Father’s Day Rant Thread

(Full Metal KETO AF) #1

Father’s Day Rant Thread

Hi fellow fathers and welcome to the rant thread. Feel free to post your disappointments or the unspoken and unrecognized joys that being a Father has brought you. :cowboy_hat_face:

Has anyone ever noticed the difference between Father’s Day and Mother’s Day? Is there a need for either one of them?

So I will start with the first question…Mother’s Day is a tribute to the love, care and nurturing that our dear sweet Moms have given us all our lives, even into adulthood. They birthed us and brought us into the world and cared for us like a precious treasure (in most cases!). We show our appreciation with flowers, Candy, gifts, brunches or nice dinners out. I think this is great, however should it take a holiday to show your love for your mother? Everyday should be Mother’s Day, that love should be spread out over the whole year!

And now Father’s Day, quite a different story for many of us. Most of us have spent our days working to support our families, seeing our children less than mom does. We love and care for our children as much as our better half’s did. How many of you guys are coerced into BBQing for the whole clan, because that’s what guys like to do, right? Stand over a hot grill on a summer day cooking for everyone else. Who needs to be pampered as a real man?

Well it’s always been a different story for me. I honor my mother and father accepting all the shortcomings that I grew up with and the battle that lasted from age 5 till I moved out to celebrate my 18th birthday. Definitely a tough love/hate childhood. But things are better now between my folks and I, they were children too when I was born and we all grew up together! :slightly_smiling_face: For me being the father of just one child who suffers from severe autism my life has been about thankless service to my son. I raised him alone mostly from age 11 to 18. It was a special perk being disabled and having the time to shed my love and care on him. I have never been to a brunch or special dinner, gotten a Father’s Day gift or a loving telephone call. That’s okay mostly as I always viewed Father’s and Mother’s Day as a Hallmark holiday, designed to create stuff to sell and consume. I have always played along for my parent’s sake, I don’t want them to feel unappreciated.

For me Father’s Day is usually spent doing what I always do, nurturing and taking care of my son and celebrating with the purpose he has given me in life serving his needs. This year he’s on a camping trip with his mom, and I’ll spend the day in solitude. I realized how I was going to miss taking care of him today, with his unconditional love for me. I have found joy in the service.

As a statement of solidarity for all the fathers out there slaving over a hot grill on a summer day, I have decided to take the day off from cooking. I am eating my delicious leftovers and pretending that someone made a lovely meal for me (self love I guess)! We take it where we can get it. :slightly_smiling_face:

A shout out to all the great fathers out there. :cowboy_hat_face:

(Lazy, Dirty Keto 😝) #2

You sound like an amazing father, @David_Stilley :heart: Happy father’s day to you and all of you wonderful fathers on the forum!

PS - you all deserve a day of being pampered just like us moms :hugs:

(Kristen Ann) #3

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! :slight_smile:

(Full Metal KETO AF) #4

So keeping with my self love theme today a delivery man just showed up with a Father’s Day gift purchased by yours truly, of course it had to be something to cook with! :man_cook:t3:

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I had forgotten it was coming today so nice surprise. I will break it in later today with the carcass of a rotisserie chicken that I am going to pick clean and make some broth from the scraps. :cowboy_hat_face:

(Marianne) #5

God bless you. If it makes any difference, the Universe is watching. :cry:

(Full Metal KETO AF) #6

Back at you Marianne, We both know the trials, and rewards of a raising a challenged child and the feeling that comes from putting your best forward to help them. God bless you. :cowboy_hat_face:

(Libby) #7

My husband’s mother used to call it Mother F-er Day and giggle. It still makes my husband smile every year thinking about what a kick she got from saying it.

Been wanting to buy an instant pot for ages! Let us know how you like it

Happy Father’s Day!

(Full Metal KETO AF) #8

Thanks Libby! :blush:

(Full Metal KETO AF) #9

I find it interesting that only women have looked at this thread it seems…:sunglasses:

Thanks to all you lovely ladies. :cowboy_hat_face:

#10

Happy Father’s Day David! I feel guilty that my husband is grilling later now lol, in my defense though, he won’t let me do it :smirk:

There is so much value in the love of a caring father, you are absolutely priceless to your son and it sounds like he to you as well, definitely something worth celebrating :partying_face:

(Lazy, Dirty Keto 😝) #11

All the fathers are grilling :joy::rofl:

(Bob M) #12

We’re actually going to dinner. At a steakhouse, of course.

