Father's Day

 It's a weird day. I stayed off Facebook until the very end of the day because I didn't want to see people raving about their wonderful husbands being such great dads. When I finally looked, at the end of the day, I saw this great post from a friend, who really captured my ambivalence:

I didn't know what to say to my own kids because I didn't want to make the day more salient, but I wanted to make sure they knew I was thinking about them. So I waited until the end of the day and sent a message, basically saying that. I want to apologize to them for giving them such a terrible father, but that's not the right approach. Ugh! I wonder if this ever gets easier...