I just happened across a picture shared on Facebook today in honor of Parent's Day and decided to look up the holiday. Here's the picture:
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As it turns out, this holiday was signed into law back in 1994, but I'd never even heard of it. I don't recall seeing it on the calendar either, but I wasn't exactly looking for it either.
The idea seems to be to have another holiday similar to Mother's Day and Father's Day, but in regards to a two-parent family, but even more so, honoring the children rather than the parents. The focus seems to be more on the children as our most precious resource.
To quote the website for National Parent's Day, "The National Parents' Day Council does not envision Parents' Day to be yet "another" day to honor parents, but rather a day when parents honor their children and the God-centered family ideal by rededicating themselves to manifest the highest standard of unconditional true love." Which I think is wonderful, however, I'm wondering about the families with single parents. Can they not take part in this particular holiday? Is that right or wrong? Or is it neither, and is just a holiday set for a specific set of people?
Christmas is for Christians, Hanukkah is for Jewish people, Kwanza is for those celebrating African heritage, Grandparent's Day is just for grandparents, Pet Parent's Day is for those with pets, and many more, I'm sure, that I don't know of or can't think of off the top of my head. So, I suppose there's no harm in having a holiday set aside for a two-parent family.
Basically, I'm just thinking outloud here and I don't want to get anyone angry or upset about anything, but I would like general opinions on how you feel about National Parent's Day. Did you ever hear about it before? Do you care? Are you excited to go out and get a card for your wife/husband for Parent's Day? Did you look at your calendar and did you find it there? Are you a single parent and feel left out? How about divorced/separated parents who are both still in their children's lives? Any other thoughts/feelings on the subject? Constructive comments only please, let's open a discussion about it, no arguing. Thank you.
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Just because the day is plural doesn't mean it doesn't apply to single parents, no? It just means that they are covering all their bases. I didn't think twice about single parent being involved or not when I first read it!
ReplyDelete@ Kathryn, Really? That's good, maybe it's just me and I took it wrong. It seemed like it was for either or at first, but the more I read it seemed tailored more toward a two-parent home. Personally, I think single parents should be able to take advantage of the holiday as well, but I thank you for your take on it. I'll have to re-read it again. Thanks so much for stopping by :o)
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