Hello,
Well Father's Day has come and gone once again and it's another marked day to pay tribute to the patriarch of the family.
It all began in 1910 in Spokane, Washington by Sondra Smart Dodd who proposed that June 5 should be the date to honor fathers but the clergymen who she spoke to about the idea basically said: "Not enough time for sermons." There's a fixed date: Third Sunday in June.
By the 1930s, it was at a national level but congress continued to resist making it a holiday due to commercialization.
Then... Margaret Chase Smith basically shook her fist at congress saying: Hey, we're honoring moms, but why not dads!
It wasn't until Nixon signed a bill proclaiming Father's Day a national holiday in 1972. So this is the 42nd National Father's Day.
Did you know that
- Father's day brings out the most sellouts in baseball? All the stadiums showing games have sold out 4 years straight, drawing a revenue increase of nearly $750 million.
- The tie business sees a major uptick in sales?
- Blue is used for prostate cancer awareness. The number 1 killer cancer of men.
What was really striking was that there was an article in the USA today talking about how father's rights? Well it seems more and more they are diminishing. I was at the gym today and found out on TruTv that
Only 11.6% of fathers decisively win divorce cases
Only 7.9% of fathers win custody of their children
Only 0.9% of fathers win at least a fourth up to a half of the martial assets
Alimony debt on fathers sits at almost $900 billion...
Fathers and child support debt? $696.2 billion
When it comes to paternal leave however: Fathers get absolutely no paternal time to take off of work for their child. America's system is so badly broken.
Fathers have rights you know!
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I was a day removed from the funeral and headed to church on a very sunny Sunday, I knew I had the baseball game later but I also wanted to spend time with my lord and savior.
While at church, I listened to the Annapolis Bluegrass Coalition. They were a wonderful band, they played several songs for father's day and it brought a crowd in for 830, 930, and 1100.
They opened with "Little Brown Church in the Dell" and ended it with "Going Up"
While this was going on, I swear to god I saw Nansy and Sal dancing in the background to "Going Up." Nansy had a smile on her face and waved. The song basically says: "I'm going up to see my savior at the golden gates of heaven."
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After church was complete, I headed off to grab a drink and some apple slices before the game. Plus I had to get gas for the week so... I filled up.
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We proceeded to lose the game but we did get a nice hat! The Fedora was a real nice touch by the Orioles!
By the way, Thanks Dad, Thanks for changing my oil when I needed it, taking me home when I didn't have a car to drive home, hugging me when I had my accident, and just being the right kind of father there is.
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In the end, it was one up and down weekend which draws to a close and tomorrow, all I am doing with Joanna is just sitting around and doing absolutely nothing.... Not a damn thing at all...
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My favorite quote about Father's day is this: “Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.” - Bill Cosby, Comedian
Thank you and God Bless,
~ Joshua ~
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