It's Mother's Day on Sunday

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Did you have to do this, Andrea?

Isn't it bad enough that every paper you pick up, every radio and TV station you tune in to harps on the fact? Even the spam on the net is laced with Mothers Day info.

Maybe it's the fact that this is the 5th Mothers Day since I lost my mom, or maybe all the smoke here is cooking me, I don't know... but I am finding this month tough enough without being reminded of it here on dz.com. (And for those who say "Why open the thread then?" -- it's bad enough just to see the topic, ok?)

All that aside, unless your mother abused you or tried to sell you to the gypsies as a slave, please, please, please spend some time with her this weekend. The sky will always be there - she won't.

This is the first mother's day that I'm not also getting my grandmother a card and giving her a call. My responsibilities this weekend preclude going to see my mom, but she'll get flowers and a call, and she understands.

Blues,
Dave

"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

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I vote that mothers should have to earn the right to be honored on mothers day by actually being a good mother.

Just pushing out a kid or three out into the world ain't enough

I agree. I never understood Mother's Day. A woman makes a decision to pop out a kid (and take on the responsibility thereof) and one day a year the kid is obligated to pay homage to her. I don't understand the point in thanking someone for making a self-serving decision... after all, people make the choice to have the kid, the kid didn't chose to be born.

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda

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This will be my first Mother's Day!

NICE!
congrats

http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org
PMS#551
I love my life :)

[Glitch 0]

I'll second that. Ever wonder why you need a license to drive a car or catch a fish, but the only qualification to be a parent is the ability to kick your knickers down?



Disclaimer: My mum died of cancer when I was a wee tyke ...which could explain alot!

Randomly f'n thingies up since before I was born...

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Disclaimer: My mum died of cancer when I was a wee tyke ...which could explain alot!

Mine didn't die when I was a wee tyke...which could also explain a lot

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My mighty steed

[kimemerson 7]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mother-daughter-campaign/a-mothers-day-for-peace_b_47840.html

I have no clue how to do a clicky. If anyone else is so inclined...

[BelskyBlueEyes 0]

Did I just read that right? "A Hippie in bed for breakfast?" Hey yeaaaaaaaa woo hoo, bring it on!

[kbordson 8]

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tried to sell you to the gypsies as a slave,

Hey now... she only THEATENED to sell me to the gypsies. (it's not that they didn't want me )

All the "mom's " in my life got flowers and cards and sappy lil notes telling them how wonderful they truly are!!

[lisamariewillbe 1]

I like to confuse my mom, I got her Bacon of the Month club....I didnt realize that her welcome package would come with a teeshirt that says "I got porked" Shes got a great sense of humor and is now bragging about how every month for a year she gets a gift

Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this
Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this

[yardhippie 0]

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Did I just read that right? "A Hippie in bed for breakfast?" Hey yeaaaaaaaa woo hoo, bring it on!

depending on where you place the needed commas. You could read it like that. Do I get to eat too?

Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD
"What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me
"Anything you want." ~ female skydiver
Mohoso Rodriguez #865

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But of course, I am all about being fair

[PRSKY71 0]

Well, my husband got this email from his mom today. I thought it was funny and don't remember seeing it posted here before.
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Subject: A touching Mothers' Day Tribute *

So, we had this 10 year old cat named Jack who just recently
died. Jack was a great cat and the kids would carry him around and sit
on him and nothing ever bothered him. He used to hang out and
nap all day long on this mat in our bathroom.


Well we have 3 kids and at the time of this story they were 4
years old, 3 years old and 1 year old. The middle one is Eli. Eli really
loves chapstick. LOVES it. He kept asking to use my chapstick and then
losing it. So finally one day I showed him where in the bathroom I keep
my chapstick and how he could use it whenever he wanted to but he
needed to put it right back in the drawer when he was done.


Last year on Mother's Day, we were having the typical rush
around and try to get ready for Church with everyone crying and carrying
on.
My two boys are fighting over the toy in the cereal box. I am trying to
nurse my little one at the same time I am putting on my make-up.
Everything
is a mess and everyone has long forgotten that this is a wonderful day
to
honor me and the amazing job that is motherhood.


We finally have the older one and the baby loaded in the car
and I am looking for Eli. I have searched everywhere and I finally
round the corner to go into the bathroom. And there was Eli. He was
applying my chapstick very carefully to Jack's . . rear end. Eli looked
right into my eyes and said "chapped." Now if you have a cat, you know
that
he is right--their little butts do look pretty chapped. And, frankly,
Jack didn't seem to mind.


And the only question to really ask at that point was whether
it was the FIRST time Eli had done that to the cat's behind or the
hundredth.


And THAT is my favorite Mother's Day moment ever because it
reminds us that no matter how hard we try to civilize these glorious
little
creatures, there will always be that day when you realize they've been
using your chapstick on the cat's butt.

Character cannot be made except by a steady, long continued process. -- Phillips Brooks

[BillyVance 35]

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This is just a public service announcement. You still have time to go mail a card to Mom today. Order some flowers too.

Picked up a pot of nice light blue and pink Hydrangeas for mom.

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

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I like to confuse my mom, I got her Bacon of the Month club....I didnt realize that her welcome package would come with a teeshirt that says "I got porked" Shes got a great sense of humor and is now bragging about how every month for a year she gets a gift

Not that anyone would ever guess she had been "porked"

[JustChuteMeNow 0]

Hey Andrea,

Thanks for the reminder. Normally I would need it but this Mother's day I actually knew it.
I don't really want to start any trouble but "MY Mom is the best Mom anywhere" Pic attached just to prove it.

Think of how stupid the average person is and realize that statistically half of them are stupider than that.

[lisamariewillbe 1]

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Not that anyone would ever guess she had been "porked"

Ewww gross... I assume my father looked at her funny and boom she was knocked up.... like 5 times

Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this
Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this