What about Dad?

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There are always tributes to be found about Mom. And yes, SHE is the rock, the foundation and the comfort for her children.

But lately I’ve been noticing more and more that, hey, Dad is just as important as Mom. But fathers go without these tributes. They live their noble cause of fatherhood unsung it seems.

Now, when my dad is so very ill, I notice this more. But I think and I hope that I always let him know how very important he was and is to my life.

I see my boys, they love me to the ends of the earth but hey, I’m MOM. When its DAD tho, that goes to see them at a special school function or whatever, then WOW. And its Dad who can fix anything, build anything, take care of anyone and everyone;

There really should be more poetry dedicated to fatherhood.

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^ well said Mamaof3 :clap:

Recently no less than 3 of my close friends have lost their fathers…all 3 within the space of a fortnight…:frowning:

It has been a very emotional time. I’ve been to see them all to pay my respects and their grief at losing a parent has been so overwhelming. One of them Mash’Allah was very close to her father and he had been suffering for a very long time, so she had made the very best of every last moment with him

However, the fathers of the other 2 both lived abroad and the anguish at not having seen them for months (or years as it was for one of the girls) was simply unbearable…

May we appreciate our fathers and love them unconditionally and wholeheartedly, with the respect that every parent deserves…

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so true....

i've noticed (my bro-in-laws in particular) that many guys nowadays have become more involved in their children's lives from infancy. They wake up many times in the middle of the night, they help get the kids ready for bed at night etc.....

i agree with u....i 2 salute the fathers who play an active role in their child's life!!

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:teary1::teary2:

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^ Sara aaj bohat ro rahi ho...sub kuch teekh hai nah? worried

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haan theek hai, i just miss them both.. :(

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Aaaw bless...where they at?

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i think its bcuz..one never has the oppertunity to get as close with their father...since childhood

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True, i tell my wife, atleast some part of Jannat is under my feet too.

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I think main reason that ppl forget dad easily is that dad normally dont show emotions/feelings specially when kids are of older age (15+) while mom never hides her emotions and feelings towards kids no matter kid is 15 or 50.

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not janat, but the door to janat :slight_smile:

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mama its a cultural thing, notice the diff between mothers day and fathers day?

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mom and dad both are necessary for the upbringing of children. so mein to waise hi dad's girl hoon magar maan ki apni jaga hoti hai magar dad ka bhi bohat zida children ki up bringin mein haath hota hia

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yes u are right mama

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My observation is that fathers of our generation (including myself, Alhamdulillah) participate in their kids life and support their wives in handling them much more than dads of previous generations did. Thankfully my own father was an exception, but most of the "dads" of his age had very limited interaction with their kids.

I think that is a very positive development. Not only because I enjoy spending time with my son a lot, but also because I know that this gives my wife time to do other things or just to relax. The understanding that beeing a housewife and mother is not an easy job is much more present in the minds of todays fathers than it was in those days when we were kids.