| Does someone make sure you have something from your kids on mothers/fathers day?
Posted: 5/12/2006 1:51:53 PM | Since mothers day is this Sunday I was wondering who has someone that makes sure you have something from your child(ren) on the special day?? My sons dad hasn't bothered with anything ever so, My mom always has something for me from my son, who is 3.5, on every occasion. B-day X-mas and mothers day. It really means alot to me that she does this cause she really doesn't have to and my son isn't in school or anything yet to make something.
Happy mothers day!! and to the fathers who are moms too!! | |
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| Does someone make sure you have something from your kids on mothers/fathers day?
Posted: 5/12/2006 2:17:08 PM | today i got a happy mothers day card from my daughter and her daycare lol i know it was mostly made by them but she colored it .... my sister and my mom normally do something too my first mommy’s day i got a white gold and diamond ring that says mum ( but it got stolen when my house got broken into broke my damn heart)
happy mommys day everyone!!!!!! | |
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| Does someone make sure you have something from your kids on mothers/fathers day?
Posted: 5/12/2006 2:48:20 PM | | I have been very fortunate, My daughters day home makes me stuff, her school, and even when her father and I were not together for 2 years he always even though sometimes we were involved in nuclear war, made sure I had a card or something. That was nice! My mother gets me something as well. | |
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| Does someone make sure you have something from your kids on mothers/fathers day?
Posted: 5/12/2006 3:23:07 PM | Nope my girl is almost 4yr's old and I do have a man around
the house. (her dad) But he has never gotten me anything
for mom's day.
Rite now I'm really pissed off at him. I had a b'day yesterday
and he told our daughter they would go get me a little gift.
He didn't but what really makes me made is he got his best
friend a card and small gift.
So now in 3weeks he has a b'day then fathers day and you
can bet that I will make sure he get's.....nothing. Now he'll
know how it feels!!! | |
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| Does someone make sure you have something from your kids on mothers/fathers day?
Posted: 5/12/2006 3:25:00 PM | It is sad that there are both men and women out there that hold resentment to their spouse and don't help the children out with getting gifts or cards for the other on their special days and holidays.
It takes a real man and a real woman to put aside what the other may have done during the marriage and breakup to put the children's feelings first.
I would send cards with the kids or get them to phone their dad on holidays and birthdays when they were younger because they could not do it themselves and now that they are older they do it with my help still cause they can't drive to the stores yet.
I have not received nothing from him when the kids are with him on holidays or mother's day but it will all come out in the wash. They are starting to realize that he is self centered even without my help in pointing that out.
Thank God for Mom's and Daycares and the good Dad out there that doesn't forget about us Mom's. | |
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| Does someone make sure you have something from your kids on mothers/fathers day?
Posted: 5/12/2006 3:35:50 PM | As a young divorcee I always made sure the kids had something for their dad for all holidays . . . he never did though. My parents nor my siblings ever thought much about it I guess, so I never did. Now as a grandmother raising two of my grand children, I make sure they have something for both of their parents for all holidays . . . but again, as usual I am forgotten. Guess I am a gluten for punishment. Yes it does hurt!!  | |
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| Does someone make sure you have something from your kids on mothers/fathers day?
Posted: 5/12/2006 3:45:27 PM | Happy Mother's Day to you too!!
When my daughter was a baby, too young to do anything, my mom always made sure shed get me a lil something, and sign my daughters name.
Now that shes almost 4, shes in preschool, and this yr. she slipped up and told me she was making me something..her teacher quickly butt in and said, "shhh, remember, its a surprise!" Thats my girl, shes so honest!! Gotta love it..makes ya want them to stay that way!! | |
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| Does someone make sure you have something from your kids on mothers/fathers day?
Posted: 5/12/2006 4:40:49 PM | This is great thanks for all the replies!!! I too think its sad that ppl cannot put their differnce aside. I always had something for my sons dad but I can't be bothered now just like you cran man! He doesn't even bother to get my son anything let alone me from him lol!!! Again happy mothers day!!! | |
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Posted: 5/12/2006 7:38:03 PM | i don't expect anything on mother's day. i have my son and that's enough of a gift for me.  he's 18 now and keeps asking me what i want for mother's day and i can't think of one thing i'd want from him that i don't already have... respect, love, affection, friendship, honesty, conversation and he still asks me to cuddle him from time to time... he's my man child and i love him more than any gift could ever express. i want him to treat me as i've raised him to all year long, not just on mother's day. and no silly card or gift could ever take the place of his affection. it's just another hallmark holiday. be thankful you have those children to not give you gifts... a hug feels so much better anyway. ;) | |
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| Does someone make sure you have something from your kids on mothers/fathers day?
