Tell me about your “fantastic” Mother’s Day morning so far….(lighthearted)

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DC (8) gave me a lovely hand made card and a tacky photo frame (but very cute thought)

DC (13) didn’t bother to say happy Mother’s Day, reluctantly made me a cup of tea that tastes like cats piss, no card, grumbled and went back to bed.

DC (8) has now brought me some out of date yoghurt as a “treat”

What a sense of occasion!

What have yours done for you…?

Single parent here too.

Again not unhappy about the gifts etc it's just the lack of sense of occasion that makes you think "bloody hell!"

Mine aren't up. I'm doing laundry and tidying up.
I know my eldest has got me chocolate. My younger teen doesn't do mothers day or birthdays.

I’m still lying in bed while DC (9 and 8) are downstairs with DH doing something. The 9 year old pops up every so often to say they’re not ready and I have to stay in bed a bit longer. What a hardship that’s being so far!

DS3 awoke at 6.30 (so it felt like 5.30). Lovely. We’ve eaten toast and watched a film.

DS2 got up about 8 and sorted himself breakfast.

I anticipate seeing DS1 about lunchtime. 🤣

My parents are here. My mum isn’t up yet.

My estranged husband has decided that the SC shouldn’t spend today with their mother 🙄. They haven’t seen her on Mother’s Day in years now. He’s refusing to give me back my car seat on the basis that we should all be doing a day out together. There are about ten thousand reasons that is a dreadful idea. He’s the only person in the world who would think that was a desirable plan for anyone involved.

What’s actually going to happen is that I’m going to ignore the estranged husband and we’ll do something low key and local today. A trip to the local park it is. 😁

Tbh, that sounds fine to me. I have no desire to try to do anything much at all.

I got a card & a present off my 2 year old son. My husband got me a card of the dogs.

He then asked me where we were up to with the washing.

Received nothing.... single parent so knew it was coming did hold out hope my nearly 15year old would get me a card but no nothing..... carry on has normal.

So far, quite nice! Having a naice coffee in peace, reading my book and admiring the daffodills I bought myself yesterday.

DS(12) will sleep till lunchtime and then I'm assured he has a surprise for me, and my parents are visitng later for lunch.

WW3 over how my overnight oats would be delivered to me, resulting in 8yo shouting and screaming at everyone including me, not wanting breakfast, talking about a lock for her door and she'll throw away the key. 4yo very sweet though. 4 cards, 2 from dd8 (although she's taken them and said she's ripped them up, one from DH and 1 from dd4.

Mine involves nit shampoo and much grumbling (from us all!) The joys of motherhood.

Despite weeks of warning DH has left it till the last minute but DD7 heard him tell me he hadnt sorted a card or present with DD and she went and made a card on her own yesterday. Its a scrap of paper with black hearts and purple writing but makes a change from the usual pink crap card. I have had a horrible cup of tea (DH doesnt drink it so makes the worst tea known to humankind) and soggy toast in bed. They have been to corner shop and i also have 2 bunches of tulips.

Im still cooking dinner later as DH cant cook but currently reading a book in bed. We have a tradition of watching Brave on mothers day so looking forward to that later this morning.

Im going to give limited thought and preparation for fathers day.

My day started with DS and DH bickering over the volume on the Xbox. DS then threw a box of chocs vaguely in my
direction (chosen by DH...dark chocs..which he loves...I hate dark choc).

You know when something doesn't really matter but at the same time you can't help but feel deflated and a bit teary...

My Mother’s Day started at 12.20 am with the police at the door delivering ds18 who was found pissed in the street covered in vomit, minus house keys and AirPods!
So I had to put him to bed and then couldn’t sleep as I was worried about him, and I’m now knackered, grumpy and raging at the little idiot (and his mates who left him)

Little ones got me nice stuff though and made homemade cards with dh.

Ds1 who is working today texted me to wish me a happy mother's day and got his sister to buy me flowers. Dd gave me a promise of voucher she is getting free although in fairness she would enjoy using it herself too. Ds2 brought home an enormous bag of laundry and gave me chocolates. He will be heading back to uni soon.

Dh is currently engaging in his (super secret as it would be outing to name it) hobby cycling and he will presumably spend the afternoon with his mother as "I'm not his mother". I plan on meeting my mother for a coffee and scone later today.

Luckily I'm pretty low maintenance as is my mother re mother's day😁

Clock change on Mothering Sunday is too cruel.

Woken up by cat yowling for breakfast. Went down to feed cat surprising youngest who is already in kitchen making their own breakfast and who could have fed cat. Was not wished happy Mother’s Day and made my own tea.

