Is Father’s Day as Relevant as Mother’s Day?
May 12, 2008
Many people celebrated the recent mother’s day with a lot of high interest.
Reports say many people attach great significance to the recognition given to mothers on mother’s day. Many media houses and radio stations organized promotions with attractive prizes to hounour mothers for their sacrifice.
But with some weeks to father’s day, (June 17th) The Super Morning Show is asking………………………………….
“Would you celebrate Father’s day with as much significance as you did mother’s day?
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will i don’t know what you mean by your topic but if it takes two people to bring a person into this world then i don’t see how one becomes more important than the other. you both legs before we say you are walking.
fathers pay the bills and keep the home running but what do we want again. some runaway, leave, don’t come home but some mothers do same. fathers are the head of the families weather from home or away.
fathers are very important and the day is very important but we have a few mothers who have their husbands leaving them with the children and when they bring them up they come out shouting like all fathers are bad.
how many fathers are deading slowly because they cant make noise like the women who have brought up other children.
all those shouting about their mothers should also tell us if they saw their mum when they were with their dad.
my point simple, fathers say little but are full of action, mothers talk so we think they care more about us.
fathers dad should be given even more attention because as they see what we are doing for our mother they feel less important because when it get to fathers day we make them feel like nothing.
Hi Kojo, i don’t know about other fathers but i think mine should not be celebrated. All i would say to him on that day will be a plain “Thank You”, nothing more, nothing less.
I will only thank him for helping to bring me into this world and for leaving my upbringing to my mum. Now that i am grown and independent, he prides himself in hitting his chest and saying this is my daughter, she is a graduate from the university of Ghana and she has a good job now…………..I owe all i have and all i am today to my mum.
I will forever celebrate her.
yes,for me some fathers must be lauded for the many things they’ve done in our lives,although mothers are the ones who are most caring,loving and very thoughtful of us.Deservingly, fathers should also be accorded the commendation given to our mothers.
I think some fathers are irresponsible but most of them are responsible. sometimes they give you what they can afford that does not mean they are irresponsible. have a great day, Kojo.
I think Fathers are not being the sort of recognition that they really deserve. I do not denounce my mum but I wopuld rather go for my dad all they way through for the zillionth time. I have seen families in which both father and mother have renerged on their roles. I currently front for some parents in the upkeep of thir children.
Agreed, some fathers are irresponsible, but it’s unfair to brand fathers as useless and not worthy of equal celebration.
Some fathers may not be present at all times but just so because they have to take care of other equally important family issues. The ever presence of mothers erronously make children think mothers are the more responsible.
I dare say also that mothers infuse into the heads of their children that their fathers are useless and I’m not surprised about children’s neglect for their dads.
Moreover, mothers are more vocal when it comes to matters that interest them (mothers) whiles fathers are reserved.
We ought to give fathers the place they deserve.
well some will say fathers need to be celebrated atleast for their role in the human production process.frankly kojo, i think although fathers need to be celebrated but we can not attarch the same significance to that of mothers day.its true some fathers are caring, very reponsible and all that, but the number of women who carry this burden all alone far outweight the number of men, so must be the significance.
for me i love my mum and my dad as well and i do celebrate them both.
good day
Hi Kojo, not every father is responsible. My father NEVER toke care of since my childhood. Uptil now, my father doesn’t know the level of my education! WHAT I AM DOING, WHERE I AM or WHAT I AM! He’s alive and married to another woman. My only prayer is, God should help me to be a responsible father for my children in the future. My mother is my soul food.
Kojo, both my parents are alive but my father serves as father,mother,sister,brother and all there is that one can give to a daughter. He is my world and i love him to bits.i give my mum presents just as a duty on mother’s day, but i celebrate father’s day with every last breath in my being.some father’s are all some some of us have.
actually i wont. not because i think fathers contribution to the livelihood not significant but i believe, he who knows how to appreciate a gift is the one who always recieves. fathers just cant help it or maybe all men, while you’re busy making a big deal of their day, they sit back and watch indifferently as if it isn’t them you’re talking about… so what do you do, you also take a back seat as i will be doing.
Mothers shall forever be very important in the lives of some of us. Similarly, i believe either of the parents is equally important to whom it favours. In that, if my father has been irresponsible in every way, i would definitely attach every love and importance to my mother, and vice versa.
Thus, father’s day is as relevant as mother’s day to whom the situation favours.
fathers as a matter of fact play second fiddle role in the upbring of their children, making reference to how mothers go beyond their limits to care for their children and that of others. Again most fathers are irresponsible, some do not even know their own children and how they are surviving. Kojo, they don’t care that is why over the years, much important has not been attached to the celebration of such a Day.
