To despise Mother's Day

[Beelzebop]

Anyone with me? It's hard work being pleased /motherly all day as it is but when you're grieving your own Mum and just want to hide... It's getting ridiculous, it's everywhere!

[MutePoint]

Quakers have a long standing testimony against times and seasons believing that every day can be as special as every other

I like that. Better than pinning all your hopes on one day in March.

[Beelzebop]

I am not at all religious, but the Quakers seem very sensible.

[AYankinSpanx]

We don't make a big fuss about any 'days' like this really, a hand made card and a big cuddle and maybe a low key lunch or something. I probably won't see my own mother, but I'll send her a card and flowers.

People who show off will be the ones doing it all year around. Just ignore them. I could not care less about what other people do or get and don't find it at all difficult to completely ignore it.

I lost my father when I was young, but I have no issues with Father's Day to be honest. I actually like the fact that people make an effort to tell someone they're appreciated and loved, even if I can't do it.

Take from the day what you want - either think about a loved parent who died, be with the ones you love if you can, or ignore the whole thing completely. If you're liable to get upset at Facebook shite, stay off it.

[lurkingnonparent]

I'm not a fan. I can't have children, and I have a difficult relationship with my own mother - who doesn't acknowledge my lack of children, so the day must be marked regardless.... sigh. Whatever. A few years ago the posters made me cry, now I just try and ignore it and ideally have a massive lie in which my friends with toddlers are unlikely to be having (well there have to be some positives ) perhaps the day after can be Barren Women day which I can celebrate with

[JugglingFromHereToThere]

Is there any room at all for looking at how you and your mother mark the day lurking?
Lie in sounds good, and gin!

(great we now have the new gin emoji, but haven't worked out how to access them on my tablet)

[lazycrazyhazy]

I also have memories of Mothering Sunday in church when all the children would hand in a posy and all the mothers walked out holding one, it was very democratic and always sunny in my memory! In our family it's just a nice day where the mothers might get a cup of tea in bed and then taken out for lunch, hopefully. I am entirely un-envious of any lifestyle posing which goes on on FB, we all know it's just a front page and not the whole story. I always think of our late mothers though and it must be heart-breaking for those unable to conceive.