to forgo all maternal responsibilty (in honour of mother's day)?

[VajazzHands]

and get drunk out of my mother's day margarita glass (with dd's baby foot prints on it) ?

I mean on Labor Day you celebrate work by doing sweet fuck all.. so I think it works the same way

YANBU. What a great family tradition - started by you.

I thank ya

The alternative is that you go into responsibiity overdrive to demonstrate your ability to mother - which doesn't bear thinking about.

IMO it would be insulting to the giver to leave their thoughtful gift empty when you can celebrate this momentous day with a full glass of margarita or 6.

Shpare a thought for those UK mumshnetters who'll have to wait till next year to follow shuit; happily I'm not one of them.

Are you celebrating German mother's day?

Yanbu, tis the tradition in our house for father's and mother's day! Dh takes the kids to his mum's, I stay home alone, everyone's happy!

it's Mother's Day in Canada too!

in Australia and Italy too!!

In America too!

And South Africa!