Making Father’s Day Merry (Fabulous?)

Naturally, I made a rather big deal out of Mother’s day last month. But I also want to make a rather big deal out of Father’s Day (this Sunday!).

Really, this isn’t just in the interest of Title IV, gender equality, parity and all that. It’s because I really believe that honoring fatherhood is an important part of honoring motherhood.

It’s easy to find fault with fathers—and the media is a big help there. But for all the negative attention that dads get, I know that there are lots of fathers out there stepping up and doing a great job.

It’s also easy for we mothers to get so caught up in how difficult our lives are and how much is expected of us that we gloss over the expectations for father—and sometimes that’s partially because the media has set such a low expectation for them.

But guess what. There are lots of REAL DADS out there doing great things. Dads that are capable. Dads that are responsible. And though they’re not always the best at expressing it (or at least not how we expect them to), dads that are loving.

Dads are important. They’re not the same as mothers, but they’re still vital in their own role.

Want to brag on a dad in your life? Post a comment here—we’ll be talking about this for the rest of the week—or respond on your blog!