My child’s school have changed the name of Mother’s Day to special persons day, what do you think?

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Have we gone mad or is this appropriate?

Bloody ridiculous. Will they change the name of Fathers Day to Special Persons Day as well?

Should have stayed with the old-fashioned 'Mothering Sunday'. That still includes people who aren't your actual mother.

Well perhaps if we still called it 'Mothering Sunday' it could be more easily applied to whomever is the mother figures in our life, be they mum, dad, aunt, granny, foster mum.

And then no need to be more inclusive 🤷‍♀️

Madness.
Teachers know who doesn't have a Mom in their life, they used to get those kids to do one for Grandma or Auntie or someone else in their life.

Yup, the sad little one who's Mom died is now he'll bang on drinking childhood for every kid they know.

How about you tell us what you think about that? Should women who have lost a pregnancy or baby have to recover on a post natal ward? If they don't want to, are they envious and horrible people who don't want to see other women happy? Do tell us.

I was invited to a baby shower just after my miscarriage last year. According to some here, I should have sucked it up and gone

But can you not understand they're still lsat there whilst Miss is saying "OK boys and girls, today were making mothers Day cards for your Mom's blah blah blah. Oh yes, Jessica... Do you want to make one for Granny. Is she still alive? No? How about an aunt? or perhaps the neighbour?"
. I mean mines alive and I can imagine how that might be shit

They did, in fact they changed it first.

@SleepingStandingUp it was shit. Very.

Being fortunate to having had a mother as in one who gave birth to me, and a loving one at that, as do the majority (and notice I say majority) it should be mother's day.

Let's have another day for all those other special people who don't fall into that category but do have a space in children's lives.

I'm amazed here, at adults who are happy exacerbate the grief of children, so they don't miss out on a card.

Anything to make the world revolves around them.

Still peculiar and highly unpleasant.

YABU. So many children don't have a mum for many reasons. I have a child who lost his mum this year. I haven't done mother's day things as it is triggering for him. A special person is so much better.

@Middletoleft What is the child without a mother supposed to do on Mother's Day then? Make a card to a non-existent person? Sit and suffer upset for the 'majority?' I really cannot believe Mums can be so crass. Do you have any idea how hurtful this all is to a child who has to suffer every day of its life? It's pure agony.

Mothering Sunday is a very old festival part way through Lent when people returned to their Mother Church. It has nothing to do with mothers.

It is celebrated worldwide on different dates. It has everything to do with mothers. Funny how motherless children were never such a big thing of concern until "pregnant people" came along.

Bet they don't change Father's Day

@LaviniasBigBloomers anyone with a name such as Bigbloomers should indeed be I. Barge of the world , I would vote for you

They did change it for Fathers' Day.

You'd be aware of that if you'd bothered at least to read the OP's posts.

You might want to read the thread.

What is the child without a mother supposed to do on Mother's Day then? Make a card to a non-existent person? Sit and suffer upset for the 'majority?' I really cannot believe Mums can be so crass.

Grandmother, aunt, foster mum, mum in heaven?

When I was in care I had none of these.

Frigging hell @LittleFingerS@LittleFingerStrength

"Should they be encouraged to try to spoil others special day"
We're your kids / are your Gc so emotionally fragile that making a card introduced by the teachers as "special persons card" for a 1 hour activity ruin their ENTIRE WEEKEND given they'll make the cards Thursday / Friday and won't even be seeing each other in Mothering SUNDAY? I'd think I'd failed as a parent if that were my child who had so little empathy that they'd think the title of their card matters more than their friends feelings?? That's not an appropriate response from your offspring or their offsprings.

"Nobody else should have fun and nobody should be happy for others to be happy?"
"Golly Molly, sometimes I get sad my Mama died when I was 3 but then I remember you have a Mama who's alive and I realise that should make me so happy too!". Really???

It's really worrying that you're an actual adult given the immaturity of your perspective

They did. It was clearly stated earlier in the thread.

'Mum in heaven.' Really?