Page 9 | MOTHER'S DAY IS RUINED!

Oneandanotheroneistwo · 2026-03-15T08:18:11+00:00

(Lighthearted... sort of). DD (4yo) proudly presented me with a box of Heroes and some flowers this morning that she chose yesterday. Lovely. Except.... THERE WAS ONLY ONE CRUNCHIE IN THE BOX. ONE. JUST ONE. AIBU to think Cadburys are taking the mick? Does anyone else want to share their lightheaded mother's day disappointments?

JustFrustrated · 15/03/2026 12:33

Both DDs texted me to wish me a happy MD as they’re with their dad, who’s cooking a roast dinner later.

Having a blissful day - Dcat woke me up in time for F1, then I had two hours in the garden and a shower before the football at the ex husbands and a roast dinner.

However, I did hit myself in the face with a rather large stick/small branch which I fear is bruising rather nicely meaning I’m in for a week of merciless teasing from everyone.

EmbroideredGardener · 15/03/2026 12:37

I bought myself a book and the dc hid it somewhere to give me today. I think they've lost it 🙄

BootMaker · 15/03/2026 12:37

DD and DH are cooking lunch for me and my mum plus various guests but DD appears to be wearing a top of mine that cost about £600.

I've been told not to worry...

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Oneandanotheroneistwo · 15/03/2026 12:43

asco · 15/03/2026 11:49

Went for my usual sea swim this morning and came in the back way where I spotted my (once upon a time) beautiful rockery had been attacked my what appeared to be a blunt machete. Not a flower left. Every one of my daffodils, lge and miniature, snowdrops, crocuses gone. Every. Single. One.

Went into the kitchen to be met with DH standing looking at me in shock and whispering "Say nothing, he'd done it before I even noticed he was missing"
The 3 older ones sitting at the counter smirking.
The toddler - at least I presumed it was the toddler as I couldn't actually see him - standing holding a HUGE bunch of????? yes, my flowers, complete with muck and soil.
At the moment he has the cutest lisp and rolls his R's and announced
"Mummy I dot u yu fwavewit fwowers cause I wub u wots and wots"

Oh bless your DS.

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BootMaker · 15/03/2026 12:44

Ahh, this thread has reminded me of the Mother's day when my youngest brother was about 4, he made my mum breakfast in bed which consisted of about an inch of butter on a slice of bread and a camping mug full of gin.

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Oneandanotheroneistwo · 15/03/2026 12:45

Petrolitis · 15/03/2026 11:37

Cross Country trains allowed a massive number of drunk football fans into the first class carriage on my train yesterday. They screamed, shouted, farted and belched loudly. The sat on my table and crushed my belongs, they sat on the folding tray of lady across from me , nearly knocking her drink flying and knocking everything else off. There was a fight. A man got punched in the face, there was blood everywhere. Him and his wife had to fill out incident forms. The drunk, vaping, empty cider can chucking Sheffield football fans next to me took exception to these people logging the incident despite those hooligans not actually being involved in the initial punch up and started screaming grass and Karen at the very top of their voices.

Eventually one drunkard, who must have weighed 20 stone did a prat fall onto me, smashing me into the train window.

Shortly after that the police met the train at Sheffield causing a delay and leading to me missing my connection.

I'm still upset by how a huge group of drunk men were allowed into a carriage they didn't have tickets for where they subsequently intimidated people for nearly two hours causing physical harm to at least two people, me included.

Not to mention the terrified mother of a newborn, or the wheelchair bound disabled lady trying to stop people sitting in her wheelchair. It was horrific.

I'm struggling to enjoy mothers day at all as im so angry that this situation was allowed to arise after I paid a FORTUNE to try and avoid exactly this kind of thing.

Plus my ribs, shoulder and hip are throbbing despite painkillers.

Fuck me. I'd be complaining like hell after that. Bastards.

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Oneandanotheroneistwo · 15/03/2026 12:46

BootMaker · 15/03/2026 12:44

Ahh, this thread has reminded me of the Mother's day when my youngest brother was about 4, he made my mum breakfast in bed which consisted of about an inch of butter on a slice of bread and a camping mug full of gin.

