Father's Day in the Family

On Sunday, we celebrate Father's Day, an occasion that demands we reflect on its true meaning during these confusing times. We have entered an era of ideology where everything related to home, love, and natural human relationships seems to be taboo. Various mainstream and obscure media channels debate, "Why don't Estonian men want children?", listing numerous reasons why having children is not favored among men, as well as among women suffering from celebrity fever. Sometimes it seems that a family is attractive to our liberal communist-minded public only when it consists of two men or two women, but a man and a woman – let it be! This marks the beginning of the national decline spiral, where, to pay salaries to the green mud army in state institutions, support for large families is reduced, new taxes that fleece ordinary people are introduced, or teachers demanding fair wages are mocked even by the prime minister. This is the prevailing mentality in Estonia, despite which our diligent fathers and mothers must raise children, unable to understand why the needs of our families are less important than the boundless support for refugees arriving from anywhere and for any purpose.

However, Father's Day does not care about the political mud level and the liberal ideology that devalues familial happiness, fatherhood, and motherhood, serving as a day to support family values and appreciate normal sexual orientation.

In an extreme liberal paradise, a man's place is in the kitchen or by the washing machine, as only reactionaries talk about gender roles. Yet, one would like to believe that in the nation's collective memory, a father is primarily the protector and keeper of the family, that a man and a woman share the responsibility that comes with raising children.

Thankfully, the Estonian father is still relatively masculine and sharp, loving his wife and their children, and thinking about how to provide a decent life for his loved ones in a country sinking into economic depression due to the care of the Reform Party. While someone like Kaja Kallas calls for tightening belts and making do with less, our fathers, along with mothers, put their heads together and look for ways to earn more, to provide not only daily sustenance but also entertainment for the family, joint spa visits, and an annual trip to the southern sun. Is that too much to ask?

Our fathers are fundamentally good and do not shy away from playing with children after a tiring workday, doing household chores with their wife, spending free time with the family, all of which makes life worth living. Joy from children, life with a beloved wife – these are values our fathers appreciate, and thanks to them, we have so many happy and self-sufficient families.

It's time for changes in this Estonian state, so the failed experiments of a failed coalition do not ruin our lives, do not take away our love and hope for the future. Let's think about this on Father's Day, the right time to enjoy being with family. Fatherhood is a desirable privilege, feeling like a complete person, and for this, it's worth giving up comfortable living, taking on the sweet burden of responsibility. Happy Father's Day to Estonian families! Be cherished!

Vsevolod Jürgenson