Does the obligation to be "treated" spoil your day?

[Silverclocks]

I usually run with a group of friends early on a Sunday morning and then we go for coffee and a chat. It's lovely and doesn't take up too much of the day, we're home by about 11/11:30.

My DC are teens now, don't generally surface until noon and and are apparently cooking a roast this evening. Lovely, it doesn't eat into my plans.

However of the usual group, some with children "had" to stay home so they could be treated to breakfast in bed and some had to rush off to get back for when their DC got up.

All were disappointed, feeling that being able to get away for a run and a coffee is their weekly treat and that they were missing out this week.

Do you feel that being told how you will be spoiled, spoils your day or is that ungrateful in the extreme?

I would wonder whether some of them were protesting too much, not wanting to look as if they're boasting about their amazing DC's efforts on Mother's Day when others might not even get a card or a greeting etc.

If any of them genuinely meant it then I think it's quite strange that they can't just steer their DC in a different direction, seeing as there's no one way to celebrate the day.

Pretty ungrateful I'd say.