Happy Valentine's Day

I've managed to cut and paste:

"Show your partner your love is as deep as the ocean on February 14."

www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink/gloucestershire-chippy-selling-fish-chip-1180037

Chris6753

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Marydoll I''m sorry you were upset and that I said it was odd without reading the thread. Words like creepy and inappropriate were unnecessary and cruel. . I'd take no notice and do what you have always done in your family. We all have different traditions.

It's no more repugnant or creepy than sending one to your dog or cat as some people do.
My oldest is 50 this year and I still send her and her brothers and sisters a card because I love them. Love is not just between adult men and women. There are many shades of love but the strongest is between me and my children/gc and ggc.

Chris6753 that's very sad. I'm so sorry. You must be very upset.

Marydoll

My brother sent me anonymous valentines cards when I was at university. He thought it was funny. I was very excited at the time, speculating who my secret admirer was. When I found out later I was very cross and felt humiliated. But by then I had a boyfriend who sent genuine cards and has done so for 50 years. Reader , I married him!

Thank you. Lemon
No more posting from me on this thread.

Marydoll I have now gone back and read all the posts on here and see why you feel upset.This should be a light hearted thread and it’s an unpleasant slur to read such words as creepy etc applied to your posts, when it’s simply an innocent family tradition to send cards.Take no notice of it! ?

Oh Yes......

I sent an email...
with Happy Valentine's Day images on..... to our Grand Daughters. ..age 10 and 7. I hope they liked it.

The 7 year òld gave us a Valentine card that she'd made herself....we thought that was so loveĺy.

I have always sent suitable Valentine cards to my grandchildren (as I used to do to their parents) I found a very funny one for my grandson who is 18, but did write in it that perhaps it should be the last, as I didn’t want to embarrass him at university!

Ramblingrose22
As I said previously, everyone on GN is entitled to voice their opinions freely and without criticism and personal attacks, including myself.
I have already stated that I have no objection to anyone posting what they think, it is a public forum after all. In fact I enjoy reading different points of view.
Anyone on here who knows me will confirm that I am not like the way you describe me. I'm certainly not confrontational and have no intention of getting into a spat with you.
Quoting Wikipedia was patronising me. I know how to access information, but certainly will not access unreliable and inaccurate sources.
It was the use of certain vocabulary that upset me, not the actual posts.
I agree with you on one thing, "The tradition is what it is", it just depends on what your take is. I am quite happy to agree to differ.
As for "If you don't mind lining the pockets of card manufacturers' pockets" and "Get over it" - not very pleasant. .
Who would have thought an innocuous post could be so upsetting?

Never even thought about it. It does not feel right

Marydoll

If I post something on Gransnet I expect to find out what others think and to find out if they think differently from me. If they think differently from me I don't regard that as a criticism or patronising.

At the risk of repeating myself, you are entitled to send any cards you like. Similalrly I am entitled to point out what the St Valentine's tradition is, and I and other Gransnetters are entitled to express our own opinions if we ourselves feel uncomfortable about sending Valentines cards to children and grandchildren.

I and the other Gransnetters who agree with me are not responsible for "tainting" your (mis)use of the tradition. The tradition is what it is - get over it.

I don't intend to respond to any further posts on this subject.

I’m with you Marydoll. What’s wrong with spreading a little bit of love and kindness? So much better than all this hissing and sneering.

No never ! What an odd thing to do IMO .

I am a card sender so yes, I do send a Valentine card to Grand children except this year. I do not know where they are. Mom left with kids and never came back.

No, why would you. It's supposed to be for partners, not relatives, surely.

Never have. I think its a most odd idea. Its for romantic love. Always send one to DH and he reciprocates.

On a lighter note:

I remember receiving two Valentine cards when I was a young teenager.
One said "Roses are read, Violets are blue,
God made me beautiful,
What happened to you?"

The other one said "Be my Valentine, with a face like yours you haven't got much choice!"

Charming eh? !!

My dad sent all his granddaughters a Valentin card from their birth till his death. Because he loved them!

So, he he has lots to keep him busy the rest of the year.

Thanks Marydoll
That's quite a wide range of responsibilities.

ps I am not black-hearted, it looked red before I posted.

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