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Happy Mother's Day
By: katiekat2009 Date: May 6, 2022, 12:59 pm
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This is what I got from my daughter -
Daughter: "Sorry, I won't be able to get you a gift for Mother's
Day due to low funds."
Me: That's ok. Just come and visit.
Daughter: "Can't afford the gas because husband took off a week
last week so we could go on a cruise."
Me: SMH. :o
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Re: Happy Mother's Day
By: Hmmm Date: May 6, 2022, 3:44 pm
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Ah, sorry, that hurts.
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Re: Happy Mother's Day
By: Hmmm Date: May 6, 2022, 4:18 pm
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A sister is staying with us post surgery. She is a little more
than 10 years older than I am. We lost our Mom when I was 24.
She was saying that once Mom passed away, that she told her
husband that she didn't want to make a big deal of Mother's Day.
She had 2 stepsons around 7 & 9 and her own son about 3 when Mom
passed away. 30 years later, those sons still "don't make a big
deal" out of Mother's Day. With my kids, it was always more
focused on them spending time with Dad making Mommy breakfast
and doing presents. I can't really say I feel anymore "honored"
on Mother's Day than I do any other day of the year.
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Re: Happy Mother's Day
By: Effie Date: May 8, 2022, 8:38 am
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I have had some nice Mother's Days but a lot of crappy ones.
After 42 years of being a mom, I decided to let go of my big bag
of bitterness regarding this 'special' day. The only one it was
affecting was me and not in a good way.
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Re: Happy Mother's Day
By: oogyda Date: May 8, 2022, 11:54 am
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While I can't say I carried a big bag of bitterness concerning
Mother's Day, I will also say it's not a day I eagerly
anticipated either. Too many times, plans made relied on a lot
of effort on my part since DH was often deployed.
Once our DDs were parents, I "let it go" as well. They were the
ones actively on the front lines of mothering and I was happy to
be relieved of pasting on a smile and going along with whatever
someone had planned for me. We were close enough at that time
to be expected to spend the weekend with DH's rather demanding
mom.
I've just never been a fan and it always felt forced. But it
was a great time to be gifted those items I'd never just go out
and buy for myself. One of my favorites was the pressure washer
I'm still using 20 years later.
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Re: Happy Mother's Day
By: RubyCat Date: May 8, 2022, 7:22 pm
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Katiekat - I'm sorry your daughter was so thoughtless. I home
you managed to have a good day despite all that.
I don't get too invested in Mother's Day. It feels rather
"forced" to me too. As does Valentines and probably a few other
holidays. After a few years of huge disappointments, I've gotten
to the point that if my daughters do something that's great, if
they don't, that's okay too.
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Re: Happy Mother's Day
By: STiG Date: May 8, 2022, 9:34 pm
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Mother's Day is kind of meh for me. My Mom died in 2003. I've
never had children. I now have a stepdaughter but she
rightfully goes to her mother's on the day.
We invited my MIL for supper and had a low key evening.
I do dread shopping in the weeks leading up to Mother's Day when
you get the pushy salesperson suggesting the latest and greatest
thing as a Mother's Day gift. Though now that I'm older, it
doesn't happen as often. This year will be the first Father's
Day without my Dad. Not looking forward to that.
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Re: Happy Mother's Day
By: NFPwife Date: May 9, 2022, 8:21 am
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katiekat, I'm so sorry! I'm wondering if your daughter thought
you might sponsor her visit for Mother's Day??
My mom has a shoulder situation going on and didn't want to do
anything, so DH and I went hiking yesterday. It was a crisp,
sunny day and the state park was less crowded than a typical
Sunday so win-win!
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Re: Happy Mother's Day
By: Rose Red Date: May 9, 2022, 9:08 am
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[quote author=katiekat2009 link=topic=2344.msg75310#msg75310
date=1651859997]
This is what I got from my daughter -
Daughter: "Sorry, I won't be able to get you a gift for Mother's
Day due to low funds."
Me: That's ok. Just come and visit.
Daughter: "Can't afford the gas because husband took off a week
last week so we could go on a cruise."
Me: SMH. :o
[/quote]
A heartfelt letter or homemade card is free. So is a phone call
with warm wishes and a nice chat. I hope you got that at least.
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Re: Happy Mother's Day
By: NewHomeowner Date: May 10, 2022, 5:22 am
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I sent my sister a text. "Happy Mother's Day to one of the best
mothers I know."
She has raised 2 remarkable daughters.
I find Mother's Day depressing because all anyone can talk about
is how much they love their mother, how wonderful their mother
was, and how much they miss them. We did not have that. At
least she learned how to become a good mother. I chose to not
even try.
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