Father’s Day Bullshit

June 19, 2007

I don't need a special day to tell my dad that I love him. I know this makes me sound as if I tell him I love him quite often, or at least occasionally. Well ladies and gentlemen, nothing can be farther from the truth. I tell him how I appreciate all the stuff he does for and gives me like only once in a green moon. Of course you fuckers know there's no green moon. It's called metaphor.

 

But okay I'll be honest. I do tell him I appreciate his clutch of sperm cells getting into my mum's ova and by some glitch accidentally concocted yours truly. And that I love him. The last time was some months ago, when I had this dream of him dying in a stupid flash flood, and get this, the dream has some creepy tree in it. I woke up crying and scared at 2 am. Then I texted him and told him how much he means to me. So you must understand, I'm pretty affectionate in my own twisted way. After nightmares, of course. With cellphone load.

 

So. I dislike Father's Day very much. It's just one of those days when capitalism is at it's finest piece of irrelevant crap. I mean don't get me wrong, I have nothing against capitalism. It's nice and all, laissez faire, globalization, all that blah. I've been heard some two or three times exclaiming "those capitalist pigs!" to the world in general but that's only because it kinda felt juvenile and therefore good. Capitalism is a nice way to go about running the world amidst its imperfections and eventual predicted collapse. But it gets annoying when people forget that life is not all about mass-marketed greeting cards, inane text quotes, gift packs and or anything on the shelves during so-called 'special' occasions. Life is all about…what? I dunno either but I'm decently sure that it's not anything mentioned above. Fucker.

 

Show your dad some love when he leasts expects it. Give him a leaf or something that has 'i love you' scratched on it if that's what it takes. Spray paint your  backyard wall 'i love you Papa' if you get desperate. I dunno. Think of something weird and unexpected and surprising. But nothing that costs too much to repair with your allowance, you must understand.

 

As for me though, I texted Papa happy father's day. He replied 'aba nag-mamature na yata ang anak kong babae ha!'. I snorted. I think it's my first time to greet him. I bet he hyperventilated from my awesome genuis.


Posted by lizette at 10:59 pm | permalink

Previous Comments

And you have another typo - guess stress kicks in.

These days don’t mean much to me. I agree - capitalists at work, that’s all. We did celebrate it like everybody else, because things link these happen only once a year (and every year).

My sister, who I think is sucking up to both my parents because she has a boyfriend we didn’t know of until the very last minute, started giving gifts, although cheap ones. I don’t still. I think what I’m doing is enough. I’m in college, heck. I may have gone mushy but that’s precisely enough, right? No more of the crappy reasons to spend money. Only a few faces are smiling.

Ironically my mom’s uncle died on that night. He was also a father, obviously. A rare celebration with brandy - he rarely drinks, so they gave it a chance - led to his death. Now my parents are attending his wake somewhere up there.

But I think I’ve been doing enough. But rather than I say “let everyday be Father’s Day” which is already a load of crappier-than-crap, I’ll just end the entire thought bubble here.

And, with your last paragraph, I can’t help but think they’re all waiting for that greeting. I guess it doesn’t matter who that comes from. Yes, I got five messages greeting me a “happy father’s day”, all addressed to my dad, who they don’t even know. Now that irritates me.

Posted by Niko at June 20, 2007, 12:12 am

if this day seems bullshit, then eff valentines day more!

Posted by vince at June 20, 2007, 2:10 am

I agree with you! Only the capitalists are happy on this day and similar occasions.

Posted by tom at June 20, 2007, 1:34 pm

nikoL found the typo but too lazy to fix it. give me two or three hours yay!

vince: bah, refer to this http://lizlan.blogspot.com/2007/02/sacred-day-of-capitalistic-hearts.html for stuff, i dunno.

tom: yep. and mushy dads i bet.

Posted by lizette at June 20, 2007, 6:10 pm

I agree secondly with Mr. Tom above. Everyday is a special day for your dad, no matter how corny that sounds. :)

Posted by bioresearchthesis at June 21, 2007, 10:26 pm

Amen.

Haha. You write well. That was one entertaining read. :D

Posted by Dan at June 22, 2007, 3:37 pm

thanks guys for dropping by. ;)

Posted by lizette at June 23, 2007, 7:57 am