Offended Just to be Offended

I  just saw a post that made my blood boil (well, simmer, not boil) and I'd like to set the record straight.  The post said that "Father's Day is offensive to same sex couples and single moms."  The writer could not be more wrong, in my opinion.  Here's why....

Okay, I preface by saying that I am a supporter of gay marriage.  I get ridiculed by fellow Christians on this but it is where I stand.  I have lived the single mom life; believe me, I get it...more than you know.  This is not meant to put down either of these "groups" of people.

Father's Day is a celebration of dads.  What started as celebrating only dads (and grandpas) has now become dads of fur babies, step dads, father figures, guardians, and such.  Like Mother's Day, it's mostly a Hallmark holiday (in my opinion).  It's a good opportunity to recognize the people who raised you.  What it is NOT is a regulated holiday.  In short, no one is coming around to every house making sure that you're ONLY celebrating fathers.  No one is putting a tracking number on your greeting card to make certain that it's delivered to a dad.  If you think that your partner should be celebrated, CELEBRATE.  If you think a single mom should be celebrated on that day, CELEBRATE.  No one is stopping you and the idea that it's offensive to these "groups" is absurd.  I seriously doubt that the majority of these individuals share the opinion.

Furthermore, there is another day to be able to celebrate the moms....Mother's Day.  Trying to argue that moms should be celebrated on Father's Day is like arguing that new parents should be celebrated on Grandparent's Day...it just doesn't make sense.  Yes, I get that single moms and lesbian couples are both "filling a father's role" but they aren't fathers any more than a single father is a mom.  I don't hear the same argument being made for single fathers on Mother's Day.  If you truly want to honor a single mom for her "dual role", celebrate double on Mother's Day.  Better yet, watch her kids so she can get a massage...or shower without being interrupted.  Believe me, most single moms are NOT looking to be "honored" on Father's Day...they're just trying to get through the day.  They likely are not the ones making the argument this post's author was.

If you really want to make a stink about who does or doesn't deserve a celebratory Fathers Day (or Mother's Day), why not focus on deadbeat parents?  A whole mess of these parents celebrate and expect to be recognized simply for contributing to a child's birth instead of truly contributing to their lives.  So "offended" post author, let me put it to you simply....suck it up buttercup.  Focus your attention elsewhere.  You just sound ridiculous.