AIBU that yet again 'ds' has not got me anything for mothers day

[calebsmum]

By 'ds' I mean bloody DP. Last year he only realised it was mothers day around lunch time when we went shopping to Sainsburys. Has just come and apologised for 'ds' not getting me anything again this year. Don't get me wrong am not expecting diamonds, just be nice to get card and flowers for once. I mean it's not as if mothers day sneeks up on you is it?

wow you must be really upset about this as you've started 3 threads about it

Thanks elmofan for clarifying the number of threads....I thought I was having a funny 'moment' then!

You are not your dp's mother

YABU

Mothers Day is one day of the year.

Do you really only want to be appreciated etc, for this one day.

Lovely gestures, etc (esp directly from the dc, without prompting from dh ) throughout the year mean more to me than one commercialised day in the year.

marshamallow

It does sneak up on you if you are a man! Off radar I think. Just wait til ds is older and makes you a card himself. It means 10x more than your dp remembering to go to Clintons. My dd (6 this week) brought me a cup of tea in bed last weekend. I was made up!

tell your DP the shops are still open & he has plenty of time to take the dc's shopping before Sunday

its only FRIDAY!

just me having a bad day then, sorry about all the threads computer is very slow!

Sorry if I came across a bit harsh

Totally agree with Portofino - men don't get it
(There was an advert on this week for something sicvkly for Mothers Day. Dh had "rabbit in headlights" look, and before he could say anything, I told him not to worry as we don't do Mothers Day. I swear I could see the relief pour off him)

But there is nothing better than something your dc have done themselves. Ds1 is itching to give me the things he's made{grin}

If your kid isn't old enough to make/buy a mothers day card then that doesn't make it your husband's job. You're not his mum, you just don't have an old enough kid to celebrate mothers day with.
It isn't wives and girlfriends day. Give the bloke a break, he just has his mum to buy for , not you as well. Wait until your kids are old enough, although even then they'll probably forget half the time. It's a bit of a silly day anyway.

ehh????? Of course it is her DP's job.

I think the OP's DP should get down the shops and buy her a card. Why the hell not?

You can't just go round buying cards and presents for all the mothers you know! Just get something for you own mother, but only if she meets an acceptable standard. If there are areas for improvement it's best to write her a list of her weak points. Suggest a timetable for correcting her defects, but don't praise her when she achieves the minimum standards as it's only brought her up to where she should have been in the first place.

ahh well - think yourself lucky - I know that DS2 made a card a school as he squirreled something away upstairs when he got home.

But I shall be getting nothing on Sunday, and it's not just Mothers Day..........it's my Birthday as well

Happy birthday to you...