Mothers Day 3 weeks away

[justasking111]

Eek that's crept up on me . Anyone more organised this year?

You literally just need to pop round to your mum and see her... No need for venues, disabled access arrangements, massive family meals, car shares etc.

It's just a moment to mark your relationship with your mum, no need for extravaganza.

Just drop round to your mum and tell her you love her, bring a cake/card/flowers if you must.

Well I'm organised for world book day this year for dc2 but Mother's Day? Nope, didn't even think about it!

I don't see my mum for Mother's Day (lives far away) so not really a thing will send her a card a week before but that's it.

😂😂

My mums dead, NC with Exs family.

Ds is 19 but probably won't even realise.

I'd love to know how I'm meant to life admin the fuck out of a day in March 😜

Why do 14 of you have to get together???

I expect my husband to organise Mother's Day.
My mum is no longer alive so I don't have anything to organise from that perspective.

My husband usually organises something for me and his mum. I don't get involved.

@wubwubwub Mothering Sunday and Mother's Day are two separate concepts, which in the UK have been melded into the same actual day.

Mothering Sunday has nothing to do with your actual Mother aside from as I said, the side effect of her probably still living by and attending your Mother Church.

Mother's Day as a commercial celebration of Mothers originated in the 20th century and most of the rest of the world celebrate it in May.

Its just another day.
Im a mum all year round not just for one day.

Who's offended? I'm amused. Not sure where you'd infer offence from.

I don't think anyone is suggesting that you aren't?

You also age everyday so why bother celebrating a birthday?

It's just a chance to do something nice for someone you love or for someone you do something nice for you.

It's just my opinion i dont do birthdays valentines easter halloween or christmas.
Everyones different.

Yeah but I'm This case op feels obliged to organise for 14.... bet she doesn't even like all of them

All because it's 'mother's day'.... feeling obliged.... to look the part.....all a performance

It's just my opinion i dont do birthdays valentines easter halloween or christmas.
Everyones different.

And that's fine.
Not sure why you felt the need to tell people 'it's just another day' like they're wrong for wanting celebrate 🤷🏼‍♀️

So is Easter and Christmas and Halloween and bonfire night and birthdays and new years etc...

What's your point?

It's not Christmas OP😂

I dont do any of it.

@wubwubwub I'm guessing that it doesn't take over 3 weeks to organise!?

The Mother's Day in May is an Amercian invention from the early 1900.

The Nazis took it and invented the Mother cult. My gran got their mother's cross for having 5 children, after the war it was thrown away togehter with the picture of Hitler and the edition of Mein Kampf they were obliged to have in the house. I wonder if it resurfaced when her house was demolished and a flat building with parking garage was built.

Good for you for celebrating nothing....?

I think the OP has some difficulties factoring in the requirements of certain people in her family if I remember rightly.

I suppose everyone does things differently.

Thank you.

@justasking111 I’ve organised to take my mum to an afternoon tea at a place that held good memories for my parents. I actually booked it a month ago when I got an email about the event as I knew she’d love it. Dad died last year on my birthday, but I’ll still be doing something for Father’s Day in June for my partner. It’s okay to do a just card and it’s okay to plan a day out. These days can be hard for some of us who have lost a parent, but I’m making the most of my mum whilst I still have her. I had one grandmother when I grew up and now the same for my son, in-laws also passed many years ago. To have so many generations must be wonderful, I always envious of those who do and wish I was a younger parent myself. Enjoy your day and don’t let others rain on your parade.

@WorkCleanRepeat Ah you live the organised life I wish I could be living. I have a friend like you, I tried getting on the super organised train but fell off and got left behind 😂

Many years ago I got a rock that DD had found when she was out for a walk with my dad. That was 25 years ago and I still have it. I flipping love that rock.

I must admit what alerted me to the fact it's Mothers day in a few weeks was various emails from supermarkets telling me if it will trigger me (not quite their words) I can opt out of emails advertising stuff for Mother's Day.

The bigger challenge for some of us will be to find a suitable, non gushing card where the words aren’t hypocritical or just untrue. That will take me a good few shop visits.