On Fathers Day, some dads just want to parent without the stereotypes

Many young people still say that fathers should be 'protectors', 'strong', 'in control' of difficult situations, and, of course, they should tell 'stupid dad jokes'. – 123rf.com

RECENTLY, I was sitting in the cafe of a large chain grocery store when two employees walked by.

One of them must have been training the other one because he said to his colleague, “You saw how crazy things were for Mothers Day? How we sold out of flowers?” The trainee nodded. “Fathers Day won’t be anything like that,” the veteran said. “It’ll be just another Sunday.”