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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 270900" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>My girls grew up with no one to "remind" them or coax them to celebrate me on mother's day. Sure they knew it was coming, when they were reallly young, teachers sometimes did gifts in class. Since their dad and I split when they were 3 and 7, their dad stopped ackowledging the day and helping them get gifts/cards (even though I continued to help them select father's day gifts for many years to come). No family around to do this, either (his family dropped contact after we split, and my parents were 500 miles away). I suppose all of this contributed to the issue, they simply never learned to do anything on that day. I used to say silly things like, "I'd just like NO ARGUING on Mother's Day" which was of course, well, silly (and unrealistic!)</p><p></p><p>But... they're adults now. I sometimes cling to the hope that the appreciation switch will magically go on in their heads and they'll gush about what a wonderful mother i am and how much I've sacrificed for them over the years.. how I've always been there for them.. yada yada yada, and will take me to brunch and bring me flowers and ....then I wake up! </p><p></p><p>I will say that when I DO get a card, they pick ones that say I'm a great mom and they love me and appreciate me. I suppose I should thank Hallmark for that commercial acknowledgment, at least, since they can't say it themselves?!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 270900, member: 1157"] My girls grew up with no one to "remind" them or coax them to celebrate me on mother's day. Sure they knew it was coming, when they were reallly young, teachers sometimes did gifts in class. Since their dad and I split when they were 3 and 7, their dad stopped ackowledging the day and helping them get gifts/cards (even though I continued to help them select father's day gifts for many years to come). No family around to do this, either (his family dropped contact after we split, and my parents were 500 miles away). I suppose all of this contributed to the issue, they simply never learned to do anything on that day. I used to say silly things like, "I'd just like NO ARGUING on Mother's Day" which was of course, well, silly (and unrealistic!) But... they're adults now. I sometimes cling to the hope that the appreciation switch will magically go on in their heads and they'll gush about what a wonderful mother i am and how much I've sacrificed for them over the years.. how I've always been there for them.. yada yada yada, and will take me to brunch and bring me flowers and ....then I wake up! I will say that when I DO get a card, they pick ones that say I'm a great mom and they love me and appreciate me. I suppose I should thank Hallmark for that commercial acknowledgment, at least, since they can't say it themselves?! [/QUOTE]
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