ESSAY FROM AUGUST 2002
FATHER'S DAY
Father's Day is a day to honor fathers. My church celebrates Father's Day by giving the fathers of the parish a special blessing. One would think that Fathers's Day is a day of celebration, but is it?
Father's Day is the third major event in the retail conspiracy. The first major event is Valentine's Day, and the second is Mother's Day. The retail industry wants us to believe that we must buy gifts to show that we love our fathers. I know men who expect gifts from their children every Father's Day. Isn't birthdays, Christmas, and anniversaries enough for receiving gifts?
People should buy gifts when they feel like it, and not when the retailers say so. Christmas is an exception to this statement because gift giving was part of the first Christmas. People should raise their voices to the retailers and say, "We will buy gifts when we want, and not when you want us to." Stop giving into the retail conspiracy. Do things on your terms, and not the retailers'.
