tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post3542762799847536756..comments2023-12-21T17:45:14.194+00:00Comments on HOM...HOM...HOM....: Mother's Day?Home Office Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18248456622235889204noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-84815535781516200642011-10-10T10:04:02.683+01:002011-10-10T10:04:02.683+01:00A good article on maternal health issues. I am wri...A good article on maternal health issues. I am writing on behalf of Women and Children First, who like White Ribbon Alliance also advocate maternal health concerns, seeking to raise awareness and reduce the number of mothers and babies that die in childbirth in the developing world.<br /><br />There is a web link to the organisation, if you require information.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wcf-uk.org" rel="nofollow">Women and Children First</a> <br /><br />Thank you for your support!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-11396092511157078982009-03-30T14:32:00.000+01:002009-03-30T14:32:00.000+01:00Get good information on Mothers Day hereMothers D...Get good information on <A HREF="http://www.altiusdirectory.com" REL="nofollow">Mothers Day</A> here<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Society/mothers-day.html" REL="nofollow">Mothers Day</A>Bhargavanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-44378282179858399852009-03-24T09:51:00.000+00:002009-03-24T09:51:00.000+00:00Melissa, this post is beautifully written. I had ...Melissa, this post is beautifully written. I had a pants Mother's Day too, and next year will know to lower my expectations. <BR/><BR/>Anonymous, blimey, careful your halo doesn't slip ;) You are far more noble than the rest of us mere mortal mothers, I think, who just want a lie in on ONE day of the year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-16392877510367999512009-03-24T07:58:00.000+00:002009-03-24T07:58:00.000+00:00b - well done your kids on making you breakfast. I...b - well done your kids on making you breakfast. I look forward to that day<BR/><BR/>Ali - start training them now!<BR/><BR/>Wife in HK - it probably wasn't mother's day where you are. The UK seems to have it before everyone else<BR/><BR/>Tasha - my point exactly. You would ordinarily get up and not begrudge it, but on Mother's Day you do<BR/><BR/>Anonymous - admirable sentiments. I did post an ealier blog post about whether Mother's Day was about time off or time to maximise your time with your kids and celebrate being a mum. I think it's probably a bit of both. But when you're on call 364 other days a year, it seems reasonable to be allowed one day off. Anyone who never needs a day off from their children is a bordeline saint. I think sometimes you need to have a break to appreciate them more.Home Office Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248456622235889204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-41392391079565975612009-03-24T00:40:00.000+00:002009-03-24T00:40:00.000+00:00Perhaps you should challenge your concept of Mothe...Perhaps you should challenge your concept of Mother's Day. We tend to look at Mother's Day as being the day when we get to take a break, a true "me" day. But motherhood, by definition, is not about me. In fact it is generally about everyone but me. Last Mother's Day I asked my husband what he was planning to get me for Mother's Day and his response was, "You're not my Mother". And isn't that what I keep telling him! That challenged me to consider what Mother's Day is really about, and now I look at it as a day to reflect on how very lucky I am to have two such wonderful, albeit sometimes very tiring, children. It is also a time to stop and consider the sacrifices that your own mother made for you. Being a mother is a priviledge. The time that I have with my children is all to brief and one day in the not so very distant future I'll have all the time in the world to sit and read my book, and I know in my heart that I'll wish I had someone jumping on my bed and asking me "what's for breakfast?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-75278905912666402392009-03-23T23:26:00.000+00:002009-03-23T23:26:00.000+00:00I guess I am lucky! Here in Brazil, mothers are re...I guess I am lucky! Here in Brazil, mothers are regarded as some kind of saint! I cannot complain of the treatment I get on Mother´s day (also in May as in the USA. I don´t envy having a mother in law, though - I loved mine dearly, but mother's day always ended with me doing the dishes! I sympathize.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09451580027440368323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-42086554839958613882009-03-23T13:35:00.000+00:002009-03-23T13:35:00.000+00:00Next year, I'm going to write a detailed memo abou...Next year, I'm going to write a detailed memo about exactly what I want to happen. I thought I'd been very clear, but apparently not. He got up at 6am, which was great. Instead of immediately bringing me a cup of tea, he waited until 7.30 when he and Rosemary came in to ask 'Do you want to wake up now?' and then went away, leaving Rosemary, to get the cup of tea and a cup of milk for Rosemary. He then asked if she wanted to sit and watch TV in bed with me while I read the paper. Huh? And then... said 'If you weren't lying in bed, I'd come back to bed, because I'm feeling ill.' OKAY. So we got up, he went to bed and we went swimming and for a picnic on our own. Then he was cross with me when we got back (and he was still in bed) for being annoyed with him, because all I had to do was say 'Actually, could you take Rosemary away? I want to read the paper on my own.' Grrr. (So, yes, fairly normal Sunday, but lots of grumpiness added in!)<BR/><BR/>(Oh yes, and he also asked when Father's Day, so he could look forward to having a lie-in. I hope he was being sarcastic. Because I get up about 3 hours earlier approximately 360 days a year.)Coding Mamma (Tasha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17374751246656722167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-46625877732572048482009-03-23T11:47:00.000+00:002009-03-23T11:47:00.000+00:00Was it Mother's Day? I wonder what my family's exc...Was it Mother's Day? I wonder what my family's excuse was this year.Mutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06720936545179612420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-25293446610831839022009-03-23T11:40:00.000+00:002009-03-23T11:40:00.000+00:00Oh poor y9ou. I refuse to see my mother-in-law on ...Oh poor y9ou. I refuse to see my mother-in-law on mother's day any more. I try not to do too much but the kids don't really get it. It's not 'til May here, still got that to look forward to,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2133786582796275869.post-90575574614553179322009-03-23T10:10:00.000+00:002009-03-23T10:10:00.000+00:00Once I have received my cards and presents from th...Once I have received my cards and presents from the kids, my hubby thinks that is it. He has done his part even though I know he had nothing much to do with it. So I still cooked, cleaned and dealt with the kids as if it was a normal day, although I kept adding in on a regular basis well it is mothers day!!! But I did get breakfast in bed from my youngest two kids and it was edible this year so I can not complain and the words written in the cards were very heartfelt and made me proud that these were my kids.bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17093353316834741465noreply@blogger.com