Has Mothering Sunday become too commercialised?

[BasilParsley]

In my yoof, (many years ago!) we went to Church on Mothering Sunday (as well as others) and were given by Church staff a v. small posy (maybe five little blooms?) of crocuses or violets to give to our Mums. Mums were grateful and we all went back home and had Sunday lunch as usual,

When did it descend into just another "Hallmark Day" where an elaborate card and an expensive present is now the norm?

More commercialised yes, though the extent to which it has been is not as much as has happened with other celebrations, Valentine's day and Halloween come to mind as examples.

I’d just like my oldest to come and see me without her boyfriend, I don’t need a card or present. It seems that they are joined at the hip, and he always tags along.

Agreed, it's too commercialised, as like the OP, it was church, posy, a card a made at school.
I took flowers and a card and made my duty visit the DM yesterday. My own DC will either ring or message me. That's the limit here. Quite frankly, I'm not bothered.

When you don’t have a mother its really a shit day. And i hate it.

I don't want dcs to be nice to me just one day a year.....I expect it every day!

Ah but what if you can have both? My DH always does his fair share plus for the last two weeks has been running round after me and DS like a blue-arsed fly because I had a small operation and have been recuperating. AND he organised flowers, chocs, card and small gift (new book from a favourite author). Plus DS hand-made me a card and gave me a ‘lucky’ pebble he’d found himself. You can have both, if you choose wisely, it doesn’t have to be either/or.

Here’s one of the smug people I was talking about.

“worrying” in what way? What possible difference does it make to anyone’s life that one totally bollocks idea has overtaken the first totally bollocks idea?

Well I just made myself tea and crumpets for breakfast. DH and DGS are still in bed. I'm actually having a lovely morning, watching BBC, browsing the internet and my washing is on. I'm going to go to M&S soon and will buy some nice things to eat with a voucher I got for mothers day, with a bit of luck (well a big bit of luck) GS might cut the grass while I'm out. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

No. Just a homemade card will suffice.

Yes, I read this and unfortunately suffered an injury involving rolling my eyes so much they've stuck on permanent exasperation mode.

Worrying. Snort.
Dang! There goes my nose!

The number of people on here who don't understand the difference between Mothering Sunday and mother's day is, frankly, worrying.

Why, what do you think are the 'worrying' consequences of this terrible error?

Most people don't give a shit about 'Mothering Sunday' in the churchy sense, because most people don't go to church. It has been conflated with Mother's Day. So what?

Never heard of Mothering Sunday before. I always called it Mothers Day

It’s only on Mumsnet that I’ve read about commercialisation. I personally haven’t seen much of it in my day to day life. Maybe I’ve been living in a bubble!

I enjoy it. I like a fuss being made of me! My DH helps the kids with this - all I want is a lie-in! They give me flowers and chocs too and DH will cook dinner. I do the same for him on Fathers Day.

Not very commercialised here, I did get a small gift de chose with dh ( a lol doll so I can play with her!), a homemade paper bag and two homemade cards. I love them all because they are from her and came with a big cuddle. I don't know anyone who goes particularly overboard on mother's day.

We still get given flowers at church. However there have still always been flowers, chocolates, cards in shops as well. We always made a card at school, gave a shop bought card and flowers as well as the flowers from church.

I do wonder who gets the Dyson air wraps and the Pandora bracelets etc etc. Most people I know get small token presents, chocs, flowers etc.

As long as I remember (and I'm 60).
It was never a big deal in my house growing up. We'd make a clumsy effort at making her breakfast and make cards. Same with my own kids now (they've grown out of the breakfast but and my son doesn't live with me anyway).
But that what most of my mum friends experienced too - maybe lunch out and/or some flowers. I really don't think the majority do much much more than that.

In Wales, its always Sul y Mamau.

Mothering Sunday

I wish I had such trivial things to worry about. I really couldn’t care less what anyone what’s the call a random Sunday or whether they want to elaborately celebrate it or ignore it completely.

I know the difference very well, prefer the latter as has fewer religious connotations