Mothers Day cards are hard

[Anonymous]

Why isn’t there just a “happy Mother’s Day” simple card? I literally spent 30 minutes at hallmark and walked away with a blank card instead of a Mother’s Day one. My mom was not the greatest, did not sacrifice anything and did not make me feel like the center of the universe. I definitely don’t think she gave her all or even a fraction of her all. I don’t want her to feel the power of love or feel like she is the most important person in my life. She didn’t shape me or give me any great advice. I would have bought a card that said she showed me what not to do in love and parenting.

I can’t be the only one who feels this way?

[Anonymous]

Why are you buying a card?

[Anonymous]

Buy a blank card and write, “Thinking of you! Happy Mother’s Day, hope you have a good one! Love, Larla” Done.

[Anonymous]

Agree, OP. Those preprinted messages are often so bad. Or inapplicable.

[Anonymous]

Print your own on cardstock. Use canva

A beautiful flower on the front.

Inside print your own text or write.

idea: “Mom, you deserve so much love on this Mother’s Day. May you have rest and joy today!”

All of it true. None of it focusing on the past or perfection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Print your own on cardstock. Use canva

A beautiful flower on the front.

Inside print your own text or write.

idea: “Mom, you deserve so much love on this Mother’s Day. May you have rest and joy today!”

All of it true. None of it focusing on the past or perfection.

I will make it for you if you don’t know Canva.

[Anonymous]

I agonized over that all my life until she died.
OP you are not alone.

[Anonymous]

I agree with you OP. I struggled too and wound up w a generic card that’s blank inside where I simply wrote “happy Mother’s Day. Hope you have a lovely weekend. Love, us.” don’t even know why I did that because it’s such an empty message/gesture but I think my mom expects it so I do.

I also bought a card that said all the wonderful things that hallmark writes and sent it to my best friend’s mom w a genuine, heartfelt and personal handwritten message inside telling her how important she is to me bc she was more of a mom to me growing up than my own mother was.

[Anonymous]

I agree op!!!! This has been an issue for years.

[Anonymous]

There should be cards that say,"So you gave birth." That's more fitting.

[Anonymous]

I loved my mom. She did sacrifice for us and she was there for us in ways her mother never was for her. She and I were very different yet she appreciated our differences and never made me feel that her way was better than my way.

I gave up on Hallmark Mother’s Day cards and just got a nice blank one and wrote what I felt.

Mother’s Day cards are just terrible, regardless of how you feel about your mother.

[Anonymous]

I could have written your post. Luckily my mom’s birthday always falls near Mother’s Day so I usually get a birthday car or blank card instead. Some years I skip it altogether.

[Anonymous]

Clearly it’s difficult for you to find cards some you’re a narcissist living in an alternate reality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with you OP. I struggled too and wound up w a generic card that’s blank inside where I simply wrote “happy Mother’s Day. Hope you have a lovely weekend. Love, us.” don’t even know why I did that because it’s such an empty message/gesture but I think my mom expects it so I do.

I also bought a card that said all the wonderful things that hallmark writes and sent it to my best friend’s mom w a genuine, heartfelt and personal handwritten message inside telling her how important she is to me bc she was more of a mom to me growing up than my own mother was.

Too bad you had to make the second card about you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are you buying a card?

This. It seems like a Happy Mothers Day text would be sufficient.