and its fathers day, u should be remembering what a great dad he was. and how special he was to you. along with all the other great things about him. and just try to think of him as a good person. and remember him. thats all.

Answer 9

You could do something in honor of his memory. Like taking flowers to his grave site. Or going somewhere that you know he loved... like a place in the woods or the beach. What did he like to do?

I would suggest that you look around your town for brick ceremonies. Not sure if that's what its called... but a lot of places will sell bricks to place in buildings with the names of the people who buy them. Like at a park, you know? Maybe find something like that that's going on and buy a brick and have your dad's name put on it.

Answer 10

I visiting his grave ever year on father day

Answer 11

I spend it just like I always have. It is just another day of the week. I do not know what I will do that day either.