Are you allowed to divorce your son? :-)

Well, my Mum died on my 21st birthday, so I've had years and years of not having a mum to spoil. It still tugs the heartstrings acknowledging that she's not there. I would say, make her day whilst you can.

My DD lives abroad and I got a Skype chat, but I know there will be something lovely in her suitcase when she arrives next week.

I should have been careful what I wished for! I bought myself 'Five forget Mother's Day', no cards, no phone call, not even a text!

I have had a lovely day however, my fur and feather family bought me a few really nice presents, made a great meal and watched The Importance of Being Earnest, which I thoroughly enjoyed "A Handbag?" Brilliant. Just finished a lovely jigsaw and eating cake, it doesn't get much better, oh, and watching the chase too.

I couldn't believe he'd not bothered though as I told him that Friday was the 1st anniversary of my dad dying. He knew I'd been upset and that I'd give anything to have a brew with him again. He said he knows that but still it didn't dawn on him that we're not here forever. Still, I probably didn't think about it at nearly 20.

I'm not going to wallow in the fact that they don't bother, I've done my best, couldn't have done any more. If they think it wasn't good enough, that's their problem now.

If I haven't got anything off them, does that mean when I meet a nice young man that I can deny that I have any children? It would drop years off me! ??

Just to finish this story off. I told him on Thursday I'd be away at my partner's for the weekend. But when I got home this morning, there was a message on the answerphone to say happy Mother's day.
:-)

*Five forget Mothers Day"? From what I can remember of Julian, Dick and Anne, whose parents perennially packed them off first to boarding school and then to stay for weeks with poor Aunt Fanny and weird Uncle Quentin while they went swanning off here there and everywhere, they wouldn't get a b****y Mothers Day card from me either! As for George, I doubt she could give a toss!

Greyduster I did one of those LOLs at that! The last time was when I read DS1's Christmas present to me, from the new Ladybird 'How it works' series The Mum. Highly recommended. I especially liked page 50 due to my own experience:

"The young kangaroo lives with its mum until it is strong enough to leave.

Unlike a human child, it does not move back in shortly afterwards and stay for years."

My eldest (who is now 34) never gets me anything because I told him not too - it IS a rip off. He does plenty of things for me throughout the year so it doesn't bother me. My youngest two get money from their dad to get me something because they want to but when their older I shall tell them the same as their brother. I'd rather get a nicer present on my birthday :-P

Oops - *they're not their lol

Bevjane ?What kind of mumwould be so unkind?
However What kind daughter would blank me for 8 years I guess she had her reasons but I would like to know whatmon earth could justify that,
Thank god for my son or I would find it hard to cope and feel all those years of child raising what was it all about? I did my utmost but it wasn't good enough for her,

my husband and brother the same, think its a man thing. they both say cant see the fuss, its all a rip off. even birthday cards, whats the point, they dont care if they dont have cards etc. i have always made sure got spare birthday cards, mothers day cards etc for all females, children in family. i dont get out much due to health so buy years cards and spare in advance.as they have both said for years this for years, couple of years ago i didnt bother buying or making either of them any cards. no anniversary, birthday, christmas etc. no one did. both really sulked as no cards etc. they both now appreciate its nice to receive a card, shows the person remembered them. they both buy cards regardless of how commercial it may be and do something personal ie cook meal etc.