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Mother's Day - what's everyone doing? sm

Posted: May 8, 2010

I'll just be excited if one of my boys will go to Mass with me! Or maybe mow the yard! Seriously, I'm just grateful all three of my kids are happy and healthy and well adjusted. I'll miss my daughter because she is away at college but I know I'll see her soon (with tons of laundry in tow!). Hope everyone has a blessed day.

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Mother's Day - LinK

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We're going out to a buffet with my in-laws. Hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day too as well as all the rest of you on MTStars

I am going to stay home with the kids.... - Kendra

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clean the house and do a little work. I got flowers from my husband (who is deployed) and from my in-laws, which was awfully sweet because I know his mother does not like me at all. I am happy to have gotten anything at all with my hubby gone and the kids being so small! :)

My only child..... - US2

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.... my 17 y/o daughter, who will be off to college in another state in four months, and I are going shopping at Kohls, then lunch at the oyster bar, then going to see that movie "Babies."

And I just got all choked up.

Happy Mother's Day, Mamas of all variety!

Mothers Day - mb

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My husband is taking me a winery that also serves dinner. My oldest daughter has to work and my yougest is away at college. But she graduates next week which will be the greatest gift of all because it has been a long four years with its ups and down. My own mother is in South Carolina for a month.

Working. - sigh

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I generally hate this Hallmark holiday. I've never had a good Mother's Day. It's such an obligation. My husband wants to go out, and I hate crowds. And everything is crowded. All I really would like to do is take a nap! I'll also have to call my mother, and we don't have a good relationship. Five minutes into the conversation, she'll be criticizing me, or reminding me what an awful daughter I am for not calling all the time to be criticized. I have to work, but that's not bad. At least I have an excuse not to be pleasant or go out. I love my boys, and they are great kids. But they are 20 and 22, and I don't expect them or want them to hang out with me today. The 22 year old had planned to sublet his first apartment this summer. But he just heard that deal fell through, and now he's headed home. I love seeing him, but I sense a Failure to Launch this time. Oh, well. It was only a short test flight. Maybe he'll make it into orbit next time!

A difficult one - Christine

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I lost my mother six months ago, and having had no children this has been a difficult weekend. However, my beautiful niece invited me to dinner last evening and we watched a wonderful movie together. Her young daughter who is 13 is the light of my life. Knowing my niece I know she picked last night for us to be together on what she knew would be a very difficult weekend for me.

Happpy Mother's Day to every one of you who do the most difficult job in the world. Have a great day.

What a beautiful story! Have a great day and God bless. nm - Sims

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Working.....nothing new there and once done here - sm -

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have to clean the house (family coming in next weekend). Kids are working on their rooms on and off. Both made me nice cards. DH is of the mentality that I am not his mother so he doesn't have to do anything, though he did offer for us to go out to dinner but unfortunately have something in the fridge that has to be cooked today so no to that, I will cook that and he will do all the sides. Also have too much to do here to have a day of rest (doing about 5 loads of laundry too). I goofed off a bit yesterday, though worked last night, went out with just my two girls while DH stayed home to clean the garage so that was nice.

Well get your happy butt down to south Texas and I'll buy you a margarita! nm - Sims

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Love to, sounds like a good plan to me! - nm -

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:-)

I'm sorry.... - Deb

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your husband feels that way. Mine goes the whole 9 yards, a nice card, eating out, etc. but I feel that since it's "Mother's" day, the kids should do the "honoring." I always get a card and a call from my 2 oldest but our baby is married to another baby and she is very self-centered and thinks Mother's day should be centered around her and her mother and grandmother. She would like to forget her husband has a mother and she deals everyone misery if her ideas and opinions are ignored. So.... I never get a call from my youngest or a card or anything because his wife, the "mother of his children" comes first if not ONLY. Our daughter lives 400 miles away and our oldest son lives an hour away but they never fail to forget me on Mother's Day. Our baby is 7 miles away but he might as well live on the moon because that's the way the "mother of his children" expects him to behave. I wish there were no Mother's Day. It's just another day of the year that makes me feel bad. I guess I'm selfish. I want all my children to be mature and thoughtful. I guess you can't have everything.

I try to forget it's Mother's Day - Childless

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I do not have children and find myself more and more depressed that I don't, although since my husband does not have the same wants as I do regarding children I just try to forget the day is here. Did call the MIL and wish her happy MD. That was it. I don't think anyone can know the heartache one goes through when an adorable child looks up to his or her mother and says Happy Mother's Day mommy I love you and hugs and kisses her. It breaks my heart to know I will never know what it's like (I'm 50 now so no chance that will ever happen).

