Many schools and child care centres are now bringing in "Happy Parents Day" or "Happy Family Day" particularly as we see a rise in same sex parents or people who have had a child alone via a surrogate mother across Australia and elsewhere.

Also, where a child may have lost a parent and a school/child care centre feels Father's Day and Mother's Day are no longer appropriate or acceptable.

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/school-life/disgusting-parents-blindsided-as-mothers-and-fathers-day-celebrations-scrapped-at-melbourne-preschool/news-story/56b37b257f6d9fc891d2f6a2ad5dfebf

I do feel if we move to a lifeless celebration of people and don't recognise people for who they are we will face problems, living a soul less generic way of life.

If you are a child and you have lost a parent, you also need to be able to talk about the issue, not just have it pushed away, or have other people avoid talking about the matter with you say at school.

Protecting Mother's Day and Father's Day is important for me and for those who don't have a mother or father, we can accommodate, but we shouldn't erase or cut out mothers and fathers and celebrating them.

I say this with Father's Day coming up and the many people who celebrate Father's Day and Mother's Day each year.