5 minutes later said child reappeared to hug me and wish me happy Mother’s Day. DH awoke eldest grumpy child. They made me more tea and a bagel, which is about 3 hours earlier than I’d usually eat breakfast. Tis the thought that counts!

I’m cross with myself as couldn’t hold back the tears and now dc feel bad 😞
Am bit upset with dh as he forgot and didn’t wake the kids up to remind them. He only remembered this morning when I dropped a big hint
He did take them to town yesterday and they presented me with two gifts that aren’t me at all (a cake mixture in a bottle when I make my own cakes and try to eat low carb).
But really disappointed they didn’t make/buy me a card and he didn’t prompt them to do so.
Surprised myself by getting all teary 🙄
Just feel really sad that after nearly 20 years together he doesn’t know me very well. I don’t care about gifts but if they were to get me something they know I love flowers and candles. But a card to me with some words from the kids in is worth 20 presents.
Anyway have apologised to kids for moment of emotion and won’t dwell on it but inside I’m disappointed

I have 1 of the four children here.

DS1 - gone to the rugby away match for the day - “you won’t mind if I’m not there will you mum?”

DS2 - is in the army so has a valid excuse to not be here. Got his brother to sort a gift, a card is allegedly in the post!

DD - is 22, went out with the girls, stayed out all night and is probably sleeping it off somewhere!

DS3 - decided that he could open cards and gifts for me!

That said, they have all given a gift/card and all very lovely!

I can hear my 5 and 7 year old still on their tablets in their room. I'm having a peaceful coffee in bed and waiting for them to remember I exist! I'm sure it'll happen once they get hungry.

My upstairs neighbour had a noisy party last night and kept me awake until 3am lots of door slamming, shrieking, music, a fight, then loud sex. I was half hoping the dc would wake up at 6am so I could start hoovering the ceiling.

Mine has been lovely so far, tbf. I got a bit of extra sleep, despite DS's creeping in twice to ask if Mummy wanted her presents yet.

Then I was brought coffee and a bacon and mushroom roll (made by DH, though DS chopped the mushrooms and DD poured the coffee) in bed, and I was given flowers, chocolates and perfume (chosen by DH on the DC's behalf), plus a plant and a little "world's best mum" knick-knack the DC chose themselves from the school's Mother's Day sale.

I'm going to have a soak in the bath, and then my DM is coming over and we're going out to a lovely local Italian for lunch. I'm looking forward to wearing a pretty new frock I've bought for the occasion, and I've promised the DC we'll snuggle up on the sofa and watch something on Disney+ after lunch.

It's nice to be a bit spoilt once in a while!

Mine is buying me lunch apparently. Roast takeaway because I have the lurgy not covid and am dog walking. The other one I've not heard from in weeks, so doubt I will today.

Teenage sons still in bed. DH at work. So I have a huge cappuccino and two (!) almond croissants in front of Sunday Brunch.

@Afolnerd

My Mother’s Day started at 12.20 am with the police at the door delivering ds18 who was found pissed in the street covered in vomit, minus house keys and AirPods! So I had to put him to bed and then couldn’t sleep as I was worried about him, and I’m now knackered, grumpy and raging at the little idiot (and his mates who left him)

Little ones got me nice stuff though and made homemade cards with dh.

You win.

Nothing yet. DC are 3 and 1 so they need DH to facilitate and he's not the best at this stuff. I know there's plenty of things that have been made at nursery, and that DH has organised chocolates and a card. I would just have liked to actually be given them! It was the same on my birthday on Friday, presents hastily put in their shipping packaging in a present bag from the press to be handed over ten minutes before bedtime with cranky kids. I'm not demanding, I swear, I'd just like a little moment, y'know? This year it's also a loved one's anniversary so I'm feeling a bit fragile.

Anyway, trying to pull myself together as we have family over later and I do know I'm being petty.

I hate Mother’s Day. My daughter is great and my mum helps her get me flowers and a card. But always spend the day on our own; never see my mum anymore because of my twatty sister in law who takes priority over everything. Hate opening Facebook and seeing all the lovey duvey posts from partners about their wives.. people about how special and caring their mums are (mine doesn’t have a caring bone in her body for me). Want to stay in bed and it all be over. Can’t even go anywhere as completely broke.

Card from youngest, text from middle although suspect there’s a card as she got a delivery the other day from Thortful but nothing from eldest at uni. He needs to either have sent me something or surprise me by appearing on my doorstep or I’ll be having serious words with him as he doesn’t have a great track record with Mother’s Day. I don’t expect more than a card but I do like a little bit of recognition and not just feel that I’m there as a 24/7 bank

Oh amend my cards are fab too!