Father's Day Vs. Mother's Day

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06-16-2013, 07:06 AM

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JenniePenny

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It would be nice if we could have Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Fathers Day and Mothers Day without the word "Sale" after them.

YES Indeed!

06-16-2013, 11:50 AM

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We celebrate Mother's day the entire week before and end it with lunch at my favorite restaurant called McGrath's.
This has been a tradition as long as my husband and I have been together.
His Father's day gifts are going to be a little late. The IRS has decided to "randomly review" our return this year.
I am making one of his favorite dinners though....pulled pork barbque sandwiches and homemade Cole slaw.

06-16-2013, 12:58 PM

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I think single mothers that have raise their children by themselves without the benefit of the father (for whatever reason) should be honored for Mother's and Father's day.

06-16-2013, 02:09 PM

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I think single mothers that have raise their children by themselves without the benefit of the father (for whatever reason) should be honored for Mother's and Father's day.

I second that!

06-16-2013, 02:52 PM

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It would be nice if we could have Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Fathers Day and Mothers Day without the word "Sale" after them.

Amen to that!!

06-17-2013, 06:17 AM

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When I was in restaurant management about 7 years ago, Father's Day consistently beat Mother's Day in sales. Personally, I dislike both holidays feeling they are contrived by marketers to get us to spend money. I've asked my children to not buy anything for me, what I really like is for all of us to spend time together, usually for dinner at my house. The families just left about 30 minutes ago, after our Father's Day get-together.

Interesting. At the restaurant after church yesterday, the owner said, "I am so busy today! Much more than Mother's Day.

06-17-2013, 08:15 AM

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lynnie

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fathers day is a blah for me. maybe because of all the abuse I got from him. my son stopped over for my husband with a card and gift ceert for his step dad. I gave dh something from the cat, he's her dad. not a great day for me, but dh loved getting something fromhis darling little princess zoey

06-17-2013, 12:40 PM

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margiepc

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Maybe we should have just ONE holiday and call it "Parents Day".

06-17-2013, 01:23 PM

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Mother's Day, I worked, while my hubby and kids took their grandmother to lunch...Father's day weekend, Saturday, we had a big celebration for my son and his wife who will be having their first baby( my second grandchild) in August.
Sunday...we took hubby and his grandfather, who by the way will be 102 years in September, out to lunch...so Mother's day was a dud, but Father's day weekend was great...

06-17-2013, 05:02 PM

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bloocar

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Wow, lots of celebrating for you this past weekend. Even though the baby has not been born yet, it counts, your son is still a father. Wow 101, bless his heart!