Kojo, my father don’t deserve such a recognition because for all that I am today, I owe it fully to my superior mother.
Hi Kojo Father’s day deserves to be celebrated with all the hype that went with mother’s day. That a few irresponsible fathers exist does not negate the very important roles fathers play in raising their children. A father’s love transcends the daily refrain of “I carried you nine months in my womb” Fathers tell their children the truth and cause them to conform to reality through discipline. While a mother will spank with the hollow of her palm, fathers spank for full effect.
Mothering is a natural instinct that comes readily to every woman. This tendency is given abundantly to every female creature. In lower animals, fathering is absent or limited to a negligible group of creatures. For this reason children are naturally more attached to their mothers than their fathers. This does not mean mothers love them more. To most women mothering is just an instinct reserved only for their biological offsprings. This is well demonstrated in the mother hen who is over-protective of her chicks but will violently peck other’s chicks away. Whereas a woman will seem to very much love her children, yet she maltreats other children under her care. A father’s love knows no bounds it is extended to nieces, nephews, househelps and sometimes his step-children. What therefore is the extraordinary virtue in loving and caring for one’s own children?
Also the politics in certain homes puts the father at a disadvantage where the mother plays him against his own children and intentionally influences them to reduce affection for him by leaking his little inadequacies to them. They grow up naively resenting every move of his believing this lie that “Daddy doesn’t Love us”.
Against this background, most children grow up with a prejudice against fathers. I will however entreat all children in their discerning years to put both Daddy and Mummy in context while staying above their prejudices, to see whether they both are not Loving.
I am my Kids’ greatest fan and I think I deserve to be celebrated too!!
Hi Kojo, infact it pains when two people together brought me to the world and yet only one person deserves the to be praised. I am a 31years tutor in one of the best secondary school in Ghana and ever since i was born has not never set eye on my father.
The first time i talked to him on phone was in the year 1994 and he promised coming down to see me but up to now i haven’t see him.
My single mother took me to school. Even when i got a good grade to university my Mum couldn’t take me there and so i have to go the Trraining college, serve for a while before going the university. I don’t know what other fathers are doing but i thank some men for catering for me even if i am not thier own son.
He is in Canada and
I’M not against the celebration of mothers day, BUT i think the world would be a safe haven to live in if there are a million kind of my father. My simple reason is my father single raised six of us when my mum left him, at the time i was only two years old and also i was at the time battling with a seriuos eye problem but my mum left and this have affected me, cuz i grew up with the eye problem and this caused ne in so many ways, especially in my school days. Kojo my story is so pathetic, but thankfully to God i didn’t go wayward. Well i’m looking forward to that ‘thing called motherly love’.Please help me celebrate my father, though things are not the i want it to be i know it shall be well soon. I wrote these words with tears.
Yes Kojo, I think some fathers especially mine, must be lauded for the many things they’ve done in our lives. Although mothers are the ones who are most caring, loving and very thoughtful of us. Deservingly, fathers should also be accorded the commendation given to mothers.
My mother past away when I was an hour old and my Elder brother was 4 years then. My brother and I are what we are now by the caring and loving of our lovely father. He serves as a father, mother, sister, brother and all there is that one can give. He is our world and we love him.
Some father’s are all some us have.
Hi Kojo,
Not every father is responsible. My father NEVER took care of ME since my childhood. Uptil now, my father doesn’t know the level of my education! WHAT I AM DOING, WHERE I AM or WHAT I AM! He’s alive and married to another woman. My only prayer is, God should help me to be a responsible FATHER,HUSBAND and SON for my CHILDREN, WIFEand MOTHER RESPECTIVELY in the future. My mother is my soul and everything.
GOD HELP MOTHERS IN THE WORLD AND CHALLENGE ALL FATHERS TO BE RESPONSIBLE
Kojo, it is true that there are some irresponsible fathers in the world but my father is not one of them. Eventhough when we were growing up he was hardly home(due to the nature of his work) he always took keen interest in everything we ever did and was always there when it mattered. I dont take any credit from my mom cos she is a God sent and we (ma father and we the kids) always praise her for it. all the same i believe if we attach as pomp to father’s day as we to mother’s day it will be a feather in the cups of fathers such as mine. so in response to your question: yes i’ll celebrate father’s day as i do mother’s day. its an annual event in our family.
