Interesting that you would take Father's Day to be a day of self-indulgence, with your family lauding you for being a father. I see it as a day for me to think about what it means to be a father, to think about my own father and how fatherhood is passed on, and to spend time with my kids realizing that no matter what happens or how difficult it may be at times, I'm a father, and this is what it means to be a father. It's a day for everyone to step outside themselves and take a look at what it means to be a dad and what dad means to us. Although I might expect a little more respect that day, it's not a day off from being a dad.