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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Neither of us have living mothers. His mom died before we married, so I don’t know if he ever celebrated her. I have talked extensively with him about this matter, and him not participating is not due to a lack of communication or understanding. I’m exhausted to be honest. I don’t think it’s ridiculous to want my spouse to say thanks once a year for being a good parent. oh well, there’s nothing I can do about it.

I’m just gonna celebrate alone with the girls. It just feels embracing to be treated like this every year and for the girls to see it.

We do have sex, but not as often as we used to.[/quote]

When you "talk extensively" with him about Mother's Day, have you ever asked him how he feels about it? Given the fact that he lost his mom young, he may have a lot of sadness surrounding the holiday. For the first Father's Day after my dad died my husband very kindly said to me that I could do whatever I needed to do that day and it didn't need to be celebrating him while I was still grieving the loss of my own dad. It sounds like you and your husband don't actually communicate, despite "talking extensively." I think you need to be in therapy together because if you're saying the same thing over and over again and it's not landing then you two aren't speaking the same language. [/quote]

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