Who should be honored on Father's Day?

Question

Do you have to be a father to be honored on Father's Day? If not, who else should be celebrated?

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Answer 1

no. i honestly feel that any man that is a strong, positive influence in a child's life should be honored on Father's Day. The same goes for Mother's Day. That's what we do in my family. Two of my sisters and their husbands don't have children but have always been a strong force in all their neices and nephews lives so we honor them on Mother's and Father's days.

Answer 2

anyone who is making a difference in the world could be Honored on Fathers day. I've seen great women who were single mom's get honored for their efforts in raising the kids. I think you need to focus on God. He is the ultimate Father and think about future fathers. those who's wives are expecting babies.
Being a father is more than donating the sperm to create children. Being a father means being there when people need you. Taking care of your family or the people you love anyway you can. Financially, Spiritually, Physically, Emotionally. If your drinking or doing drugs, strung out or just decided to leave because life was too hard then you can turn in your man card. YOU'RE NOT A FATHER!!

Answer 3

Father's period should be honored. It is an insult to give to a child, lifelong and not have them at least acknowledge you. Your attempts, to not only give them life, but provide a quality of life, words of wisdom and back up when no one else can or will.

Step fathers, biological fathers, foster fathers, pretend fathers, if they have done things to enhance your life, this is the day to let them know. A card, a note, a call it all makes a difference and does brighten my day to know that I am being appreciated and thought of in any positive light by anyone... most of all my children.

My dad has past on and I would certainly be in touch, if I could just figure out the zip or area code. He is missed.

And to the woman who wants to intrude on a male holiday, you have a day Mothers Day and arguably Valentines Day. Until you can produce sperm honey, pump your brakes ( for of you who do not know "it means to slow down or check yourself") take off those pants/boxer shorts and get back into character. You may be manly, but your are not a man. Enjoy Mothers Day and call it a day.

Answer 4

He wasn't their father, yet he had to be their father determine, since their dad develop into lifeless. He develop into Uncle bill for Buffy & Jody, additionally Mr. French, their butler, helped out along with his advice besides. For me, those have been 2 stable, male place style characters. The coach develop into noted as "kin Affair". So a salute to all the boys who step up and take on the dad place for infants who have not got a dad around. happy Father's Day!

Answer 5

Not really. I mean, a single mom can also be considered as a 'father' and a mother at the same time for her children so they should be honored also on Father's day and some of those people who adopted those homeless children as their own since they don't have their own biological children, I think they should be honored too on Father's day. So, therefore I conclude it doesn't really matter what the gender is as long as he or she acts as a loving and responsible father/ parent to his/ her children (biological or not).. I want to honor them on Father's day. Happy Father's day to you! (whoever you may be) <*-*>

Answer 6

All father's whether biological dads or not.
There are a lot of single Mom's out there doing a great job, under difficult circumstances, but they can't replace the role of a father. While I agree that they too should be recognized they are: on Mother's Day.

Answer 7

If by honored, you mean a heartfelt thanks goes to the "father figures" that have been involved in your life, I would say they don't have to be an actual father. However, I also don't believe that honoring Fathers and 'father figures' needs to include buying them things, or spending money, as the advertisments would have you believe.

I always make the gifts and greeting cards I use anyway, and I would urge others that a personal, handmade gift will always triumph over the money spent.

Answer 8

I like having a day to honour my dad. I think he and my Mum raise my brothers and I together, but in different ways. Just like my dad can't understand "girl stuff" that only my Mum can provide, my dad provides insight, and days of fishing and camping that my Mum and I would never get around to doing. So yes, I do.

I think, though, that as I notice people saying that others should be honoured too, I disagree. But that's just me personally--I have a father who loves me, and I love him. He's been an important influence in my life. Some people, however, don't have that. But on Mother's Day do we honour just our Mothers, or all women in our liufe who influence us? No, for ME I think that the only way to truly honour our fathers is to limit it to them. But I haven't had many strong male influences in my life (as a father figure). As many uncles as I have, none of them have been such an influence as my father, and I don't see them as worth recognizing for doing me a huge service. I think its personal, but the name should stay the same: Father's Day. Because whether you're recognizing a father, uncle, or a mother who acts as a father and mother to her children, or a teacher, or a big brother, or ANYbody....they don't have to BE your father, but they'll have fulfilled the obligations that a father generally should have for his child, and that is to raise them and show them how to live. Or something. I'm having trouble getting my point across here, but I hope you get it.

Answer 9

I am a father to one, and step-father to another. They both gave me the greatest morning! Anyone who is a father in any way should be honored.

Answer 10

Come to think of it, my biological father was not much of an image to anyone , never mind the father role. He wasn't there for me as a child and he wasn't there for my children. He just wasn't there. I don't even think he even knew the names of my children. That says a lot. Oh well, it was his loss. He went to his grave a very lonely man.