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Well another Mother's Day has come and gone. I am wondering if other's find all the Hype kind of over done? Don't get me wrong when people recognize Mother's and later Father's Day personally I think it is well deserved gratitude but doesn't it seem kind of "off" that we pay so much lip service to other people? Doesn't sound kind of creepy when someone uses that holiday to contact for other reasons. And then to go back to whatever is normal the next day kind of says more about how we really view "parent's"? If you really felt bonded with a Mother wouldn't you be showing it pretty frequently not just one day a year? Any ideas/comments?
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 Just imagine if there was no such holiday. Foster kids will be thrilled.
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Just imagine if there was no such holiday. Foster kids will be thrilled. Yea that has always seem like rubbing salt in wounds for many people. |
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Honestly speaking, mothers are invaluable and irreplaceable. I often wonder how the world would have been without mothers/women. It certainly would have been a literal hell. My mother lives on forever in my heart. Cheers to all mothers worldwide!!!!!!!
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Well another Mother's Day has come and gone. I am wondering if other's find all the Hype kind of over done? Don't get me wrong when people recognize Mother's and later Father's Day personally I think it is well deserved gratitude but doesn't it seem kind of "off" that we pay so much lip service to other people? Doesn't sound kind of creepy when someone uses that holiday to contact for other reasons. And then to go back to whatever is normal the next day kind of says more about how we really view "parent's"? If you really felt bonded with a Mother wouldn't you be showing it pretty frequently not just one day a year? Any ideas/comments? I agree somewhat... Yet I look at it that I love each holiday and when I was married my husband told me everyday he loved me and gave me gifts through out the year as tokens of his love for me. Does that mean I didn't want to celebrate Valentines Day not on your life. I loved Valentines Day.. My kids tell me throughout the year how much they love and appreciate me and on Mothers day the cards,flowers etc.. mean alot to me as I do to my mother. For example I have one child that is really mad at me right now.. His opening line yesterday was... Mom I do love you and this day allowed me to open the door to talk to you... So maybe we need these type of holidays to mend fences if possible... |
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Well another Mother's Day has come and gone. I am wondering if other's find all the Hype kind of over done? Don't get me wrong when people recognize Mother's and later Father's Day personally I think it is well deserved gratitude but doesn't it seem kind of "off" that we pay so much lip service to other people? Doesn't sound kind of creepy when someone uses that holiday to contact for other reasons. And then to go back to whatever is normal the next day kind of says more about how we really view "parent's"? If you really felt bonded with a Mother wouldn't you be showing it pretty frequently not just one day a year? Any ideas/comments? I agree somewhat... Yet I look at it that I love each holiday and when I was married my husband told me everyday he loved me and gave me gifts through out the year as tokens of his love for me. Does that mean I didn't want to celebrate Valentines Day not on your life. I loved Valentines Day.. My kids tell me throughout the year how much they love and appreciate me and on Mothers day the cards,flowers etc.. mean alot to me as I do to my mother. For example I have one child that is really mad at me right now.. His opening line yesterday was... Mom I do love you and this day allowed me to open the door to talk to you... So maybe we need these type of holidays to mend fences if possible... Excellent points. |
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I'm of the view that it's a money-making scheme. The same view I have about Valentines Day, Christmas, Birthdays. She knows how much I've helped her. I think she worries a lot about how I am. As last year, was the worst year I've had so far. She knows how I tried to safeguard her and my sisters. Even when I'm feeling my worst, I try to remain upbeat, when she visits my home. I'd hate to think I'd took anything out on her. Cards are cards, but love will always last much longer.
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EXHAUSTED - a mentally drained; horrible storms all weekend and non stop rain seeping into my basement - kept me busy running my shop vac/then dumping my pool pump into that container and pumping that 6gals of water up and out of my basement! All to keep my 10'sq basement from becoming an aquarium and ruining my hot water heater and my furnace; had I known about this issue back {15yrs ago} when I purchased this place and installed those new I'd had them put up on cinder blocks but NOOOOO, that wasn't disclosed to me!
 OK...but while I was up doing my every 3hr checking the water level; I came across this article and found it interesting! I had no idea about this dear lady and her reasoning behind 'Mothers Day' >>> Anna Jarvis Creator The creator of Mother's Day as it is now known was a woman named Anna Jarvis. She was born in West Virginia in 1864 and went on to be educated in a seminary. The inspiration for Mother's Day came from Anna's own mother, Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis. Ann Maria had previously worked with women during the Civil War to establish Mother's Day Work Clubs in a number of cities. Among other things, these clubs helped to address health and sanitation issues in their local communities and help women who were ill with tuberculosis. When Ann Maria died in 1905, her daughter wanted her to leave behind a legacy to reflect her great work. On May 12, 1907 Anna organized a memorial for her mother, and decided the day should be turned into a national holiday. Commercialization Anna Jarvis's original vision for Mother's Day was that it was to be a sentimental and family oriented day. She started the tradition of giving carnations as they were her own mother's favorite flower. The original aim of the day was to encourage peace, reflection, and appreciation. Anna soon became tired of the way the holiday was commercialized after it was made official. Along with her sister, she spent many years campaigning to bring down the practices of elaborate gifting and printed cards. The printed cards were a particular peeve, as she felt they were impersonal. Anna Jarvis herself said "A printed card means nothing except that you are too lazy to write to the woman who has done more for you than anyone in the world." http://womenshistory.answers.com/laws/the-story-behind-mothers-day BTW - I got a 'TEXT' message from my one and only son...guess he's BUSY  |
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I am wondering if other's find all the Hype kind of over done? What exactly are you referring to by "hype?" I went to the grocery store yesterday and I walked into a giant front door floral department with all sorts of mother day signs and "last minute bouquet" gifts. You mean that kind of hype? doesn't it seem kind of "off" that we pay so much lip service to other people? IMO no, not really. Society and culture needs rituals and rights of passage and ranking and titles and reasons to celebrate. It's the grease that gets people to stop killing each other since they feel like an integral part of a group or society that being part of a group or society is worth a damn and therefore their lives have meaning. Of course that's based on the idea that the options are "lip service" or nothing at all. If you really felt bonded with a Mother wouldn't you be showing it pretty frequently not just one day a year? Who says people don't? Just because you celebrate someone's birthday it doesn't necessarily guarantee you treat the person like crap the rest of the year. Are people unpatriotic every day of the year except July 4th? Does no one drink beer except on St. Patricks Day? Does no one express their love for another on any other day than Valentines Day? Does no one eat eggs or believe bunny jesus was resurrected after laying the holy egg and rolling it aside except on Easter? |
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