Today is Father's Day

Being a Sunday, I like to enjoy a nice, leisurely breakfast. I came downstairs at around 9:30 or so, surprised to find Stephanie already awake and ready for a run (or something). She was on the phone, so I lucked out by not having to make trivial small talk (i.e., "Good morning, how was your day yesterday," etc.). Rather, when she got off the phone, this is the conversation we got into:

Stephanie: (as I am milling about, getting my breakfast ready) "Today is Father's Day."

Me: "Yup, I know. "

Stephanie: "Oh. I just wanted to make sure you knew."

Me: "Yup, that's why I'm working tonight. I hope it will be a busy night."

Stephanie: "It just seems that a lot of people might not know it's Father's Day."

Um...I don't have any specific statistics...but I'm pretty sure Father's Day is a big holiday. Granted, it's not as big or popular as Mother's Day (a day that is feared by every restaurant server, as they get to encounter a variety of people who don't seem to know any restaurant etiquette), but I'm pretty sure that people at least know enough to send their dads a card or reach out and give a phone call to let them know that they are appreciated.

It was quite nice of her to make sure that I knew about the holiday, though. Perhaps she just learned that it was Father's Day this morning, and wanted to reach out and make sure others knew of this little-known holiday as well.