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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 593794" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>The other day I had to go buy my mother a card for Mother's Day and her birthday, which is May 10th. Every year I go through this dilemma, I said to my SO as I headed out the door. "well, wish me luck, I have to go find two cards that say happy mother's day and happy birthday without saying thanks for being a great mom, or you taught me so much, or you're the greatest mother in the world... I will be on the search for a <em>long time</em>, as I always am." I just can't lie that big. She and I have worked through a lot, and I want to honor her as a mother, but I just can't do it with all those big enthusiastic sentiments.</p><p></p><p>Then there's my daughter, who for all intents and purposes completely abandoned her daughter to me and never looked back. I used to do the same thing about the cards with her, but now I do nothing and she pretty much does the same. She will phone in or email a simple Happy Mothers Day, I love you Mom, usually a few days late if at all. I expect nothing and that's what I get.</p><p></p><p>It ceases to hurt me anymore, I try to have a sense of humor about it, there should be a card company which makes cards for different sentiments which are more honest, perhaps "<em>although you completely messed it all up, I've healed from it and I hope you have a pretty good day." </em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 593794, member: 13542"] The other day I had to go buy my mother a card for Mother's Day and her birthday, which is May 10th. Every year I go through this dilemma, I said to my SO as I headed out the door. "well, wish me luck, I have to go find two cards that say happy mother's day and happy birthday without saying thanks for being a great mom, or you taught me so much, or you're the greatest mother in the world... I will be on the search for a [I]long time[/I], as I always am." I just can't lie that big. She and I have worked through a lot, and I want to honor her as a mother, but I just can't do it with all those big enthusiastic sentiments. Then there's my daughter, who for all intents and purposes completely abandoned her daughter to me and never looked back. I used to do the same thing about the cards with her, but now I do nothing and she pretty much does the same. She will phone in or email a simple Happy Mothers Day, I love you Mom, usually a few days late if at all. I expect nothing and that's what I get. It ceases to hurt me anymore, I try to have a sense of humor about it, there should be a card company which makes cards for different sentiments which are more honest, perhaps "[I]although you completely messed it all up, I've healed from it and I hope you have a pretty good day." [/I] [/QUOTE]
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