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It is June once again. Another month in another year but is June just a mere month that passes by?
It is just a month that you can forget about when July comes?
June, what you do you think about when hear the month June?
Naturally, you think about school and weddings and of course, the Philippine Independence.
Are you forgetting something? Well, of course you are. You probably forgot that every third Sunday of June we celebrate Father's Day.

Like me, like you we tend to forget about this very special day. Why? It is probably because we rarely see our dads, probably because they are too busy and we find ourselves thinking that they have taken us for granted. This is probably because we pay little attention to them since they are so engrossed with work.

We children sometimes look at our father's in an add manner. Sometimes we even see them as the villain in a movie rather than a super hero.

When we are younger, we see them as our superman without the cape. However, as we grow up we begin to see them in a different way. We begin to notice the amount of time they spend at work. We begin to break the rules they set and we begin to blame them for ignoring us or for being too hard on us. We then find ourselves painting a different picture of our fathers.

For the most part of the year we probably abhor them for spending too much time at work. This part we often fail to understand.

Fathers work because they need to support their families. Love, care, and affection are not enough to keep the family alive and living comfortably.

Let us not be hypocrites and tell our fathers to work less because it does not matter if we do not have enough money to buy food just as long as we are together. Let us drop the BS because we all know without proper income, families can still fall apart.

Let us stop judging our dads for being workaholics. Let us view things in their perspective. It is not easy for fathers to say no to their children. It is not easy for fathers to skip on school programs because he has to work. Our fathers are constantly fighting a battle everytime they need to go on overtime.

Father's who work overseas should be commended as well. It is not easy to spend each day being away from your child, from your family. I grew up with my dad overseas.

He missed almost every single FIRSTS in my life. Yet I never blamed him for missing almost everything because without his sacrifices I won't be standing where I am now.

Without his sacrifices, my dreams will never become a reality.
Even when we disagree I never found the courage to make him feel that he is not a good father
because HE IS A GOOD FATHER.

I cannot seem to understand the sons and daughters of OFW dads who condemn their fathers for leaving them. Who abhor their fathers for working abroad. Who treat their fathers as banks and only goes to them when they need something.

Like us, our Fathers need our love and affection too and Father's Day is the best time to show them our appreciation.

Actually, everyday should be mother's day or father's day. But since the 3rd sunday of June is Father's day let us make this day extra special for our hardworking fathers.

Let us not take our fathers for granted and even when they are spending most of their time at work,

remember, that he is thinking about us.

To all tatay, papa, papsy, paps, dad, daddy out there, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY.

To my papa: UR FATHER'S DAY CELEBRATION IS ON ME

you seldom come home in time for Father's day and your Birthday...it is about time for me to take you out on a date