Fathers Day is finally here! This is the day of celebration honouring fatherhood, paternal bond and the influence of fathers in society.
Contrary to common beliefs, Fathers Day was not invented by the automobile industry as a marketing campaign to lure more sales for the spring weekend. Like the story of Anna Jarvis for Mothers Day, Sonora Smart Dodd founded Fathers Day to honour her Dad, a single parent war veteran who raised her and five other siblings in 1910. It is not till 1972, the third Sunday of June, was proclaimed as Father’s Day by President Nixon. I think Fathers Day just somehow never really catch on as our female counterpart, but equally exploited in the world of commercialisation.
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Dr George Lee
Dr George Lee is a consultant Urologist and Clinical Associate Professor whose professional interest is in men’s health. This column is a forum to help men debunk the myths and taboos on men’s issues that may be too “hard” to mention. You can send him questions at askdrg@thestar.com.my
