"single mothers day"

June 16, 2019, 01:44 PM

I see this effort to change fathers day, I was raised by a single father. I hate these efforts, and in fact actively wish ill on those who seek to destroy it's nature.

That's all.

June 16, 2019, 02:10 PM

badcopnodonut!!

quote:
Originally posted by FenderBender:
I see this effort to change fathers day, I was raised by a single father. I hate these efforts, and in fact actively wish ill on those who seek to destroy it's nature.

That's all.

Agree. Glad I’m not the only one that feels that way.

June 16, 2019, 02:14 PM

Gustofer

This is a new one on me.

I've never heard of "Single Mother's Day" until now, but I completely agree with your sentiment.

Great.

One more thing for me to be pissed off about.

June 16, 2019, 02:19 PM

Jim Shugart

June 16, 2019, 02:23 PM

ZSMICHAEL

quote:
posted June 16, 2019 02:14 PM Hide Post
This is a new one on me.

I've never heard of "Single Mother's Day" until now, but I completely agree with your sentiment.

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It is funny how our language evolves with the times. I remember the term being UNWED mother or even better "DIVORCEE".

June 16, 2019, 02:25 PM

Jimbo54

quote:
Originally posted by Gustofer:
This is a new one on me.

I've never heard of "Single Mother's Day" until now, but I completely agree with your sentiment.

Great. One more thing for me to be pissed off about.

You can put me in this camp as well. A mother is a mother whether a father is in the scene or not. Single moms already have a day and it's called "mother's day".

Jim

June 16, 2019, 02:45 PM

newtoSig765

Let's just call it "Easy Women Day" and we'll all know what we're talking about.

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June 16, 2019, 02:53 PM

V-Tail

I was raised by a single mother, but probably not for the same reason. My father died just after my 5th birthday.

My last clear memory of him was four months earlier, the family was listening to news reports on the big floor-standing console radio, on Pearl Harbor day. Four months later, he was gone.

June 16, 2019, 03:44 PM

kz1000

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June 16, 2019, 03:58 PM

RobC2

I think we should get our own month. And not share it.

June 16, 2019, 07:24 PM

newtoSig765

^^^^^^^^
Maybe a month, starting mid-June and going to mid-July. That way it will cover Fathers Day, the June Sprints, and Independence Day.

June 16, 2019, 10:39 PM

radioman

face it, there's an all out war on men.

June 17, 2019, 10:12 AM

TMats

First time hearing about “Single-Mother’s Day,” but I did read about an effort (small minority, I hope) who are lobbying to change Father’s Day to Special Persons Day, and I ain’t kiddin’ neither.

June 17, 2019, 01:40 PM

Prefontaine

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Originally posted by radioman:
face it, there's an all out war on men.

There is. Many women will not be happy unless they run everything.

I've been a "feminist" in the scope of viewing women as equals since I was a small child. If she can do the job whether flying a F-16, or throwing TD's in the NFL, give her the job, and pay her the same.

But, it doesn't extend to dating. In the dating world it's hey I wanted to be treated as an equal but not when it comes to money, that's on the man! That's a double standard and utter horse shit. Being an equal includes money.

I don't give a shit about mother's day or father's day as they are hallmark marketing days used to get money out of your wallet via card, food, gift, etc. Every day is mother's/father's day. If you are married every day is an anniversary. You don't need some bullshit marketing day to pay your due to your spouse, your parents, grandparents, etc.

June 17, 2019, 10:38 PM

rburg

Wait, I don't understand. Yesterday was fathers day. So we first went to TGIF, but even though the place was only half filled, we were told it would be about 25 minutes till we could be seated. So following my normal rude behavior, I told my wife "lets go someplace decent"

So we went to my favorite restaurant. Blinkers. It's won the best steak in Northern Kentucky the last few years in a row. We walked in the front door and the hostess greeted us and took us to a table. The clock was ticking and it probably took 2 more minutes for our waitress to ask what we wanted to drink. She vanished and it took a bit, maybe 2 minutes, to bring us our drinks.

All going about as it normally does. Then it took may be 15 total for her to bring us our meals.

But I paid, as always. Can't expect good service and have my wife pay, too.

June 17, 2019, 11:06 PM

ensigmatic

Are some of you looking for things about which to be offended or pissed off?

Not having heard so much as a whisper about anything called "Single Mother's Day," much less an attempt to hijack Father's Day, I just went looking.

Two search engines. Both "web" and "news" searches. Came up bupkis. Closest I could find was Single Parents Day on March 21.

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June 18, 2019, 12:32 AM

FenderBender

quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
Are some of you looking for things about which to be offended or pissed off?

Not having heard so much as a whisper about anything called "Single Mother's Day," much less an attempt to hijack Father's Day, I just went looking.

Two search engines. Both "web" and "news" searches. Came up bupkis. Closest I could find was Single Parents Day on March 21.

https://www.independent.co.uk/...parent-a7917681.html

https://www.latimes.com/opinio...rents-day-story.html

June 18, 2019, 07:39 AM

trapper189

quote:
Originally posted by FenderBender:
quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
Are some of you looking for things about which to be offended or pissed off?

Not having heard so much as a whisper about anything called "Single Mother's Day," much less an attempt to hijack Father's Day, I just went looking.

Two search engines. Both "web" and "news" searches. Came up bupkis. Closest I could find was Single Parents Day on March 21.

https://www.independent.co.uk/...parent-a7917681.html

https://www.latimes.com/opinio...rents-day-story.html

Umm, you proved his point?

Neither of those links say anything about a "Single Mother's Day". The second one is about two gay fathers and Mother's Day.

June 19, 2019, 02:34 AM

CPD SIG

Every day I’m at the strip club is “Single Mother’s Day”

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June 19, 2019, 01:55 PM

rburg

quote:
Originally posted by CPD SIG:
Every day I’m at the strip club is “Single Mother’s Day”

Wait, I still don't understand. You get to go to strip clubs/titty bars? Married fathers aren't.