Father’s day

According to Oxford Dictionaries Father’s Day is that day of the year on which fathers are particularly honoured by their children, usually with greeting cards and gifts. It was first observed in the state of Washington in 1910. In the US, South Africa, and Britain, it is usually the third Sunday in June; in Australia, the first Sunday in September.

Knowing that today is Father’s day back home, I decided to take some time to remember my late great-grandparents, grandparents and my father whose making his way home from London with my mother.Despite the fact that my forefathers are in another realm, I still feel them near lingering next to me and mind you I’m not loony but celebrating their significance to commemorate Grandfather’s and Father’s Day on one date — 19th Jun 2011.

My ideal father’s day is to fetch him from the airport and sit down enjoying the ride home while listening to his stories and my mother’s version of the vacation. Upon arriving home, I will unscrew a bottle of Pink Rose as a celebratory toast to their safe arrival while unwrapping the moments with my relatives with gifts and souvenirs surrounded. With my parents visit to UK and Europe, they are now able to exchange experiences and journeys with the rest of my aunt and uncle’s. Before, it was just my mother’s wishful thinking to visit Europe but it is now a carved memory to add to their many holidays.

The day would be splendid if I were back home. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case because I live elsewhere and I am not disappointed as I have a deep-rooted relationship with my father and we celebrate Father’s Day daily with emails, letters, postcards and telephone calls. As children we reflect our parents trait, character and habit and sometimes this can cause misunderstanding between a child and a parent but a father daughter relationship strengthens and draws closer with the presence of argument and quarrel.

Happy Father’s Day papa!

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