Mother's Day

You were, Frank

Nice one, Frank

When is it? I'd better start dropping a few hints as I got lumbered with the cooking last year.

It made her happy, Frank, so it was the right thing to do.

That was a lovely thing to do, Frank. I'm sure your MIL really appreciated it.

Hi merlotgran

If you look at latest from Gransnet it is on the 10th March.

You mentioned cooking and I can remember a young man once bought his mother a very nice set of saucepans and a card for mothers day.

Oddly enough he had booked a meal for her at a local restaurant.

I felt I had to tell him to get her some flowers as well as saucepans are not really a mothers day present and I would have given him the money if he did not want to spend any more.

He did get her the flowers and she did a small amount of cooking in the evening so she could say the saucepans had been used on mothers day.

Frank

Anyone who gave me saucepans for Mothers' Day might end up wearing them.

One of my most treasured Christmas presents was a set of saucepans DH bought me shortly after we were married. We were young, hard up and I was a very keen cook. My recipes were all cut out of magazines and kept in a cardboard box as I didn't have any cookery books.

OK. I've asked the violins to stop now.

I do not like the phrase 'Mother's' Day. I thought it was always called Mothering Sunday, which to me is somehow more family orientated, or perhaps it is no longer fashionable to be mothering.

Mothers Day has had a special meaning for me the past 10 years as DGD was born 10th March 2002 and this year her birthday again falls on Mother's Day,DD had pride of place on front page of local paper as first mum to give birth on that day made more special as she was the first girl in the family after 4 brothers,so we are off for a lunch to celebrate Mother's Day & her birthday then bowling
At Church on that day our Priest refers to the day in his giving out of the daffodils as Mothering Sunday.

Mothering Sunday is a separate thing, surely? And as it's just a Christian institution that leaves everybody else's Mum out in the cold!

On the other hand, Mother's Day is a Hallmark holiday...

I understood that Mothering Sunday was the day when girls in Service were given the day off to visit their mothers for the first visit after the winter when weather and short days meant they were unable to walk home. Many picked bunches of wild flowers to give their mother.

Hi annodomini

What had happened there was the mother had said her saucepans were coming to the end of their life meaning that she and the father would have to buy some in the near future.
The son saw some with a good price reduction a few days before mothers day and decided to get them for his mother and gave them to her that day.
The mother did accept them along with the flowers probably thinking it was really her fault.

Frank

Personally I don't think it makes much differance as all mum's know it's their special day and I don't think anyone is left out in the cold and that it is classed as a Christian institution it is far to commercially advertised for that I think.

Mothers Day is a American celebration. Mothering Sunday I feel has only a loose connection with religion. It was traditionally the day that children in service were allowed the day off to go home and visit their mother. Because this meant families would be together they would visit their "mother" church.

Hi glammanana

Both my parents were born on the 17th March.
I bought them both presents that day and took Mum and Dad out for a meal for Mum's birthday.
I then took Dad and Mum for a meal for Dad's birthday about the 17th September so Dad did not miss out. Dad got a half birthday.
It was not my fault they chose to be born on the same day.
On a couple of occasions Mother's day fell on the 17th March so I took my parents out for Mum's birthday and Mother's day was postponed for a couple of weeks and we went out for another meal and she got flowers that day.

Frank

Oh dear am I alone in thinking these special days get ruined by all the commercial hype.
Last year my son was abroad and obviously paid lot to have flowers chocs balloon delivered on the Sunday. I did say a card is fine as it was such rip off flowers wilted in coupe days and even balloon did not have anchors.

I know he was thoughtful due to daughter estrangement and did not tell him of course in fact it cheered me up no end on day but did not want him get ripped off.

Realised we away for weekend this year hurray!
for all ladies in my sad place with estranged children.
MOthers days is so hard for us

Just a funny note about Mothers Day,when the boys where serving abroad with their regiments DD was always put in charge of arranging cards for them as you can't always trust MOD post to arrive on time,after a few years of this DS2 then based in UK sent 1st Mothers Day card himself,on receiving the envelope through the post I recognised the writing and was very impressed that he had remembered on opening I found the words "have a lovely day mum" happy birthday !! well he tried didn't he,he says he rushed in and out of the naffi and didn't read the front properly only saw Mother printed on the card.Bless him

It is still Mothering Sunday in our home. A couple of years ago it was also Daffodil Sunday at our local country house so we went there with DS3 and fiancee.

I have never worn out a saucepan! I would be very upset to be given saucepans for any occassion.

Agree it is cery commercial but still like being spoilt by the family

I was always happy when the children brought hand-made cards home from school or Sunday school but have actively discouraged the buying of cards and flowers for what is now a commercial enterprise. This year is an exception as my birthday (can't believe it's 65!) falls on Mother's Day and grandson's 4th birthday is on the 12th so we're sharing a party.

Hi em.

I have only just woke up to the fact I am nearly 64.
I think the reason is my grandchildren only called my father grandad as he was the oldest member of the family.
I was Uncle Frank until last year.
Another thing is people say I do not look my age.
When I go to hospitals etc nurses often check my details 2 or 3 times as they say I do not look my age and my blood pressure are more consistant with somebody 10 to 12 years younger.
Even though my father was 90 when he passed away people thought he looked more like 75.

Frank

My birthday, Mothering Sunday and our Wedding Anniversary all usually fall withing a week or two of each other - makes all three easy to remember so we always have a family celebration about the middle of March which is lovely, because it seems to mark the end of winter and the beginning of spring/summer - and almost a new beginning. Commercialisation has of coure ruined the original meaning of the special day, but that does not mean it can still be celebrated simply.

i am also alone for mothers day every year,my son lives abroad and my daughter always seems to be busy,they both send cards which i am graetful for.am i alone in thinking how my daughter has changed since she got married the first years of her marriage she was still my great friend and we talked on the phone and visited when we could but she has gradualy changed so much over the years towards me and even though she sees me when she can which is not for months and only lives 2 hours drive away,i can't help wondering if it is her husband who is jealous of our relationship.....his parents died many years ago and he was never close to them when i do visit he always seems to be in a mood and if we go shopping he insists on coming with us and yet she says he never goes shopping with her,this sounds like he is possesive....now my Mothers days are spent with a friend in a similar situation to me by browsing the stores and having lunch......it isn't easy when you see so many moms with there families.......what an evil thing jealousy is.......Lillian.

Being with my family is worth more than a whole store full of flowers, cards and gifts. Unfortunately, having no idea when mothers' day happens this year, I think I have arranged to go to Scotland to see my sister that weekend!

Hi Annodomini

People say daughters are better with their mother.
Both my wife and myself made sure our mothers got a meal out on mothers day when they were alive.
We did however have to shift the days around a bit however as both my parents chose to be born on the 17th March (the same year) but we did our best to ensure neither would lose out.
I still get a fathers day card from each of my daughters but generally I prefer they do not book a meal at that time as often we like to go for a day trip.
We have generally found somewhere to eat.

Frank