I don’t mind BBQ, but I use sous vide techniques, then just smoke the meat a short time. This makes the meat juicy and limits the time I spend.

I think maybe I"m not into being pampered. I’m just happy to be alive one more day and seeing my family and friends.

(Susan) #13

Happy Father’s Day to all forum dad’s and you are an awesome father, David, and I am sure that your son feels this and loves you with all his heart.

Richest Blessings to all the dad’s =).

(linda) #14

As Conan O’Brian said

Happy Fathers Day to all the guys wearing shorts with a belt.

('Jackie P') #15

Happy Father’s day for yesterday :slightly_smiling_face:
Your post made me sad, in a kind of happy and reflective way.
I lost my Dad 6 years ago. On Father’s Day I always used to invite him and my Mum for the weekend. Cook him his favourite meal, give him a special bottle of Single Malt Whisky! He was never a great drinker but enjoyed his special pre-dinner drink!
He would never rest up as I told him too, but would go round my house, doing any little jobs, always fixing things for me!
I see that you are a very special and nurturing Dad!
I look forward to seeing how you enjoy your Instant Pot. I bought one some years ago and used it relentlessly. But it has got a bit dusty of late! I’m sure you will inspire me! I particularly used to enjoy pressure cooking ribs to tenderness and finishing them in the oven. Mmmm… might have to think of a keto BBQ sauce!:yum:

(Edith) #16

Another woman here to whom your thread brought a tear to her eye.

(Karim Wassef) #17

I chose to define what we do for Father’s Day… it was hot wings and family movies - Avengers style … :sunglasses:

(Full Metal KETO AF) #18

@CrackerJax and @VirginiaEdie You’re sweet ladies, but don’t fret! :slightly_smiling_face: I had a great day, my son’s mom called and I got to talk with my son on FaceTime and saw the beautiful place they’re camping at.

Had a great conversation with my dad and he’s finally getting back to low carb Yay! And I got him interested in watching The Magic Pill with my mom. My father almost died last year from a massive systemic staff infection. He still has acute inflammation in one of his feet from a surgery last year that removed some bone in his foot that was getting necrotic from the infection. He’s had multiple surgeries elsewhere from the infection and has another on his shoulder coming on the 26th. He did Atkins several times in the past and the damn transition to higher carbs got him every time when he hit his goal weight. I told him he has to keep it up to keep the benefits, he’s still got fruit on the brain. :confused: He clings to the notion that fruit is healthy.

I hope he figures out the truth, he’s turning 80 in November. He did some stupid online test where you punch in information and it predicts the age you likely will pass, his said 80! I told him that stuff isn’t written in stone and that he’s a smart man and should get it together. He agreed which made me happy, he’s a very diss functional eater, a chronic snacker. He complains that it’s hard because my mom keeps buying crap. She eats pretty healthy mostly but will eat a pop tart for breakfast :warning: I have a hope that she’ll see the light watching the film, she’s been on Lipitor for about 30 years because of cholesterol at 300, her stupid doctor is an idiot but she believes in him more than any information I give her, very sad for me because I don’t want to loose her or for her to loose her mind to Alzheimer’s. I can only hope. :cowboy_hat_face:

(Full Metal KETO AF) #19

I hope you had an awesome day Karim.:cowboy_hat_face:

#20

I’m late to this thread, because, ironically, I was cleaning my son’s room for father’s day. Poor guy can really make a mess, but has the hardest time cleaning it up. He’s been sleeping on the couch for the past week, because he saw a bug go into his room in the middle of the night, and couldn’t bare to go in there. It’s needed cleaning up for a long time now, but after him sleeping in the living room for the last week, I decided it was time.

He came home from work, and was shocked how good it looked, and I wasn’t even half-way through. He kept hugging me and thanking me for doing it. So, it was pretty much worth it. When we originally talked about cleaning his room, he wanted to pay me for his time, but of course I’m not going to make him. Tuesday’s his birthday, and it will just be an extension of his birthday gift.

I might have been slaving, but it wasn’t over a hot grill. We had keto pizza, and I ate the whole thing!

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