Father's Day for People without Fathers

[Bite Me]

Hey,
I lost my dad to cancer two years ago, and was wondering how other people who don't have a dad, survives Father's day?

These people could have had their father die, or perhaps he left while you were a baby, or he abuses you, or even if you don't feel like you're close enough to your dad.

I just want to know how do people celebrate Father's day without their dads?

I know my family doesn't do anything , we just try to ignore it right now. We need some ideas Thanks everyone!

[Tigerlily.]

Well my dad left when I was just a baby, rarely kept in contact, and when he did he'd get my hopes up then just leave again. And I don't want you to feel sorry for me, I'm telling you because I can relate in the fact that my father hasn't been there.

What I do is either ignore it, or when I find I can't, I celebrate it for my uncles, and every dad in our family, cousins, uncles, even friend's dads who I'm close to, because even though my dad isn't there, these people are wonderful fathers and deserve to hear it.

[Magical Forest.]

My dad moved to the caribbean, and I haven't spoken to him in a long time. It hurts that I haven't been able to celebrate fathers day for years but that was his decision and I just have to get on with it.

[Ali Baba]

Hey I lost my father 5 years ago in December. The first few father's days were quite hard but it does help spending time with your family. My family tried to just ignore it the first few years but now it has gotten to a point where we can remember my dad and smile and celebrate the good memories and years that we did have with him. Don't rush things, wait until you are ready, but when you are ready maybe go out to dinner with just your family and talk about the good times you had with your dad. It'll have you smiling and laughing, what better way to celebrate your dad.

[Inverted Butterfly]

Never had contact with my dad ever since I was 5 years old.
Father's day was just another normal day for me, very busy where I worked because everyone is bringing their dads in to dine in.
Got used to not celebrating Father's Day till it doesn't matter to me anymore. I don't even remember when is Father's Day anyways :s

[Rainbow Ninja]

well i have a foster mom and foster dad but when any mothers day fathers day i tend to miss my real parents which i remeber quite well because i used have visitation until one day it went wrong well i just try to get our take walks and i been home to home so i dont celebrate with them so i just try to ignore its fathers day or anyother day

[Lost_Confused]

I did live with my mom and dad when I was growing up, but he wasn't ever really "there", you know? He was always in another room, he was never a dad to me. And now we haven't spoken or seen each other in a year since he moved, and I don't even know where he is. I don't really care anyways, and I didn't do anything for Father's Day. Just another day.

[Agent P]

My parents got divorced about five years ago and haven't spoken to him in three or four. I never actually wanted to keep in contact with him because at first he had harassed us and it got to the point that it required restraining orders. Currently I survive it because of my soon to be step father. He's the father I never had.

[Troubled_Heart]

My Dad left my Mum because he was having an afair, this happened two weeks after he found out Mum was pregnant which was all his idea. I often don't realize it actually is fathers day, it's not discussed in my house and I only generally find out from friends with queries. For me it is just like a normal day, I do nothing different, behave no different and no events are different for me, I've grown up like it though, so I know no different. I find there's always something good on TV, a film or something and if I do ever feel a bit sad on father's I just lose myself in it.