Kojo, although it is said that father or men are irresponsible i think its usually an assumption. this is because most children find their mothers at home most to the time. they see mother doing the shopping, sending them to school as well as children making their complaints to their mothers normally. but kojo you will agree with me that our fathers work very hard to keep the home. they actually give money to our mothers to do most of the things they do for us (buy cloths, pay fees and so on). b’cos we see our mothers doing most of these things we give them credit. although my father is not a rich man, my sis. and i were never in debt for school fees. i attend one of the best private schools and and i feel so proud about that. even at my age now (28 and Marreid) he will not hesitate to any thing for when i ask if it within his means. i love my mother too very very much but i believe our fathers need to be appreciated and celebrated in grand sytle.
kojo
i would be gratefull if you could read this to fathers out there to sit up in their responsibilities. This is because they were left with no role models by thier fathers(our grandfathers)who use to marry as many as they want and think children and wife were bonified properties. They struggled in life and they are where they are by their own effort and to them they are doing more for you if they pay your fees and stuff like that. tell them we appreciate them very much but should sit up.
Considering the fact that the safety of passengers, pedestrians, and other road users have been left at the mercy of reckless drivers, I feel like launching a violent campaign against these wicked drivers before they cause further harm to human life.
This is my plan. I will first get a few like-minded guys and train them as snipers, and we would operate at different locations along the Accra-Kumasi road where most of these reckless drivers, who are mostly youngmen with brand new cars, overspeed and overtake perilously.
Kojo, I bet you, we would spend money but we would make sure these guys are dead before they cause more accidents.
If Ghanaians feel the problem is spirirual so Government cannot do anything about it. I think otherwise, because there is a solution.
The lawless should get ready for COUNTER LAWLESSNESS TO DEAL WITH ROAD ACCIDENTS.
Yesterday, it was 34 catholic worshipers, Kwame Owusu Ansah, Suzzie Williams, Three Urologist, My friend Kwabena Afosa, and others. Tomorrow it could be Matilda Asante, Nana Aba Anamuah, or Kojo Oppong Nkrumah.
These guys are too young to be killed because someone does not respect the law. I will not let it happen.
OUR ROADS MUST BE SAFE. SOMEONE MUST WAKE UP. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ACT NOW!
Kojo, i appreciate this opportunity to express my gratitude to my father. Kojo it is true some fathers are irresponsible but the question is “who taught them / where did they learn to be irresponsible?”. It is equally true that some mothers are irresponsible and the same question applies to them.
Kojo, i have lived with my dad all my life and spent just three early years of my life with my mum. I am not exposing my mum but teaching all who may come across this comment how to express love to either your mother or father even when they have acted irresponsibly.
My dad has catered for us throughout and I want the whole world to know that HE has been of great help to us and if not for his determination and hardwork, we could have ended in unpleasant situations.
Yes, my mum was irresponsible at some point in her life but she admitted it and pleaded for forgiveness. Even though she is not married to my dad, we love her from the bottom of our hearts and will do everything to make her happy and the rest of her days fulfilling on earth.
Kojo, I believe we can make a world of difference if the many hurting souls from irresponsible parenting can find a little space to allow the light and love of God to shine through their hearts. I must admit it hurts. I must admit I missed motherly love and care. I must admit my mum was not there when I needed her most. I must admit my mum was not there anytime I felt sick and needed that affection and warmth. I must admit it is difficult to forgive. BUT, I MUST ALSO ADMIT THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO LET GO AND LET GOD…. IT IS POSSIBLE TO FORGIVE….. IT IS POSSIBLE TO GIVE THAT IRRESPONSIBLE PARENT ANOTHER CHANCE… IT IS POSSIBLE TO SHOW PEOPLE THE RIGHT EXAMPLE…. IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE A RESPONSIBLE PARENT …. IT IS POSSIBLE TO CORRECT THE MISTAKES OF YESTERDAY WITH THE RIGHT DECISIONS OF TODAY….. IT IS POSSIBLE TO SALVAGE YOUR TROUBLED MARRIAGE FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR CHILDREN…. IT IS POSSIBLE.
It is my prayer that the love of God will touch all hurting people who through no fault of theirs were made to face the brunt of irresponsible parents. I know you went through a lot of pains and difficult situations to get this far. I know some of you guys had to do things you would not have done if that irresponsible parent had been there for you. I know some of you girls lost your integrity and pride because that situation forced you to. Yes, this is true but let that bitterness go. Let that hurt go. Make this world a better place. Make Ghana a better place. Make your future marriage and family a better one. Let us learn from their mistakes and do better. We owe it to our children and posterity.
Michael
Kojo,
God made Fathers for a purpose and just like mothers we should celebrate their role in our lives. In spite of their lapse sometimes they play a very pivotal role in our lives and they deserve to be encouraged to spur them on to give off their very best.
