Mother’s Day CF?

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Colleague ‘A’ at work talking about coming into work on Sunday to colleague ‘B’. A group of us enter into the discussion to check availability and also if it could be avoided by pushing to complete task on Friday.
Colleague B becomes frustrated with A and says it’s Mothering Sunday and her DH will probably have extravagant plans for her.
Colleague A, pauses and says ‘but, you don’t have children?’ B goes absolutely crazy, shouting at A. Telling her she is insensitive and selfish. Although she has no desire to ever have children, she should still have ‘her’ day.
A decided to pursue further and says that she had children and a mother who will be expecting her, but if work needs to be done, our contract means we may have to give a couple hours at the weekend to complete the task.
Queue B storming out, slamming and breaking a door on the way out.

I have to deal with the fall out and help make the peace today. Is this a thing? I want to check do others get pampered by their OHs on this day regardless if there are children? B is early 20s and of the generation that baby showers are the norm, but alien to me for context.

I don’t think the baby shower thing is related. I have a much older cousin who loves them and I don’t.
It is not normal to want to be pampered on mother’s day if you aren’t a mother. Maybe she meant that they were pampering her mum/mil?

Bit off of B if she isn't a Mother unless there has been a miscarriage, stillbirth or other loss of a child you don't know about.

Or she has pets and she is their mummy.

WTAF have i just read? So colleague B is celebrating Mother's Day for herself even though she has no children? I have heard it all now. I hope when you were soothing ruffled spoilt brats feathers you made it clear that her damaging company property and her actions and attitudes regarding a day that actually has no bearing for her was not acceptable and that all of you were trying to pull together to cover the day regardless of having children or not (and no doubt someone will be on to post about 'what if she can't have children etc etc' and while that is a sad situation to be in it isn't anyone else's fault and doesn't give her perogative over all else). I would not be impressed at all.

B is a fucking Loon

That is all

I'm with A. Even if B wanted to spoil her own mother, she doesn't need all day to do it

And no, I don't know another woman who gets lavishly spoilt.

B is out of order. She has 'her day' it's her birthday. She's not a mother and no need for celebrating it. Also contract states you have to do the work. Other people - actual mothers - are giving up their time.

Also breaking company property is not on. Reprimand on file and make B pay for repairs.

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this too

I wonder if B felt under pressure to volunteer to work Sunday so made up an excuse not to have to?

I’ve never heard of someone being pampered by their husband on mother’s day if they don’t have children.

Oh good, I was concerned i’d missed something regarding mother’s day.

Funny she hasn’t mentioned her own mum. I don’t think there are close mind you.

It was on my mind there may be miscarriage history or something in that regard. She is quite vocal about personal problems and I feel this is something she would share if it was the case.

She would be under a bit of pressure to work that day for 1-2 hours. As is part of our contracts. We have almost always managed to work together to prevent anyone loosing any weekend time.

Karma will get her in the form of very difficult future children.