6/8 - Honoring the Quiet Strength of Fathers This Father’s Day
Honoring the Quiet Strength of Fathers This Father’s Day For many, Father's Day can stir up a range of emotions - from gratitude, pride, grief, ambivalence, or even anger & resentment - depending on our personal experiences. For me, Father's Day has never carried a lot of value, because the relationship I've had with my biological father has never been that close. For me, it was somewhat difficult because my parents got divorced when I was 3 years old, and I lived with my mother, seeing my father, only on occasion. He was not a person of influence in my life, during my formative years. Even choosing a Father's Day card for him was hard, because many of them just had too much emotion or sentimentality that I just didn't feel for my father. But at its heart, Father's Day offers a moment to pause and recognize the men who have shaped, supported, and/or stood beside us in ways both seen and unseen. And this doesn't just have to be your biologic...
