Happy Mother's Day - yeah right!!!!!

Gingham_Ribbon

bestpud wrote: »

How old are your boys GR? !

4 and 1 - but my husband is 37 and I honestly couldn't care less about birthdays etc. That said, I do know what teenagers are like and it's not a stage I'm hugely looking forward to!:D

mandymoo

Well I think I had the best pressie, card`s and dvd`s from DS`s and a box of half eaten Thorntons chocolates from DD (all the ones she does not like, she had them for christmas !!!) but whatever love her to bits and love her sense of humour.

bestpud

ice_fairy wrote: »

some people will never get to be mothers
you should count your blessings.

Yes, very true.

Funny enough, my friend reminded me of this point earlier this afternoon. It's not you is it? :rotfl:

pinkshoes

TurnaroundSue wrote: »

Just had to post on here as I am really upset.

My DS is nearly 15 and I have just realised how selfish he is!!! Got up this morning and made myself some tea and toast - went back to bed to watch tv with brekkie. DS comes in - doesn't say anything, just grunts, gets a towel from airing cupboard and goes in shower. Ask him to empty dishwasher before we all go and watch him play rugby (OH, me and DD). An hour later and d/w still not emptied, so ask him again and say that as it was mother's day I didn't want to shout and nag him and could he please do it now. Also mentioned that he hadn't even said happy mother's day to me and was upset. He then went upstairs and came down with a card saying "was waiting for the right moment!!!". I told him the 'right' moment was normally first thing in the morning. Opened the card, only to find that he had gone into my card box, picked out a card that I had to send to a friend when in times of need (not sure when I would need it, but liked the words and bought it just in case!!). I was really upset and knew that his dad had phoned him yesterday (as he was working) to remind him that when he was in town to buy me a MD card - and he didn't.

Told him that I wasn't going to watch him play rugby and have now decided that I am going to ignore him for the rest of the day. You most probably think I am being childish (and maybe I am), but all I wanted was a card from him saying how much he appreciates all I do for him and that he loves me!! He is nearly 15 and has money in his bank, so feel that he is old enough to remember his mum for one day of the year - didn't want a present, just a card!!

Sorry will stop rambling now - and hope that everyone else has had a better start to mother's day than me.

Happy Mother's Day!

I don't think you over-reacted. Mothering Sunday may be over-commercialised these days (cards, flowers, overpriced meals, tacky gifts etc...), but it doesn't mean that people have to jump on the commercial band wagon!

Your son had a reminder the day before, so had ample opportunity to buy you a card if he hadn't had time to make one.

I was a hellish teenager, but for as long as I can remember, I've made my mum a card. It was my way of saying "Yes, I'm a pain in the ar*e most the time, I never pick my clothes up, leave a trail of mess wherever I go, don't thank you for all the things you do, but at the end of the day, I AM grateful, and think you're wonderful"!

This year I spent 2 hours doing a 3D graphical design for her , which she loved!

I just find it really sad when a kid can't do a simple thing like empty a dishwasher on mother's day. very selfish. perhaps you should decide you can't be bothered to wash his clothes any more! When he runs out of clean pants, he'll soon realise how much you do for him!

bigburd

I was slightly disappointed with the teenage sons choice of card "from your daughter" didn't even read it just grabbed the first one on the shelf! Love my sons unconditionally btw incase anyone wants to point out how ungrateful I am!!

LouBlue

bigburd wrote: »

I was slightly disappointed with the teenage sons choice of card "from your daughter" didn't even read it just grabbed the first one on the shelf!

Sorry, that did make me laugh. Bless. :rotfl:

G-G_4

Can I finish the foot rub now? My hands are sore mummy and I havn't had my dinner..

haha

misty

My son is only 6 and loves making a huge fuss about mother's day. He crept in early this morning and left my cards and present but let me sleep a little bit longer. I'm a single parent and I love he loves doing stuff like this - he wrapped the present (with a huge amount of sellotape) last week and has been dropping hints about what it was ever since!!!!!!!

My sister's 3 children are all in their 20s now but when they were teenagers, one year none of them got her so much as a card - all said they thought the others would remind them. She threw the biggest strop ever - my brother in law got a burning ear bashing too!!!! How selfish and thoughtless they all were. They didn't forget again!!! they have all grown up to be thoughtful, considerate adults - they do remember the year they all forgot though.

bestpud

misty wrote: »

My son is only 6 and loves making a huge fuss about mother's day. He crept in early this morning and left my cards and present but let me sleep a little bit longer. I'm a single parent and I love he loves doing stuff like this - he wrapped the present (with a huge amount of sellotape) last week and has been dropping hints about what it was ever since!!!!!!!

Aww, bless him! :A

That reminds me of my cousin when he was about 8 or 9. He was very pleased with himself for getting his mum a mothers day gift all by himself (well he was taken to town but chose and paid for a box of Roses chocs himself).

He was very secretive and after he'd wrapped it, he told my anutie he was not going to tell her what it was.

Then five minutes later, he came in and asked her if she liked the chocolates that come in a box which tapers in at the bottom (well, he didn't say that but did the shape with his hands). It was only Roses that were in a box like this at the time too. :rotfl:

andyrules

Sue - he's just practising being a bloke - OH came in today, saw the cards from DD and DS and apologised for forgetting it. I reminded him I'm not his mummy and he stumped off. Hours later he suddenly realised it was DD's birthday today as well - and has just asked me what she got!!!:rolleyes: