Is it weird to refer to Mother’s Day as ‘parent’s day’ in order to be more inclusive?

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Just that really, seen it in lots of places, school, church and even on the radio? Am I just being a Luddite sand not rolling with the times including everyone? all Parents and pet parents, And people who want to be parents alike?
Or should we reserve this day only for specifically mothers of children?
yabu- we should be as inclusive as possible to everyone
yanbu- bugger off mellenials, mothers only welcome here!

Is fathers day parents day too?

If fathers are muscling in on “Parents” Day then perhaps Father’s Day could be repurposed as well.

Absent Fathers Day

or

Gender Neutral Birthing / Non Birthing Adult in a Family Relationship Day

I’m not against MD but I do wish it was less of a month-long commercial-fest. Kinda like Christmas. I get why, it’s for the stores to make money, but I’m so sick of seeing it everywhere along with saccharine messages about how innocent and sweet and loving all mums are. It should be a personal celebration people have with their own mums, not some kind of weird UK-wide mum festival which is how it feels at the moment.

I am jaded though as can’t have kids and my mum was an alcoholic abuser.

Mothering Sunday is a religious day, steeped in history. In days of yore servants would get the day off to travel home to spend with mother. Once men open their vaginas to propel a baby out, that's when we'll have a parent's day.

They were given off to visit their mother CHURCH, and their families

Perhaps for women choose not to be mothers if they have a health condition that means they are significantly likely to have a child with a debilitating illness or if they themselves had to choose between their own life and a chance of conception? I think those people would grieve hard xx

Dont mean that in an arsy tone btw.

Fun fact! Medieval peasants had up to 6 months off a year.

Can't believe I am envious of medieval peasants 😂

Just an update for anyone interested, have had a chat with partner, we have both decided it’s sensible to go for ‘parents day’ from now on. We are also going to have a chat with DS so that they understand our decision and gathers the the right inclusivity views to his peers and in the future.
turns out he was quite happy about that because he hadn’t organised anything. 😅
Although the history with ‘Father’s Day’ is a bit more closer to the original meaning and it would make sense to celebrate it, in the interests of fairness we have decided to also scrap that too. Instead we are going to use it as a day off.

Just out of curiosity, if as a society, we were to design this from scratch, instead of an entire day for everyone to honour their parents.
does anyone think a single finite short event might be more appropriate?
Like a minutes silence to pay homage to our parents? Or ‘parents brunch/breakfast’ or maybe once a year a ‘clap for parents?’

"Happy Holidays!"

No I would disagree it so they ne er existed and people learnt to appreciate people every day with ad hoc surprises.

Yes it’s weird

YANBU. I’ve not heard this but if I do I’ll tell them it’s Mothering Sunday. And it remains so.

There’s Father’s Day as well.

Anyone needing to be wrapped in cotton wool like this is a fool.

How is Parents Day inclusive for those without parents?

If you don't agree with Mother's Day or Father's Day, why not just scrap the whole thing from your household altogether? Why bother celebrating it?

Typical boomer refers to everyone with a differing opinion as a millennial 🥱

I think being inclusive is great (although I do draw the line at pets - ridiculous), I just don't see the need to make a big thing about it as people can do what they want anyway ie give their granny or dad a card if they want, it happens all the time

Unless the present is a dead mouse of course.

According to Oxfam's language guide, you can't use "people" either.

I'm beginning to think that the people who come up with this drivel are all on a big wind-up. Maybe it's a drinking game.

Yes.

I haven’t seen or heard this anywhere, nothing comes up from a google, and mother’s day is all over the media.

This thread feels fake “Let’s tell Mumsnet the TRAs stole Mothers’ Day”

👀

You’re definitely taking the piss now. Changing Mothers Day (for no reason - nobody is calling it Parents Day) but keeping Fathers Day?
stop trying to wind everyone up.

According to Oxfam's language guide, you can't use "people" either.
I'm beginning to think that the people who come up with this drivel are all on a big wind-up. Maybe it's a drinking game.

😂@DdraigGoch 🥂

Yes, I suspect certain people are using the idea of "parents day" to wind up a fairly sizeable (gullible) section of Mumsnet.