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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 271159" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Liz</p><p> </p><p>I've done both. Neither got me what I thought I wanted. </p><p> </p><p>One Mother's Day - I stewed all day that no one - NO ONE had remembered it was a day to celebrate Mothers. (Personally this day is underrated and should be celebrated every day) </p><p> </p><p>So there I was silent and stewing - I went to great lengths to be sarcastic <span style="font-size: 9px">(really Star* you, sarcastic?)</span> IF anyone said the word "Mom" I would jump up and say "MOM....did you say M-O-M?" and it just confused everyone and they thought I was in a foul mood and avoided me. I remember DF even saying "Honey, can I go get you some Midol or something?" and me thinking "Sure go get me something - A Mother's Day card, a cake, a flower......tell the kid to fold a piece of paper in 1/2 and write me a card - anything something." but no-----I sat in my own stew until it was bedtime and then got up Monday morning - STILL in a foul mood and blew up in the kitchen when someone said "Mom can you?" and I said "SURE SURE I CAN DO EVERYTHING - BECAUSE I AM THE MOM and WHEN DO WE CELEBRATE THE MOM? NEVER! NOPE...NOT IN THIS HOUSE." and my family literally stood in the kitchen looking at me like I needed to be committed. As I walked out - I said HAPPY FREAKING MOTHERS DAY TO YOU TOO - GOSH LETS ALL REMEMBER FATHER'S DAY AND YOUR BIRTHDAY YOU HAVE 364 DAYS TO PLAN SOMETHING - ANYTHING. and drove off - </p><p> </p><p>Yeah - see - I don't remember that I was forgotten - I remember that I acted like a jerk, and could have solved it all by saying Sunday morning - NOTHING - or - "I see you both forgot Mother's Day again." and then sat back while they whispered and tried to sneak the car out of the drive to go get some Ronco/ Wallgreens momento to celebrate what I had to TELL them to remember. </p><p> </p><p>Now I say - WELL in advance to DF - SUNDAY is MOTHERS DAY. THen hand him a card for his own wonderful Mom. Then I have to get a stamp. Then I have to look up her PO box address and zip code. Then I take it to the mail box. This year? I handed him a card WITH a stamp and the address written on a piece of paper - and at the bottom wrote MOTHERS DAY SUNDAY MAY 10th - GET THIS CARD IN THE BOX BY MONDAY....</p><p>and he did it. </p><p> </p><p>He also bought a turkey and will be making Mothers Day dinner for me....</p><p>(and I think to my twisted self) But I wanted meatloaf......lol. And thus figure no matter what they do I'm always going to be critical. lol </p><p> </p><p>As far as getting stinky with someone - over a holiday? Nope - </p><p> </p><p>I think it's fine to tell your girls - on a note - like I did my DF and son - </p><p> </p><p>MOTHER'S DAY IS SUNDAY MAY 10th.........</p><p> </p><p>And see what they can do (sorta) on their own. </p><p> </p><p>Otherwise - maybe if you don't feel like giving them a reminder? Just do what everyone else has suggested and pamper YOURSELF - </p><p> </p><p>You didn't raise them wrong - it's hard to tell why some people remember holidays and celebrate them and why it causes undo stress for others. </p><p> </p><p>Hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 271159, member: 4964"] Liz I've done both. Neither got me what I thought I wanted. One Mother's Day - I stewed all day that no one - NO ONE had remembered it was a day to celebrate Mothers. (Personally this day is underrated and should be celebrated every day) So there I was silent and stewing - I went to great lengths to be sarcastic [SIZE=1](really Star* you, sarcastic?)[/SIZE] IF anyone said the word "Mom" I would jump up and say "MOM....did you say M-O-M?" and it just confused everyone and they thought I was in a foul mood and avoided me. I remember DF even saying "Honey, can I go get you some Midol or something?" and me thinking "Sure go get me something - A Mother's Day card, a cake, a flower......tell the kid to fold a piece of paper in 1/2 and write me a card - anything something." but no-----I sat in my own stew until it was bedtime and then got up Monday morning - STILL in a foul mood and blew up in the kitchen when someone said "Mom can you?" and I said "SURE SURE I CAN DO EVERYTHING - BECAUSE I AM THE MOM and WHEN DO WE CELEBRATE THE MOM? NEVER! NOPE...NOT IN THIS HOUSE." and my family literally stood in the kitchen looking at me like I needed to be committed. As I walked out - I said HAPPY FREAKING MOTHERS DAY TO YOU TOO - GOSH LETS ALL REMEMBER FATHER'S DAY AND YOUR BIRTHDAY YOU HAVE 364 DAYS TO PLAN SOMETHING - ANYTHING. and drove off - Yeah - see - I don't remember that I was forgotten - I remember that I acted like a jerk, and could have solved it all by saying Sunday morning - NOTHING - or - "I see you both forgot Mother's Day again." and then sat back while they whispered and tried to sneak the car out of the drive to go get some Ronco/ Wallgreens momento to celebrate what I had to TELL them to remember. Now I say - WELL in advance to DF - SUNDAY is MOTHERS DAY. THen hand him a card for his own wonderful Mom. Then I have to get a stamp. Then I have to look up her PO box address and zip code. Then I take it to the mail box. This year? I handed him a card WITH a stamp and the address written on a piece of paper - and at the bottom wrote MOTHERS DAY SUNDAY MAY 10th - GET THIS CARD IN THE BOX BY MONDAY.... and he did it. He also bought a turkey and will be making Mothers Day dinner for me.... (and I think to my twisted self) But I wanted meatloaf......lol. And thus figure no matter what they do I'm always going to be critical. lol As far as getting stinky with someone - over a holiday? Nope - I think it's fine to tell your girls - on a note - like I did my DF and son - MOTHER'S DAY IS SUNDAY MAY 10th......... And see what they can do (sorta) on their own. Otherwise - maybe if you don't feel like giving them a reminder? Just do what everyone else has suggested and pamper YOURSELF - You didn't raise them wrong - it's hard to tell why some people remember holidays and celebrate them and why it causes undo stress for others. Hugs [/QUOTE]
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