So I've noticed that Mothers' Day is just around the corner. But a sudden thought struck me when I was thinking of what to get for my mom... And that is - Why is Fathers' Day not viewed as importantly as Mothers' Day?
I'm not sure about you, but I think that it's both equally important. I've never actually heard people say, "Fathers' Day is around the corner!" Which is weird, isn't it?
See, my dad does a lot of the “dad joke” thing, right. Since young, whenever we have dinner out at the coffee shop, my dad does this really shitty thing where he’d comment on every stray animal that passes by. And he always says the same thing about it. A stray cat passes by, he’d say “look! your friend!” A stray dog passes by, he’d say “hey, your friend!” A mynah or a pigeon passes by, pssssst! your friend!!!” There was once when he saw a lizard at the corridor while walking home, he stepped into the house and told me, “hey, you know, I saw your friend just now…” I got so pissed off, I told him, “I HAVE NO FRIENDS!!” (laugh)
I get really angry at my dad at times. Don’t get me wrong, I still love my dad, but he likes to push the limits. When I was 11, he told me “I’ll give you $1k, you move out and live by yourself.” By that age, I was already used to the kind of shit he says, right. So I told him, “Only $1k? That’s not even enough to last for a month!” He was so speechless that he just walked away.
2 years later, he told me, “I’ll give you $1k, you go get married and never come back. How about that?” Keep in mind that I was 13 that year. I’ve never really been a nice person, so I retorted, “Please. Take a good look at my face and tell me if someone even wants to marry me. They wouldn’t even want it for free if you were to throw me at them!” I actually meant it at that time, but he didn’t know how to react to it, so he just walked away. He tried to troll but failed terribly.
Then there was this time when he told me, “I’ll pay for your plastic surgery. You want?” I knew he was trolling, but I truthfully told him, “REALLY?? Omg I’d get my nose done first, then cut double eyelids. If you’re still willing to pay, I want to straighten my teeth!” That was a totally unexpected reply, so he just looked around and pretend he didn’t hear it.
As much as it's ridiculous, my dad tried really hard to be funny. I have to admit, he does succeed sometimes, but most of the time, he just gets shot down by me xD I do treat it as a joke, but I still appreciate all that he has done for the family.
As much as Mothers' Day should be celebrated, I think that Fathers' Day should be given an equal importance as well. For providing for the family, for "dad jokes", for the small moments where they humour you.
