BAN Mother's & Father's Day

Congratulations to Rodeph Sholom Day School on the Upper West Side of Manhattan for their progressive and fair thinking. Because it wrongly hurt the feelings of same-sex couples, Mother's Day and Father's Day were deleted from the school calendar. Ah, justice comes to the pricey private schools, but one day it will include all the public schools as well.

Cindi Samson, director of the lower elementary division, wrote, "I am writing this letter to inform you that after much thought and discussion this past year, we will not be celebrating Mother's Day and Father's Day. At this time, these holidays are not needed to enhance our writing and arts programs. Second, families in our society are now diverse and varied. We are a school with many different family makeups, and we need to recognize the emotional well-being of all the children in our school. Holidays that serve no educational purpose and are not vital to the children's education need to be evaluated in terms of their importance in a school setting, as the recognition of these holidays in a social setting may not be a positive experience for all children."

This is a wonderful early effort to undermine the defunct traditional family structure! Things are a changing! Mother's and Father's Day are ludicrous! What does a test-tube baby celebrate, Petri-dish Day or Artificial Insemination Day? The holidays discriminate against single people without the bondage to children and lesbian couples with kids (girls we hope!). What about women inseminated by an anonymous donor? How do you think the child feels on Father's Day? No, the holidays have got to go and the conventional understanding of motherhood and fatherhood.

Between school and daycare and nursuries, kids barely know their parents. They can bond with their peers and with people trained to mold them properly for our new society. Given the backward notions of so many parents, the less time kids spend with them, the better!

Cindi Samson was right to consider the needs of same-sex parents. When challenged, she said, "One is, it didn't serve an academic and educational need. Number two, families are changing. Some children were very uncomfortable."