Often derided as the invention of Hallmark Cards – not true, as we will discover – Father’s Day now mainly seems to be an opportunity for internet businesses to flog the three commodities every father needs in his life: beer, coffee subscriptions and hot sauce.īut at a time when dads, in general, are less useless than they’ve ever been at any period in history, is it time to take Father’s Day a bit more seriously?
Father’s Day, correctly, slots in behind birthdays, religious festivals, anniversaries, Pancake Day, National Doughnut Day, the release of a new Taylor Swift album, and of course Mother’s Day in the reverence with which it is observed in most families.
Is there a less significant, more maligned celebration day than Father’s Day? I’m not asking that to be chippy or aggrieved.
