Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People

lostinrates

Doozergirl wrote: »

That's wonderful, Spirit. Escpecially the new, hard won, great niece.

DD remembered, the boys in my family forgot. Sat weeping in a TGI Friday.

Oh doozergirl, does it matter so much if the day is remembered if they love you as a person? Your husband clearly loves you ( and isn't your son anyway! ) and I am sure your son does too. Being loved every day more important than a card one day a year!!!

neverdespairgirl

LydiaJ wrote: »

Just have to hope DS and DD let me have my sleep before surprising me with whatever they've been planning.

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Pity it's absolutely impossible to say, "what I'd really love for Mothering Sunday is a long lie-in and no disturbance from you two"!

Nikkster

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

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Pity it's absolutely impossible to say, "what I'd really love for Mothering Sunday is a long lie-in and no disturbance from you two"!

I've just celebrated non-motherhood by getting up at 11
I woke up at 7.30, intended on getting up in the following half an hour, then completely missed it.

My mum got two Pandora beads from the list of ones she would like, and a card. Plans to post card a few days in advance went astray, so it was lucky that the first class post did arrive the next day. Though I'd already apologised in advance in case it didn't

Doozer - my mum always says that she's our mum every day of the year, not just mother's day. That doesn't mean that she wouldn't be miffed if we forgot/ didn't bother to send a card, mind you! Hope you and all the other nice mothers have a lovely day

vivatifosi

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Not belated - Passover's late this year, like Easter. April 14th, in the evening, I think it starts.

Apologies for the confusion. I saw the signage up in Sainsburys London Colney about a week ago so thought I must look up. It said 26 March. Maybe that was last year. So looks like my greeting was far too early. Sorry:o

vivatifosi

Nikkster wrote: »

I've just celebrated non-motherhood by getting up at 11
I woke up at 7.30, intended on getting up in the following half an hour, then completely missed it.

I am not up yet. Have just watched f1 in bed. Not being a parent or responsible for animals is certainly liberating. Oh, and I now know that Benedict Cumberbatch is not only a petrolhead but really knows his stuff, which makes me like and respect him even more.

Best get up soon so that I can go see my mum.

Nikkster

vivatifosi wrote: »

I am not up yet. Have just watched f1 in bed. Not being a parent or responsible for animals is certainly liberating. Oh, and I now know that Benedict Cumberbatch is not only a petrolhead but really knows his stuff, which makes me like and respect him even more.

Best get up soon so that I can go see my mum.

The GP was on whilst I was taking my extended sleep (I hadn't got up so I don't think I can count it as a nap). When I put the tv on it was the pre-race chat, and when I re-woke it was the last couple of laps :cool:

Edit: I'm not making a personal appearance chez parents this year as my mum is working today.

SingleSue

Doozergirl wrote: »

That's wonderful, Spirit. Escpecially the new, hard won, great niece.

DD remembered, the boys in my family forgot. Sat weeping in a TGI Friday.

James can't do anything until during the week as money is tight, youngest is tighter than a rat's bottom and Josh completely forgot to order the item he promised because of all the rushing about last week.

Not a card in sight, no cup of tea in bed this morning (my fault that one, I was up before them to watch F1) and I am making Sunday dinner because no extra pennies to go out for a meal.

Feeling pretty miserable, unloved, sorry for myself and forgotten about, especially when I see what others have received/kind words on social media.

LydiaJ

Doozergirl wrote: »

DD remembered, the boys in my family forgot. Sat weeping in a TGI Friday.

Oh Doozer. Big hugs. So glad your DD did remember.

I have a friend whose husband and three kids all did nothing last year, and in fact do nothing every year. I saw her after church (where the kids had presented her with the ubiquitous church-provided daffs because that was part of the service) and they were behaving raucously and disobediently and she was in despair. My kids took a dim view, so with a bit of prompting from me, they decided that this year they would get hold of her kids in advance and make them do something for her, but what with not happening to be at the same church service as them for the last two Sundays, and then a busy week at work followed by being ill, I haven't got the two families of kids together so that could happen. Feel I've let her down.

DD made some kind of Mothers' Day object at Brownies that she deicded to send to LNE's mum because she no longer has a kid of her own to send her anything. I have not been organised enough to post it to her. I wasn't last year either. I feel I've let her down.

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

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Pity it's absolutely impossible to say, "what I'd really love for Mothering Sunday is a long lie-in and no disturbance from you two"!

Oh, but that kind of thing becomes much easier as they get older. Mine are 13 and 10 now, and understand that a long lie-in and no squabbling all day between the two of them are crucial parts of what I want. I had better tell them I have recently woken up! DD did creep softly into my room some time ago, picked something up and went out again, but I pretended she hadn't woken me and was able to get back to sleep.

neverdespairgirl

Glad to hear it, Lydia. 8 year olds of my acquaintance definitely don't seem to have mastered the idea (-:

hjd

Am cooking Sunday lunch for me, DH and my mother.
We only have one live parent between us and she is it. DH has gone to collect her from the station; we are going out for posh afternoon tea later (at a very posh price!)
DD sent some flowers which arrived on Fri (as she had planned); nothing from DS but I suppose you never know. They are both away at university so won't see them. It would have made the day special to have seen them, but never mind.
Thinking of a friend's husband, whose mother died yesterday (she was 93 and they knew she would go any day, but it's still horrible).