Kojo you know what, the irresponsiblity of fatherhood is really relative and i do not even know how it feels like, i guess i was fortunate to have the best of fathers i do not mind mentioning his name he is Mr. C.K Sampson, so good is he that he gave us(4 sibblings) all he has to make us who we are, and he still does it even when we think we do not not need it, He has always been there for us….Daddy Nyame Nhyira wo………
kojo for me fathers are a great thing. And i believe its a part of a father responsibility to take care of his kids. Therefore a day for them in our part of the world in probably not worth it. Looking at all the multiple relationship and families they keep i think its better to just let the day go on the quiet and leave individual families to appreciate the fathers if they think he deserves it.
Good Morning Kojo, and how are you doing. I love your programme, but you make me get to work late most of the time
as I find it extremely difficult to get out of my car when you are on air
Kojo, I do have a big problem with your marginalization of parents. Our mothers, without any shadow of doubt, have been more of a blessing to their
Children, from conception to adulthood. I appreciate the attention and the pomposity given to our mothers. It is unfortunate that you don’t give these same
attention , audience, and appreciation to fathers. I believe many fathers are doing more to their children than they can handle. There are single
Fathers as well as single mothers, you know. You will make fathers feel they are not appreciated and will force some of the shallow minded fathers to neglect their
Children with the conviction that the children only appreciate their mothers. Some of us are also good fathers who have the love
For their children as well. You need to appreciate fathers as well, and hope fathers get the same air time during fathers day.
Finally, I do love the KOJO / ATO KWAMENA newspaper review. You always make me get to my car before 6.30 am. Good luck to you and your producers
I don’t think fathers day can receive the same pageantry attached to mothers day simply because most mothers would go an extra mile to provide their wards with theirs. A belated mothers day to my mum Mad Esther Gifty Afedo of Gomoa Nyanyano D/A Primary Kasoa.
Mawuli Fui
Legon
The point is: men love to celebrate women, and women love to be celebrated.
How many men remember their own birthdays?
How many men get into trouble for forgetting a woman’s (mother, girlfriend, wife) birthday?
And
How many women forget their own birthdays?
How many women forget birthdays?
The trend above tells you men don’t really create a fuss about occasions. They have other priorities.
So lets stop repeating this line about fathers being irresponsible.
Infact let’s stop comparing fathers and mothers. They are different types of humans, with different purposes: much like a tipper truck and a mercedes benz; two vehicles, different specifications, different needs, different purposes.
Men have what they care about, women have what they care about.
Oh yes! i will celebrate fathers day more than the way i have celebrated mothers day. i cannot compose any text to show to anybody in this world how my father sacrificed, labour, suffered and enthusiastically took care of me, my siblings and other extended members of the family. this is the man who collects salary advance and additionally borrow money to make sure that we are all in the class room. this is the man who hides his suffering and pain away from his children lest they become sad. this is the man whose satisfaction is to see his children progress in life. what kind of life will i lead without my father? who will become my besf friend in this world they way my father has befriended me? who will have had time to give me wisdom. WHAT A FATHER I HAVE IN THIS WORLD.
I muat say that just as the mothers day is given serious attention, fathers day should also be given equal attention. I was not caterd for by my father but that does not mean all men did not looked after their children. There are a lot of fathers who are more responsiple than some of the women. In the other way round, there are useless mothers who cannot be compared to anything. Few fathers who proven to be responsible should also be celebrated.
masser I dont even remember the day that fathers day even fall on, even though we have celebrated it so many times.
children and for that matter boys would always have a strong attachment to their mothers than they would have to their fathers and I am beginning to believe without a doubt that its a natural thing.
If your dad complains about it ask him amongst his parents whom does he feel more attached to and if he is sincere he would tell you with a smile that its his mother
young guys your kids or even beter still your male kids are bound to love their mother that is your wife better than you
doint complain about that,you felt emotionally attached to your mother more than your dad.
p.s there are exceptions though but very few.
cheers
KB
USA
I believe that fathers deserve to be praised as well. I will like to use this to advise everyone that has been hurt in one way or the other by his or her father should use the opportunity of fathers day to forgive their fathers and rather pray for them. Do unto them what was experted of them prove them wrong by being responsible to them. Fathers dont be disheartened because of what people think of you, but rather forgive them. Thats all i can say. Fathers to me are the greatest in the world no matter what. They are the head and can never be the tail.
Hi,
happy celebration for mothers day to everybody,though my mom is no longer with us in this world but still l will not forget her, she was the most precious human being who was always behind me.The way she cared for me,the advice she gave made me what iam today.
Well Fathers must be thanked for their indifference about their children.”Fathers it is indeed, time to bring glory to the title father”
I want a mom that will last forever
I want a mom to make it all better
I want a mom that will last forever
I want a mom who love me whatever,forever.
LOUISA HINSON God bless you
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