This year’s calendar dictates that St. Cloud’s Father’s Day arrives a bit earlier than usual (the third Sunday in June hits this week). That makes the contrast with Mother’s Day more blatant. For most families, it’s hard to ignore the disparity. They may strive (manfully) to give Dad the same degree of fussing-over that Mom got on her Day, but for most, it’s an uphill battle. In our culture, the archetype has it that Mom gets two dozen red roses and a mega-expensive dinner out, while Dad gets a necktie which then assumes its place at the back of the closet with all the previous years’ neckties.

It's only fitting that the history of how the two parental honorific observances came to be officially acknowledged—and how Father’s Day has always struggled to win the same degree of enthusiasm. Mother’s Day got a head start in 1905 due to its zealous promoter (Anna Jarvis), who pointed out to all the male politicians that they’d better recognize “the person who has done more for you than anyone else in the world.” The sheepish Representatives made it a national holiday, only coincidentally giving Hallmark a cash cow of humongous significance.

Father’s Day was the brainchild of Sonora Dodd, who although less energetic than Anna, did succeed in promoting the patriarchal counterpart. You’d think Hallmark would have seen the possibilities earlier, but the whole thing didn’t get properly recognized until the 30s. Even then, folks did tend to give the earlier Day more attention, if for no other reason than recalling what took place on the day we were born. Fathers were either present or not—for Mom, that wasn’t optional.

Polls say that the new Father’s Day archetypal gift is an electronic gadget. That might supplant the necktie, but in fact, the main thing most of [territory]’s fathers wish for is what they get in addition: the demonstration of their families’ love, respect, and appreciation. Come this year’s third Sunday in June, you can bet that all will be on display in abundance!

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