Yes, and it was even more special because it was completely unsolicited last year, and ex-p had completely forgotten to pre-arrange anything whatsoever. Which made present from dd even more special. This mothers' day isn't my weekend this year, and so far, I haven't been offered any time with her on the day so will be absconding to the hills to forget what day it is! Every day is mothers'day, to be honest, as I feel very lucky to have her, and relish time spent with her one-to-one most of the time (OK, I'm not perfect, often rant and rave, shout and moan about mess, not being listened to, etc etc), but still believe that as difficult as being separate parents is, pre-split I was so unhappy that I often disappeared at weekends so not to be with ex-p (and as a result, wasn't there for dd). I am a better parent because of the split. For those of you with younger little ones who can't do anything on the day, remember that they will appreciate you when they're older - until they are teenagers! -, and that cards, presents, breakfast in bed are the cherry on the top of the fantastic opportunity we have of being a mum, without the crap that goes with being a relationship very often. (And to those of you reading this vicariously, within a good partnership, enjoy the day, don't whinge too much if your flowers aren't big enough, the breakfast is cold, or they haven't put enough thought into it... it ain't that big of a deal!).
Apologies for, as usual, popping up with a wordy text, whilst not being a regular visitor to the message boards!
It's like Valentines Day - feels awful, until you put it into perspective, and realise that we're all being led into unrealistic expectations!