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Mothering Sunday, the card said so!

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SimpleSister · 30/03/2025 10:48

DD sent me a card that used the proper name. Mothering Sunday.
She had to go looking for it among thousands of others. I felt extra pleased. Is that strange?
Anyone else had similar wording? .

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Needmorelego · 30/03/2025 10:52

My mum used to prefer getting ones that said "Mothering Sunday" but they are rare now.
People go on about it being "just a hallmark holiday" but seem to have forgotten the original meaning behind it.
A lot of people get confused because other countries (USA) have Mother's Day on a different date and it kinda is just a made up day.

TeenToTwenties · 30/03/2025 10:53

My DM was pleased I had bought her a Mothering Sunday one too.😀

StaySpicy · 30/03/2025 10:56

I only ever buy my mum one that says Mothering Sunday. She's a Christian and it's one of the only Sundays I go to church with her.

ThisUniqueDreamer · 30/03/2025 10:57

StaySpicy · 30/03/2025 10:56

I only ever buy my mum one that says Mothering Sunday. She's a Christian and it's one of the only Sundays I go to church with her.

Thats lovely

Taytocrisps · 30/03/2025 10:58

My Mam uses to get annoyed because all the cards said something like, "To my special Mum on Mother's Day". She wanted a card that said "Mam". You can probably get them now.

BrokenLine · 30/03/2025 11:02

I absolutely loathe the term ‘Mothering Sunday’. I’m an atheist and have not the least desire to visit my ‘mother church’.

As a day celebrating mothers, the original US early 20thc tradition is a nice one, with lots of peace activists and suffragists, and then the fun turn of the ‘founders’ starting boycotts after they thought it got too commercialised, when Hallmark started making cards in the 1920s.

(Have just discovered from Wiki that the US originator specified Mother’s Day, not Mothers’ Day.)

TianasBayou · 30/03/2025 11:03

I always give a Mothering Sunday card (from M&S this year so not that hard to find).

CeffylCoch · 30/03/2025 13:37

My son wrote happy birthday in mine, he got confused 🤣

SunCherry · 30/03/2025 13:51

I always send a Mothering Sunday card too as my Mum prefers it .

Sauvignonblanket · 30/03/2025 15:59

My mum prefers it too - seems the right day to go to the extra effort

myplace · 30/03/2025 16:03

Mothering Sunday is DM’s preference too. I am less particular, but will always have been to church and had my bunch of daffs.

Hatty65 · 30/03/2025 16:51

CeffylCoch · 30/03/2025 13:37

My son wrote happy birthday in mine, he got confused 🤣

My son gave me one that had Happy Birthday Mum on the front. He said they didn't have any Mothers Day cards.

He is very hungover and I suspect didn't notice the entire, separate section of Mothers Day cards. I'm suitably grateful however 😂

NotOnThsAsosChristmasCardList · 30/03/2025 17:09

My toddler sang happy birthday to me.

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