How do you wish someone happy Father’s Day who has lost a son or daughter? You want to say it with the best of intentions, but don’t want to appear that you are not sympathetic or empathetic as the case may be to their situation. For the other children maybe, the wish is for being their father, too.
But just the sounds of “Happy Father’s Day” may open wounds or bring memories of a day less than a happy occasion. Even though they’ve lost a child, even if it is an only child, they are still a father aren’t they? Won’t they always be? So, please, if I wish you Happy Father’s Day, it is a wish in celebration of you being a father, it’s not an easy job you know, so “Happy Father’s Day” to all fathers out there.
Donna Gordon
Everett
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