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Let me first explain that I grew up in a retail environment, one that capitalizes on such holidays. There were times when Valentines Day and Mothers Day had almost the same action as Christmas, but even in those times Fathers Day got barely any love.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis Fathers Day, I took it upon myself to make up gift sets to sell. Out of 12 sets, 2 sold. As we tried to do the same thing we did on Mothers Day to get rid of them (standing at the side of the street and screaming at drivers), I discovered some sad truths:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPeople did not consider buying their father a gift;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPeople don't think the fathers they know deserve a gift. As one lady said, her brother is a sperm donor;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPeople are not willing to shell out money for a gift, a couple people wanted gifts for $5 and $10;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMen would never give gifts to other men when it comes to something like Fathers Day;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EPeople would not consider giving a gift to a man who is not their father but is a father, be it an uncle, a friend, etc\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMothers are more in the minds of people than fathers as evidenced by the fact that all the gift baskets we had on Mothers Day sold out while we only sold two for Fathers Day, and those two were the \u003Cu\u003Echeapest\u003C\/u\u003E one.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003EBut what does this say about us as a society? Now I must admit, for the week, sales have been lackluster and that particular day, St. John's was almost a ghost town. Unlike Mothers Day, no extra people were on the sides of the streets selling gift sets and baskets. In fact I only saw one table with gifts for fathers, but I have a strong feeling the woman went home with the bulk of her stock.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EBut why no love for the fathers?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIs it that we have so many deadbeat dads, sperm donors and the like that people have no desire to give their fathers a gift of appreciation? Is it a matter that we, as a society, don't encourage showing affection to the men, even if they are our fathers? Is it a matter that Mothers have gone through so much that they expect something on that one day set aside for them? Is it a matter that there is a disconnect between fathers and their children?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPerhaps fathers, in general, have never played a major role in the upbringing of the child. As such their offspring don't have a positive emotional connection with them. Said offspring categorizing their fathers in to one of the following:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBreadwinner\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDisciplinarian\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe man who passes by every now and then\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe man who gives them sweets and other unimportant things\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe man who sleeps at their house\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENowhere to be found \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003EThen again, what example do men have on being a good father? How can they be a good father if they never had one? That's why I miss shows like the Cosby Show, where there was a great example of a good father, but now a days who do men or even young boys have as fatherly role models? And what makes a good father?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAccording to AskMen's article, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.askmen.com\/money\/body_and_mind_60\/96_better_living.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E12 Traits of a Great Father\u003C\/a\u003E, a good father,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003Eis a good disciplinarian\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Eallows his kids to make mistakes\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Eis open minded\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Eteaches his children to appreciate things\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Eaccepts that his kids aren't exactly like him\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Espends quality time with his children\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Eleads by example\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Eis supportive \u0026amp; loyal\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Echallenges his kids\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Eteaches his children lessons\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Eprotects his family at all costs\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003Eshows unconditional love\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThere you have it, with all the information at our finger tips, why aren't there more great fathers? I'm not saying that one can have all the traits, but a few doesn't hurt. And if you haven't noticed, they don't cost a thing.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EMaybe I'm being idealistic in believing that men should step up to the plate and be good fathers. Maybe I'm being a capitalist in hoping that children would want to buy their fathers gifts. Maybe I should accept that Fathers day will slip away into obscurity with a few of us still giving the men in our lives a token of our appreciation. Just maybe.\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/asilomik.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2063669067381589014\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=8580635660349746755\u0026postID=2063669067381589014\u0026isPopup=true","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8580635660349746755\/posts\/default\/2063669067381589014"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8580635660349746755\/posts\/default\/2063669067381589014"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/asilomik.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/happy-fathers-day.html","title":"Happy Fathers Day?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kimolisa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16624029898830661332"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});