TO MY FATHER... FARWAY IN DISTANCE, SO CLOSE IN MY MIND!
Happy Father's Day Dad
Dad, there are no words to describe what you mean to me. Rather, it is a place in my heart, and I see it in the mirror, every day. I love you Dad, and miss you. Love
(Nao ha palavras que possam descrever o que representas para mim. Ha sempre um lugar no coracao e saudades e amor no pensamento. FELIZ DIA DO PAI)
A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father. ~ Gabriel García Márquez
(Sabemos que estamos a envelhecer quando nos parecemos como o nosso pai - no meu caso, estou a perder o cabelo LOL)
Background
There are some suggestions that the idea of Father's Day may originate in pagan sun worship. Some branches of paganism see the sun as the father of the universe. The June solstice occurs around the same time of year as Father's Day so some people saw a link between the two.
The idea of a special day to honor fathers and celebrate fatherhood was introduced from the United States. A woman called Sonora Smart Dodd was inspired by the American Mother's Day celebrations and planned a day to honor fathers early in the 20th century. The first Father's Day was celebrated in Spokane, Washington on June 19, 1910. Father’s Day has become increasingly popular throughout North America and other parts of the world over the years. Mother’s Day is also celebrated in Canada on an annual basis.
Sonora Louise Smart Dodd is known as the “Mother of Father’s Day.” She began trying to make Father’s Day an officially recognized holiday in 1909.
Sonora Smart was born on February 18, 1882, in Jenny Lind (Sebastian County), the daughter of William Jackson Smart, a farmer and Civil War veteran, and Ellen Victoria Cheek Smart. She was the oldest of six children and the only girl. When Smart was five years old, her family left Arkansas and settled in Spokane, Washington, where she lived for the rest of her life. In 1898, her mother died in childbirth, and Smart helped her father raise her younger brothers.
Smart married John Bruce Dodd, an insurance agent, on November 4, 1899, and they had a son, Jack Dodd, in 1909. In 1909, Dodd heard a church sermon about Mother’s Day, which had recently become a recognized holiday, and she wondered why there was no Father’s Day. On June 6, 1910, Dodd suggested establishing such a holiday to the Spokane Ministerial Association and the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA). The first Father’s Day was celebrated in Spokane on June 19, 1910, fourteen days after Dodd’s father’s birthday.
Although the proposed holiday gained many supporters over the years, including Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Calvin Coolidge, it took several decades to be nationally recognized. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared June 19 of that year to be Father’s Day. Finally, in 1972, President Richard M. Nixon made Father’s Day a permanent national holiday to be observed annually the third Sunday of June.
In addition to her work establishing Father’s Day, Dodd was an artist and a poet, and she wrote a children’s book about the Native Americans of Spokane.
Dodd died on March 22, 1978, and is buried in Greenwood Memorial Terrace in Spokane.
Sonora Louise Smart Dodd (1882–1978)
Sonora Louise Smart Dodd is known as the “Mother of Father’s Day.” She began trying to make Father’s Day an officially recognized holiday in 1909.
Sonora Smart was born on February 18, 1882, in Jenny Lind (Sebastian County), the daughter of William Jackson Smart, a farmer and Civil War veteran, and Ellen Victoria Cheek Smart. She was the oldest of six children and the only girl. When Smart was five years old, her family left Arkansas and settled in Spokane, Washington, where she lived for the rest of her life. In 1898, her mother died in childbirth, and Smart helped her father raise her younger brothers.
Smart married John Bruce Dodd, an insurance agent, on November 4, 1899, and they had a son, Jack Dodd, in 1909. In 1909, Dodd heard a church sermon about Mother’s Day, which had recently become a recognized holiday, and she wondered why there was no Father’s Day. On June 6, 1910, Dodd suggested establishing such a holiday to the Spokane Ministerial Association and the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA). The first Father’s Day was celebrated in Spokane on June 19, 1910, fourteen days after Dodd’s father’s birthday.
Although the proposed holiday gained many supporters over the years, including Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Calvin Coolidge, it took several decades to be nationally recognized. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared June 19 of that year to be Father’s Day. Finally, in 1972, President Richard M. Nixon made Father’s Day a permanent national holiday to be observed annually the third Sunday of June.
In addition to her work establishing Father’s Day, Dodd was an artist and a poet, and she wrote a children’s book about the Native Americans of Spokane.
Dodd died on March 22, 1978, and is buried in Greenwood Memorial Terrace in Spokane.
(http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2762)
IT NEVER RAINS ON FATHERS DAY
It never rains on Father’s Day
No clouds appear in the sky
Father’s Day yearly sunshine display
Reflects love from Dads big and small fry
It’s not the ties, belt, or any such gift
Though given with big hugs and big kisses
It’s their thoughtfulness that gives Dad his lift
He just loves their loving good wishes
That’s why it never rains on Father’s Day
And why no clouds appear in the sky
Dad so appreciates all the love conveyed
By each of his big and small fry
No clouds appear in the sky
Father’s Day yearly sunshine display
Reflects love from Dads big and small fry
It’s not the ties, belt, or any such gift
Though given with big hugs and big kisses
It’s their thoughtfulness that gives Dad his lift
He just loves their loving good wishes
That’s why it never rains on Father’s Day
And why no clouds appear in the sky
Dad so appreciates all the love conveyed
By each of his big and small fry
Stanley Cooper
"A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty." -- Author Unknown.
Instructions For New Fathers
"Spread the diaper in the position of the diamond with you at bat. Then, fold second base down to home and set the baby on the pitcher's mound. Put first base and third together, bring up home plate and pin the three together. Of course, in case of rain, you gotta call the game and start all over again."
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