Mother’s Day and Father’s Day

The only two days we remember our Parents?

Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are right around the corner. We all know the drill, the last minute gifts to show Mom and Dad how much we care. The bouquet of Flowers for Mom or Mom-in-Law and the gushy Greeting Card, hurriedly picked up at the nearest local Hallmark Store at best. The Tie that Dad throws in the corner of his closet along with last year’s aftershave that he has yet to wear.

Commercials are reminding us sternly to not forget those that gave us life on those specials days. Husbands scramble to buy something for the Mother of their Children; after all she will be horribly upset if she is forgotten. Wives make them-selves thoughts about what to get the Fathers of their children or make a special Dinner. Yes, Mother’s and Father’s Day another one of those wonderfully fake Holidays.

Ah, I got your attention, very good. If you thought this Article will be about what to buy last minute or where to go for Dinner, you have been cheated. This Article has nothing to do with those concerns. Instead I hope to arise some sort of emotion in you by the end of my writing. Hopefully you are not to busy right now and are comfortable, because I aim to challenge you to think! Yes, you heard me correctly. I want you to think, to judge, to form your own opinion and then act on it.

When was the last Time you really showed your Mom / Wife you cared?

Your mother raised you; hopefully she took care of you and taught you right from wrong. If she was a traditional Mother, which sadly is available less and less these days, thanks to feminine equal rights, she cleaned and bandaged your hurts, cooked your Dinners, washed your clothe and read you good-night stories. As you got older she worried about your broken heart, helped you prepare for your adult life, was ready to listen to you where and whenever you needed her to.

If she is the Mother of your children hopefully she is or was there to teach them to talk, walk, and learn. She keeps your house clean, cooks your meals and hopefully makes sure you know that you are the most important adult person in her life. (Again, that is if she isn’t out there earning money for your household and runs a household on the side).

When was the last Time you really showed your Father / Husband that he is your Hero?

Where females need to been shown that they are cared for and loved, males need to be respected and seen as worthy. Even in today’s when men have become more and more “sensitive” and “in touch with their feminine side”, which is often more of an excuse not to be a real man, again thanks to feminism, those that still carry that burden of providing for their families, protecting their loved ones, being the final say in their households still need to know that they are our heroes.

Hopefully, your father was there to teach you how to be a man. Not a sissy, a bully, a pervert, a tyrant or a wastrel, but a real man. A man that knows then to be strict, when to be loving, when to put his foot down and when to just be there. A man that is willing to carry his weight and sometimes more then even he thinks he can handle. A man that is willing to tough it out when things get rough, to be willing and able to be the head of the household and not just in words, but in deeds and actions with not just the rights, but all the responsibilities as well.

If he is the father of your children, is he the strong backbone of your family. Does he provide what is needed to keep the household on track, food on the table, shelter and clothe on your back? Is he there to hold you or the children when you need comfort and give wise advice when you are in doubt?

If they are…then are you?

If the above named conditions apply in your household, if man or woman did or are doing their part of the job, are you doing yours?

When was the last time you called your Mother just to say hello? When was the last time you wrote a letter telling her how much she is appreciated? Just went out for a cup of coffee or had her over just for a cup? Gave her some flowers for no time at all? If she is your wife, when was the last time you called her during your lunch break, just to tell her that you love her? When was the last time you complimented her cooking? Told her she was hot or sexy? Given her a gift for no reason at all?

When was the last time you had your Father show you something he is extremely good at and really tried to learn from him? When was the last time you went fishing, shooting, bowling or whatever his interest is with your Father? When was the last time you invited your Dad to Dinner?

If he is your Husband, when was the last time you dressed up sexy for him? Let in a bath for him and rubbed his back if it is sore? When was the last time you wrote a sweet note that tells him how much you appreciate him and put it in the lunchbox? When was the last time you bought him something that he is interested in? When was the last time you gave him a kiss for no reason at all?

Your sentiments are appreciated but…

You ran your-self frazzled for that once a year obligatory gift and hope you hit it right so you don’t have to listen to the guilt speech or see the you shouldn’t have look. They try hard not to say anything that might stop you from ever again try to do anything that might be even remotely nice. Yes, your sentiments are appreciated; you are now duly marked as a good son, daughter, husband or wife. They know that after all you had much better things to do with your time and money then to select those gifts, so they should be grateful right?

The reality of the matter is:

There is usually one of three reasons if Mother’s or Father’s day are just obligatory Gift giving days or are just plain forgotten.

1. Either the person is completely selfish or just doesn’t give a care
2. Perhaps you were just not a seen as a Person worthy of the honoring
3. There is honor on more then those days and therefore the day looses its importance