For families across the country, Father’s Day may look a little different this year during this unprecedented time. But that’s not to say our CFDA member fathers are nixing their celebrations. Far from it – they are using the day to spend good quality time with their family.
See how these dads are marking Father’s Day and what they are thankful for today – and everyday.
“For Father’s Day, I’m spending time with family although some of our children are in different places in the world. I wish we could all be together but health is more important. My heart goes out to all of those families who are suffering with COVID, out of work, and in pain due to inequality.”
Marcus Wainwright, Rag & Bone
“I am hopefully somewhere by the water in the sun with my wife and kids and without my phone… [grateful for] my family, my health and that there is an election this year.”
“We will be simply together as a family and appreciating each other as much as we can. Probably barbecuing in our backyard and swimming, which we do most days. I’m grateful for my twins, River and Eliot, my husband, and our whole family. The twins have just turned two and I’m forever grateful knowing that their world is going to be a better place as we all advocate in achieving racial justice for Black Lives.”
“I’m at the Jersey Shore for Father’s Day this year and feel really lucky to spend time with my two older daughters and my youngest, who’s only five months old. I’m grateful that we’re healthy and able to see each other and for the time I’ve been able to spend with my fiancé during quarantine.”
“On Father’s Day, my wife will make Cruz and my favorite breakfast as it happens to fall on Pancake Day. Then we will go for a walk to Cruz’s favorite park, Washington Square.”
Michael Saiger, Miansai
“Thanks to my daughter Sunny, I’ll be celebrating my first Father’s Day this year as a father! I’m looking forward to a day full of paddle boarding, boat riding and really just enjoying the great weather and outdoor activities that Miami has to offer, with my family. I am grateful for my wife Rachael. She’s the most amazing mother and has given me the greatest blessing in the world, our daughter Sunny.”
Martin Cooper
“We live in the bucolic Hudson River Valley so nature is at our fingertips. We’ll be working in the garden and taking a lovely family nap in the hammock— cherishing close and simple time together and celebrating how precious those things are. I am grateful for unconditional love between two human beings. The greatest and most rewarding thing of being a father is shaping a person to blossom into a kind, confident, compassionate balanced adult. Something I feel is unbalanced in the world we’re live in.”
