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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The total lack of respect for elders is on full display in this thread. Mother’s Day should be about honoring mothers, not a “me me me” about who is or is not “in the trenches.” Get over yourselves and celebrate your mothers.[/quote]

Mother's Day is not meant to be some kind of "respect elders" day. It's for moms to get a day of from a daily grind. You have no grind. Your kids are adults, you're retired and you have nothing to do. No young woman wants to come and "celebrate" it with you by circling around. You get over yourself and go celebrate the young moms. [/quote]

Actually, the older I get, the more I appreciate my mom and everything she’s done for me and sacrificed for me.

Being in the trenches doesn’t make anyone more deserving of being celebrated. Remember, it’s just a phase over a long life. Moms of all ages have been through those same trenches too plus a heck of a lot more. [/quote]

Of course it does. I guess you've forgotten the sleepless nights and days where you cannot do anything for yourself. Instead of demanding to celebrate "moms of all ages" be kind and considerate to your DD or DIL when they are in the trenches. It's hard work. They deserve a day off to be pampered and celebrated. What do you need a day off of?[/quote]

DP here. Some of us think it’s all absurd and that no one (of any age or life stage) need to be “pampered.” I grew past the need for parties celebrating me in about 5th grade. While raising small children is a lot of work, having a rigid fixed idea of what you “deserve” for doing it is just a recipe for disappointment. [/quote]

These threads are mostly moms of kids of all ages who say they’d be fine doing very little or nothing, but their mils are the demanding ones preventing them from having that chill day by wanting a big deal made. So is it rigid to just want to relax? It’s not compatible with the mil wishes and that’s where the disappointment comes from a lot of the time imo.[/quote]

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