My 4yo needs to up her game clearly 😆

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Muffsies · 15/03/2026 12:48

KnickerlessFlannel · 15/03/2026 08:24

I thought it was Monday, lazily checked the time on my phone and jumped up as I thought we were all running really late with no alarms.gone off etc. Then realised it it Sunday and I have no alarms and nowhere to be, but couldn't get back to sleep! Dd5 has asked her dad to help with 'a special operation ' so I am intrigued

This made me laugh bc in my house 'special operations' is code for having a poo 😂

Wellthisisdifficult · 15/03/2026 12:48

Coffee and toast in bed this morning -oh the horror, the toast was cut into rectangles not triangles, I could barely put it near my mouth

anrom1969 · 15/03/2026 12:48

BootMaker · 15/03/2026 12:44

Ahh, this thread has reminded me of the Mother's day when my youngest brother was about 4, he made my mum breakfast in bed which consisted of about an inch of butter on a slice of bread and a camping mug full of gin.

This has cheered my day ! As have many of these little stories, most go to show that it’s not the grand gestures that are remembered but the little things. My first Mother’s Day alone I’ve been left gifts and cards but life has just changed, I did my usual , don’t you worry about me I’ll be fine on my own , I’m not !!!

Theghostofchristmasarse · 15/03/2026 12:49

I got woken up at 8.30 by my ten year old telling me there was a dead mouse in the living room...cleaned up the entrails and went back to bed to be brought tea and toast. Now have just got my second period in two weeks post thinking I was finally done and in menopause in January. Brilliant!

Letskeepcalm · 15/03/2026 12:55

anrom1969 · 15/03/2026 12:48

This has cheered my day ! As have many of these little stories, most go to show that it’s not the grand gestures that are remembered but the little things. My first Mother’s Day alone I’ve been left gifts and cards but life has just changed, I did my usual , don’t you worry about me I’ll be fine on my own , I’m not !!!

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Ah, don't be frightened to show a little weakness. Let them know you need them, they'll probably be glad to help. 🙏

Wellthisisdifficult · 15/03/2026 12:56

Petrolitis · 15/03/2026 11:37

Cross Country trains allowed a massive number of drunk football fans into the first class carriage on my train yesterday. They screamed, shouted, farted and belched loudly. The sat on my table and crushed my belongs, they sat on the folding tray of lady across from me , nearly knocking her drink flying and knocking everything else off. There was a fight. A man got punched in the face, there was blood everywhere. Him and his wife had to fill out incident forms. The drunk, vaping, empty cider can chucking Sheffield football fans next to me took exception to these people logging the incident despite those hooligans not actually being involved in the initial punch up and started screaming grass and Karen at the very top of their voices.

Eventually one drunkard, who must have weighed 20 stone did a prat fall onto me, smashing me into the train window.

Shortly after that the police met the train at Sheffield causing a delay and leading to me missing my connection.

I'm still upset by how a huge group of drunk men were allowed into a carriage they didn't have tickets for where they subsequently intimidated people for nearly two hours causing physical harm to at least two people, me included.

Not to mention the terrified mother of a newborn, or the wheelchair bound disabled lady trying to stop people sitting in her wheelchair. It was horrific.

I'm struggling to enjoy mothers day at all as im so angry that this situation was allowed to arise after I paid a FORTUNE to try and avoid exactly this kind of thing.

Plus my ribs, shoulder and hip are throbbing despite painkillers.

I’m sorry you went through this, it must have been very frightening , I would call the police and report an assault also report the assault to cross country. I don’t know what it is about football fans, but there seems to be a very high proportion of absolute wankers. I’m not saying all football fans are complete tossers but it seems all tossers are football fans.

I hope you manage to have some nice time this afternoon

blanketsnuggler · 15/03/2026 12:57

my favourite mothers day story goes back a few years...
I could hear dc (preschool and y2) having an argument downstairs which I could ascertain that dd had eaten the biscuits she'd made me at pre school, and also lost the card too!
They came upstairs with an empty paper basket and a happy christmas card crossed out to say happy muvers day from dd, and a beautiful drawn card with a poem on it from ds. That completely sums up my 2 children!

traveltraveltravel78 · 15/03/2026 13:00

traveltraveltravel78 · 15/03/2026 09:01

Well ds21 text me from uni yesterday to say he hadn't gotten me a card or present but he loved me, ds26 is still in bed however there has been no Amazon deliveries for him this week so I'm guessing he's forgotten and dp said yesterday 'you can make me hot cross buns whilst I watch F1' so I replied ' no you can make me them as it's mothers day' ... 'but you're not my mother' was his reply (granted he's not dc's dad) so I've come up empty handed!!!