Posted: 5/12/2006 7:59:10 PM | For us, my Mom fills in as "Mom for a day" for the kids.
We don't even know where my ex is anymore, so Mother's Day was pretty tough on the little buggers the first couple of years, but now the teachers at school know to have the kids write "Grandma" for the projects - so the kids get to make presents and give them to someone in (almost) the same way as all the other kids.
It's worked out well. We actually got a little treat this week. Our church has an annual Mother-Daughter banquet and all the girls were pretty excitied about it. Last Sunday, the Pastor's wife asked me if it would be OK if she took her as her guest so my kiddo would get to participate and see her friends. We're actually new to this church, so I didn't expect anything like that.
I thought that was VERY nice and way above the call of duty. She had a great time - I think she liked the fact that "boys aren't allowed" as much as she enjoyed the dinner and presentation. 
As far as Father's Day goes, I tell them not to do anything for me. Just having them is my present, so I try to make it just another day. | |
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| Does someone make sure you have something from your kids on mothers/fathers day?
Posted: 5/12/2006 7:59:59 PM | | my three kids made me cards for mothersday and on the card my oldest daughter wrote on the card i love you daddy and your the best mom ever ..i thought the card was very cute ...and my 7 year old wrote happy mothersday daddy ...and my 9 year old daughter wrote happy mothers day dad your the best mom in the whole world ...my kids are the greatest ... | |
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| Does someone make sure you have something from your kids on mothers/fathers day?
Posted: 5/13/2006 9:07:11 AM | Well my daughter is 6 now... she knows the importance of Birthdays Valentines day... mother's day (i've gotten 4 cards from her already - Church, School, and two she made at the babysitters)...
She wants to give me things for all of these days... Usually she will con my Mom into buying two gifts... one from her & one from my daughter... But I try to stress to my daughter... her love is much more important than any gift... | |
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| Does someone make sure you have something from your kids on mothers/fathers day?
Posted: 5/13/2006 9:28:32 AM | does anyone know the REAL meaning of mother's day or do you all sit back and enjoy what it has evolved into, teaching your children to shower you with gifts on this day? it is not a selfish holiday meant for mothers to receive gifts from their children. it was quite the opposite. we celebrate mother's day this way today because that is what it has turned into over the years... nothing more than a commercialized holiday.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvtaylor/mother.htm
someone wrote an article for the dallas new paper at some point, i can't find it but if you can, it's well worth reading. if you want to teach your children anything... teach them the real meaning of mothers day. the history of this day goes WAY back... it didn't start with ann marie or with julia... do your research if you don't know the true meaning of this day.
here's another link for you all to read... http://mothers-day.123holiday.net/
and pay special attention to this paragraph... "At first, people observed Mother's Day by attending church, writing letters to their mothers, and eventually, by sending cards, presents, and flowers. With the increasing gift-giving activity associated with Mother's Day, Anna Jarvis became enraged. She believed that the day's sentiment was being sacrificed at the expense of greed and profit. In 1923 she filed a lawsuit to stop a Mother's Day festival, and was even arrested for disturbing the peace at a convention selling carnations for a war mother's group. Before her death in 1948, Jarvis is said to have confessed that she regretted ever starting the mother's day tradition." | |
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| Does someone make sure you have something from your kids on mothers/fathers day?
Posted: 5/13/2006 9:39:40 AM | I don't need a gift nor do I ask for one. I love my children and their love in return means the world to me. I do get gifts and cards that they made themselves at school. I have kept all of these...paper weights, beautiful broaches (yes I have worn them and have done so with pride), poems,etc. I expect nothing and what I get in return means so much. I already have my mother's days gifts...I have them all year long; one has red hair and one has blonde.
Mary | |
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| Does someone make sure you have something from your kids on mothers/fathers day?
Posted: 5/13/2006 1:14:18 PM | happily... it's incredibly admirable for women like you to recognize the gifts they already have in their children.
as for me... i'll be counting my blessings and i'll be praying for peace and for comfort for all those mothers who have children serving in the military right now, for those who've already suffered the loss of their children to war and to those mothers out there who aren't blessed with the presence of their children for any other reason. | |
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| Does someone make sure you have something from your kids on mothers/fathers day?
Posted: 5/13/2006 1:43:12 PM | uh huh.. my daughter`s teacher makes sure this mama gets something 4 mom`s day.. my son`s in junior high.. so (according 2 him) its "not kewl" 2 give something 2 me.. but as he`s done in the past.. he`ll make supper 4 me.. which is not a bad trade off.. since i do it three hundred & some days a yr!..  .. and a happy mam`s day 2 u as well mama..   | |
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