Dear Dad, It’s Not Too Late!

An interesting history surrounds the establishment of Father’s Day as a national holiday. Though it sounds like a logical “next step” after officially recognizing Mother’s Day, the actual circumstance is quite different, involving one man’s daughter with tenacity and determination. Her name was Sonora Smart Dodd.

Sonora’s father, a Civil War soldier, was tasked with raising his family after his wife died following the birth of their sixth child. When Sonora sat in a church service that celebrated mothers and motherhood, she felt that fathers should have the same honor. Thus began her quest for a day to honor fatherhood. Initially a simple church service in 1910, over time, the event became a national tradition. Finally, in 1972, President Nixon proclaimed Father’s Day a permanent national holiday every third Sunday of June.

Father’s Day means different things to different people. For children like Sonora, it means recognizing and honoring a father for his faithful and sacrificial service to the family. For others, it is a reminder of the absence of a father, whether emotionally or physically. And with 1 in 3 children (+24 million) growing up in a home without their biological dad, for some fathers, it’s a day of pain and regret. Finish reading here.

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