Do I win?? lol 😂

i take it all back!

ds21 text me happy mothers and to say he loved me, ds26 bought me a card, chocolates and a plant and dp brought me cake and coffee in bed then made me hot cross buns!!!

AllTheChaos · 15/03/2026 13:13

bogginbluesticks · 15/03/2026 09:00

Came out of the loo last night to find 8yo DS halfway up the stairs in his PJs sneaking flowers up to his room for the morning because he was worried they'd wilt in the car overnight. Mothering Sunday (not mother's day, heaven forfend) is RUINED, they should have been presented to me in bed this morning, knowing of their existence in advance has simply destroyed the magic I can't believe how inconsiderate this child is.

DH actually did almost make a total arse of it when we were picking cards together for our own mum's, picked one up and said 'oh this one has a bookmark, my mum would like that!'.
The card said 'Happy heavenly mother's Day' and the bookmark was a little memorial marker to stick in a grave. MIL may be a tad morbid at times but she's very much alive.

Oh this is BRILLIANT! Gave me the laugh I needed this morning! (Family are lovely but my body has given up and I’m lying on the sofa refusing to move)

SuperMarioToadPrincessPeach · 15/03/2026 13:16

I’m at work looking after other people’s children..

Rpop · 15/03/2026 13:25

Coconutter24 · 15/03/2026 08:51

Why do we always have ‘disappointed’ threads, even if lighthearted? It’s the same every year everyone talks about what others have done wrong or not done, yet half of the posts we could easily look at the positive in what has been done but instead choose to look at it negatively. The exception on this thread is the comment on the nits… there’s not positive spin on that one 😂😂

But then people saying how wonderful the day is, is actually more depressing for people who aren’t having a wonderful day. A bit like heavily contrived content creators on instagram. We can’t win either way!! May be we need to say what was ‘ok’ about Mother’s Day.

CharlotteFlax · 15/03/2026 13:27

I've been awake since 6am with excruciating toothache. Managed to get in at the emergency dentist and was offered it to be pulled there and then. I've chosen antibiotics instead. Kids have got me three boxes of my favourite chocolates that I can't eat ☹️

GreenCaterpillarOnALeaf · 15/03/2026 13:28

Texted my mum happy Mother’s Day, also sent her some flowers. See a picture oh the family chat and I’m not gonna lie, my flowers look well shit compared to what my siblings got her. I look like a proper cheapskate BUT I’m the only one who hand wrote their card, and I definitely got the best card.

GriseldaandMike · 15/03/2026 13:34

GreenCaterpillarOnALeaf · 15/03/2026 13:28

Texted my mum happy Mother’s Day, also sent her some flowers. See a picture oh the family chat and I’m not gonna lie, my flowers look well shit compared to what my siblings got her. I look like a proper cheapskate BUT I’m the only one who hand wrote their card, and I definitely got the best card.

I'm 100s of miles away from Mum so always have to play flower roulette. I've learnt over the years that the nicer the images are before I press 'buy' the bigger the disappointment will be when mum sends me a picture of what she has received.

NoSourDough · 15/03/2026 13:35

DH and DD asked me what I wanted 2 weeks ago so I sent them an Amazon link, nice and simple and I’ve wanted item for so long.

Last week I mentioned excitement to DH about forthcoming pressie and said “do not buy me anything else, pressie is enough - excited!”.

This morning I receive a candle, Reed diffuser and an orchid (which will be dead in approx 2 weeks time). Where is aforementioned present?

DH recalls no such conversation. Complete surprise at this??

I am now Feeling a mix of guilt over the presents that were purchased and disappointment at again the man does not listen to me, ever.

DD Tok young to manage this one by herself.

Runningonteaandbiscuits · 15/03/2026 13:37

I know my husband has got a card as he made a big deal of DC writing it last night, however I haven’t received it yet and they seem to have completely forgotten it’s actually Mother’s day!

Ireolu · 15/03/2026 13:41

We lost my dad 4 yrs ago today so I thought today may be tricky. Its trickier than i thought. Feel sorry for my lot who have really made an effort. I'm just not in the mood.

Petrolitis · 15/03/2026 13:42

Oneandanotheroneistwo · 15/03/2026 12:45

Fuck me. I'd be complaining like hell after that. Bastards.

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Cross Country could not have been less interested!

I only booked first class because it usually feels safer after a nasty incident with yet more drunk men on a York train. It was sooooo expensive.

British Transport Police are now involved as apparently there were so many complaints.