{"id":7112,"date":"2017-06-14T09:26:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T08:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/?p=7112"},"modified":"2017-06-15T10:11:40","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T09:11:40","slug":"why-is-fathers-day-not-as-big-as-mothers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/why-is-fathers-day-not-as-big-as-mothers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is Father&#8217;s Day Less Valued Than Mother&#8217;s Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Is it me or are we all a bit lack lustre about Father&#8217;s Day? The kids and I were having a scout around the shops today for gifts and I couldn&#8217;t believe how dull the offerings were.<\/h3>\r\nAside from DAD mugs, ties, alcohol and unfunny t-shirts, there was so much rubbish (key rings, and bottle openers for instance) that I started to feel sorry for all the dads out there.\r\nMother&#8217;s Day, on the other hand is uch BIG business with gifts extending all the way from beauty to jewellery and even spa treats. Even the Mother&#8217;s Day displays in my local <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/Sainsburys.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sainsbury&#8217;s<\/a> were amazing with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/CathKidston.aspx?t=lwk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cath Kidston<\/a> style bunting, cool mum gifts and at least one whole aisle dedicated to gifts. By comparison the Father&#8217;s Day cards in the same store are by the cigarette stand and the &#8220;Dad&#8217; gifts allocated a small space between the pasta aisle and baked beans.\r\n\r\nIf I was a dad I&#8217;d seriously be wondering why mothers are so much more valued than fathers.\u00a0Surely whatever anyone&#8217;s personal circumstances (or beliefs), both fathers and mothers should all be valued the same, seeing as in our children&#8217;s eyes we are equally important. The fact that this doesn&#8217;t happen is highlighted by the fact that there are now plans to introduce legislation to promote a child&#8217;s ongoing relationship with both parents post-seperation and divorce. Meaning legislation to register that the father&#8217;s relationship is just as important as the mother&#8217;s relationship when it comes to children.\r\n\r\nIt&#8217;s something to think about this Father&#8217;s Day if you weren&#8217;t planning to go big. 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