Megan Roantree: I never cared about Father’s Day, until my dad died

'A past version of me, jealous of people’s living dads, would have told people to cherish Father’s Day — now I think it’s more about how you treat the days that aren’t added to your phone calendar by Google'

Megan Roantree, who lost her dad at 13, reflects on what Father's Day means to her today

I have one vague memory of Father’s Day from my childhood. I had found a tiny glass fish ornament in our bathroom and I wrapped it in paper to give to my dad. 

I think I probably had pocket money at the time, but I must have thought that something already in our home, that my parents had likely bought, was a sufficient present for him on the Hallmark day.