I'm happy for all the Mother's out there who get to spend it with your children. You really deserve a day for all you do for your children. I envy all of you and my heart breaks for something I will never have.

I have spent the day laying on the couch watching movies just treating this like another day.

I'm truly sorry for you... - Deb

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I can only imagine wanting to have children and never getting that wish. But, having children has it downs as well as ups. They grow up and sometimes you still experience pain.

It is not too late!! My brother is 50 and just got a baby. sm - RoadRunnerMT

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He and his wife have tried for 20+ years, ran out of money for in vitro, etc. They finally decided to hook up for fostering with exceptions of only certain ages and only those available for adoption. They just got their baby girl at the age of 2 months old. Brother is 50. Cost them nothing and because its through the fostering program, the government is taking care of her healthcare until adoption is final. You CAN still do it!! Don't give up.

Thank you, but I'm afraid it is too late and will never happen - Childless

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First, years ago I had an ectopic pregnancy and 1 tube/ovary removed. Doc said chances are I would never get pregnant again and if I do it will be another ectopic (joy joy). That was 16 years ago. The only way we'll have children is some freak accident. Adoption/foster is out of the question. DH will hear nothing of it. He's glad (and I mean extremely glad) we don't have children. He doesn't want any. So yes, there is no hope that we will ever have children unless a freak accident happens. If I do become pregnant he'll live with it, but he's extremely happy with the life the way it is. I know why too...because he has not been able to get a job for over 10 years and he likes things the way they are. He does not want to have to be responsible for taking care of a family. If we were first married I'd have other words, but after being married for 30 years I'm used to it and it's not going to change. I have just learned to deal with it, but my heart aches for a child I will never have and I just keep that to myself. I try and look on the brighter side of things and know that once I pass over I will have the little soul I lost in the ectopic pregnancy waiting for me and then there will be my little sister who died when she was just under a year old for me to be with again. It may sound weird to those who read this, but those are my beliefs and that's what gives me happiness.

You should actually be thanking your lucky SM - no fool here

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stars you have no children. Instead of dwelling on children you'll never have, why don't you lose the loser and find a real man? Don't tell me he hasn't been able to get a job in 10 years. You are allowing that and you shouldn't. And actually you DO have a child - your husband.

It's bittersweeet - Sheepwhisperer

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Today is a hard one...About 18 years ago, my mom suffered from a diabetic coma at the age of 49 which left her severely brain damaged and in a nursing home. (She cannot speak, feed herself or take care of herself, although I know that she knows me when I see her. As far as we can tell, it is kind of like a stroke victim, knows what is going to to an extent, just cannot respond) This all happened before I had my children so she has never had a chance to be the grandma she always wanted to be. I went to see her on Friday and although I try to keep it light as I feed her lunch, my heart was breaking. It is so hard to see her like that. Even though I am now 44, I miss having her in my life and it makes me sad to know what my kids are missing out on, she was a still is a wonderful person.

Of course, I had to work today!! The upside of today is that my husband took me out to dinner last night and made me supper tonight. All of my kids made sure to give me big hugs and told me Happy Mother's Day and bought me some flowers for the yard. (They are 13, 11 and 6). Although I miss my mom terribly, I had a great day with my kids and couldn't ask for anything more. As cliche as it sounds, I truly feel I was put on this earth to be a mom. No matter how thankless it can be at times, and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world!! Happy Moms Day everyone!! :0)

My heart goes out to you - Christine

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Thank you for sharing this. I know the pain you are feeling. It sounds like you have a wonderful, loving family.

I'm so sorry... - Deb

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I truly know how you must feel because I still don't get to be a grandma to my 3 grandchildren and I'm in good health. My DIL won't allow me to be a grandma. She has never liked me, mostly because she doesn't want to share her children with me and my husband. She only has time for her family and our son is too afraid to stand up to her, so I have always missed out on being with my grandkids, ages 10, 7 and 2-1/2. We get to spend time with them at baseball games, basketball games, any public event (because she can't keep us away) and we can always go see them at their house if we don't mind putting up with her nastiness, but as far as getting to have them over at our house....aint every happening. We have enjoyed our oldest grandson who will graduate high school this year (our daughter's son) so I know what it's like to be a grandma but I would really love to be able to interact more on a personal basis with the other 3. It would be wonderful if my son shared your sentiments about the importance of having a grandma/grandparents in children's lives. Your mother would have been truly blessed and I feel for her and you.

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