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Post by berty on May 7, 2016 3:13:29 GMT
...I taught them better. Knowing that I taught them better makes it worse. My expectations are exceedingly low.  We were all raised in the same house, yet my brother's total lack of consideration for my parents makes me want to throat punch him. Every holiday and on their birthdays I secretly pray all day he'll just call. It means so much to them. So, I'm not a mom, but I totally sympathize and understand the hurt when kids and husbands don't come through. |
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Post by 950nancy on May 7, 2016 5:30:18 GMT
I got a beautiful plant and sweet card from my son's girlfriend tonight. What she wrote in the card is sweeter than any card I have ever received from either one of my boys. I mentioned that tonight as we were going out onto the deck to visit. I am pretty sure they both signed her card after I went outside.
Before we got married, I mentioned to my fiancee that as a married couple he would have to be responsible for his side of the family when it came to giving gifts and sending cards. I would be responsible for mine. He also wrote all of the thank you cards for our wedding for his side of the family and friends. I feel sorry for women who have to do it all of they don't want to.
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Post by tenacious on May 7, 2016 14:56:52 GMT
Aw, I am sorry. Sometimes we do just need to stand up for ourselves as women....Which is why I now make my family go out for Christmas brunch/dinner. I was tired of feeling like crying all day on Christmas. They were fine to change, and I enjoy the holiday a lot more now!
If it makes you feel better, DH and I are traveling this weekend and I just talked to my 14 year old son on the phone. When I asked him why he wasn't being so nice to me he said "because I don't like you as a mom and I am glad you are gone." Sweet, hunh?!?!
Well, I get the last laugh, kiddo, because I will be strolling around Rome and eating gelato on Mother's Day...so, ain't no tweenager gonna ruin it this year! Bwahaha!
Go and get what you need. Everyone deserves a break and some respect.
Enjoy your day!
Erin
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Post by J u l e e on May 7, 2016 16:06:53 GMT
I'm in a minority with Mother's Day. I don't like the idea of needing to be celebrated because I'm a mom. My own mom ruined that for me. She loves nothing more than to be worshipped but makes it incredibly difficult to want to do so. She is impossible to please but expects us to jump through lots of hoops to try. And fail. It sucks.
I have made a new tradition to do something with my daughter on Mother's Day. Just the two of us. I plan something fun that we would love to do together and that's how we spend the day. I don't cook or clean or get anything ready, so it's a day for me in that sense, but I have lots of days like that anyway. With one child who is becoming increasingly independent, I have lots of days to myself and I put two days into our week when I menu plan that I am not cooking and cleaning. I just want my daughter to remember Mother's Day as a fun day with no pressure. She's good at loving me and appreciating me as a mom. That is all I care about.
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We were all raised in the same house, yet my brother's total lack of consideration for my parents makes me want to throat punch him. Every holiday and on their birthdays I secretly pray all day he'll just call. It means so much to them. So, I'm not a mom, but I totally sympathize and understand the hurt when kids and husbands don't come through. 
