To ask what YOU do on Mothers Day?

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What do you do? Do you visit both sets of parents (in laws and your own?) whilst celebrating the day as a mum yourself with your own children? Do you spend it just with your partner and children? Do you take it in turns each year with where you spend it?

Send cards and flowers to my dm as she's at other end of the country.

Then I'll spend today feeling shit about the fact I'm struggling with infertility and might never have a child.

I sent a card to mine. DS is a baby so I don't get one. I don't want a card or present from "him" that his father has really written / bought, I know some people like that stuff but is not my cup of tea at all.

The children are on their way home from their Dads early with a McDs breakfast for me!

I don't normally see them until after 3 today so the whole day is a bonus. Im watching at the window for them. Bit skint but we're going to go to a favourite playground later.

Sorry for all the posters having a difficult day.

Isthismummy I'm so sorry.

My family never celebrated mothers day and neither did DH's so no expectations there. If I happen to call at my parents I would give mum a hug and wish her happy mothers day. My kids will give me hand made cards encouraged by school/youth club but no gifts. Youth club got them to make little posies so I have had 2 of them. DH brought me cooked breakfast in bed but kids all still asleep. Plan for day is church and then Ikea!! (for lunch and then shop)

My 2 have dance rehearsals and a football match in the morning. Then I've booked to take my mum out for lunch with my sister. Later DH is taking me, kids and his mum and grandad out for tea. His Gran passed away recently so it's not an easy day for his mum so trying to do something nice together but low key x

My mum's dead this is the second mothersday without her, last year I went and laid flowers at her grave but can't afford to this year. I don't have a DP and my children's school don't make cards etc so it's a normal day here, cooking, cleaning, washings etc.

We send flowers to both Mums. I had completely forgotten it was Mothers Day this morning until I came down to a box of chocs and cards. Nothing particular planned today - just quiet!

I like to spend the afternoon with my mam as my kids are still quite young. I get to have a lie in and then kids will produce flowers and copious amounts of chocolate which DH has just now taken them to buy:) This afternoon myself and my sisters are taking my mam for afternoon tea and probably a glass or two of prosecco -can't wait:)

Lying in bed while OH gets the kids to rustle up some breakfast in bed for me. Homemade cards from the kids and a Balloon 😀dd is 5 and insisted on giving me a balloon. A looong morning in bed. Usually we'd do something as a family the 4 of us but this year I have a cold so will enjoy a day off in bed. My mum lives abroad and mothers day isn't till may there and OH chooses not to go near his mam she will get a txt. They aren't a close family and he is one of 8 so she usually does something with her daughters.
I enjoy this day the most. The kids really make an effort and OH let's me have a day off. I love it. 😁 just wish I wasn't feeling so ill today so we could do something.

Hiding away trying to avoid FB

If I hated mother's day when I lost my mum, I REALLY hate it after losing our baby (and knowing that's as pregnant as I'll ever get , because we've reached the end of the road with our infertility journey and have to accept that we can't have children)

Thinking of my Mum who passed away some years ago. I think of her every day but today it's even harder with everyone on fb posting photos etc.

Thank you yoshimihere

Everyone who has dc to celebrate with today are so lucky. They should enjoy every moment.

My mum is overseas at the mo but both dh and ds forgot Mother's Day today completely. Second year running. Am miffed because I actually reminded them both last weekend and reminded dh yesterday as ds was so upset that he forgot last time. Don't want to make a big deal out of it as ds got really upset with himself last year but a bit annoyed that dh didn't at least remind him to make me a card. Feeling a bit sorry for myself!!!

I do the same thing I do every sunday. Spend most of it in pajamas and clean the house

Dropped card through the door of DGM who was asleep still, went up and had coffee with other DGM, and rest of family, and now waiting on a good friend to turn up so we can have a nice little lunch. Didn't get anything for mothers day because as the only parent I didn't have enough ££ to buy myself something, but had a lovely message from Ex-SIL wishing me a lovely day saying I am one of the 2 mother figures in her life (which made me cry).

Love to you banana, we lost a baby recently too and today is much harder than I anticipated.

Hugs to banana and peach - it's a tough day isn't it really. It's my 3rd without my lovely mum and bloody cathedral - lovely service dd2 singing etc - had the 23rd psalm ( anthem) and love divine( last hymn) - which , after a sermon on mums , nearly tipped me over the edge. I don't suppose anyone but me recalls we had both at mums funeral.

Note to self and advice to others - don't have your favourite music at a funeral 😞

My abusive mother expected a day worthy of the Queen visiting. The stress of knowing no matter what effort I went to or how much I spent it wouldn't be good enough was really painful and traumatic. This was from the age of 10, until I went no contact three years ago.
So, today I gardened with ds1 and I'm about to do a jigsaw with ds2. Relaxed and normal.

Single parent here and my 17 year old DD made me feel like the best mum in the World today! She made me breakfast, and gave me a beautiful card made by her in which she'd written pages about what I meant to her. Then I had a bath and we went out for lunch before she performed in a dance concert in the afternoon. Then a leisurely stroll in the sunshine to the cinema to watch Beauty and The Beast.

One very happy mum today! I don't know what next year will be like as she'll be at Uni by then, so I may not even see her.

Last year we had PIL staying with us for the weekend and then I went to visit my mum in the afternoon and took DD (who was 6 weeks). This year we'd planned to do something low key and just the three of us as I'm pregnant again and wanted to enjoy my mum of one time ... MIL invited herself to stay and then spoiled the day with behaving like an arse at the end of the day.

OH has been strictly informed that she's not coming to stay with us / see us on Mother's Day next year as I don't want the the stress or drama that goes with her!