I have to admit I find it bizarre to get happy Mother’s Day sentiments from anyone except my child.

Anonymous wrote:Wow, I think some of you have way too much time on your hands if this offends you. You kind of sound like children yourselves. It’s MY day!

Nothing about what others want to consider to be part of a commercial holiday makes me any less of a mother. I am lucky to have a family who loves me and shows me appreciation more than one day a year, though, so I don’t have to dwell on it.

I actively chose not to join the armed services and can’t believe you didn’t acknowledge me on Veteran’s Day. It should be about me, too!

Wow, I think some of you have way too much time on your hands if this offends you. You kind of sound like children yourselves. It’s MY day!

Nothing about what others want to consider to be part of a commercial holiday makes me any less of a mother. I am lucky to have a family who loves me and shows me appreciation more than one day a year, though, so I don’t have to dwell on it.

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only who is noticing this today? Childless women are being celebrated as mother's to their dogs, and there are memes going around "remembering the women who chose not to have children" (emphasis mine.) Is it really too much to ask to just celebrate mother's on MOTHER'S Day?

(I do think it is appropriate and nice to be mindful of women experiencing infertility on Mother's Day, which is a lot different than celebrating childfree women on mother's day.)

I'm childfree and agree with you. I think these types of holidays are silly and weird in general, so that colors my perspective a bit too, but the reality is, I don't NEED to be celebrated as my hamster's mother, my dog's mother, whatever, we seem to have this idea that being called "mother" to something/anything is necessary for a woman's self-esteem, and that's just not true. I'm good letting the mothers celebrate, it doesn't interest me (other than telling my own mom HMD of course!).

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t care. I enjoyed my toddlers today. Everyone has their own issues. My friend was telling me about how hard her new puppy was and how it wasn’t sleeping through the night. She related it to a newborn who breastfeeds all night. Nope, not similar but I don’t care. I’m sure it sucks to get woken by a puppy.

Eh, two of my childless coworkers have gotten puppies, compared them to babies, and then remembered that i have one and apologized. In some ways they DO have similar challenges, the difference is that you can leave a puppy alone for periods of time.

At least I never had to take a baby out into the backyard at 2:00 am when it’s freezing out.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t care. I enjoyed my toddlers today. Everyone has their own issues. My friend was telling me about how hard her new puppy was and how it wasn’t sleeping through the night. She related it to a newborn who breastfeeds all night. Nope, not similar but I don’t care. I’m sure it sucks to get woken by a puppy.

Eh, two of my childless coworkers have gotten puppies, compared them to babies, and then remembered that i have one and apologized. In some ways they DO have similar challenges, the difference is that you can leave a puppy alone for periods of time.

I don’t care. I enjoyed my toddlers today. Everyone has their own issues. My friend was telling me about how hard her new puppy was and how it wasn’t sleeping through the night. She related it to a newborn who breastfeeds all night. Nope, not similar but I don’t care. I’m sure it sucks to get woken by a puppy.

They’re late!

Dog mom day was yesterday! Jeez! I celebrated my dog momhood yesterday and my baby motherhood today!! #celebrateallweekend #yourdogdidnymakeyouacardatdaycare
#jeezfindbetterhelp
#sorrynotsorrry

I saw a "shout out" to Dads today on social media for mother's Day.

Someone (else) posted a Happy Mother's Day message on Instagram, and some guy responded to it with a "Shoutout to all the moms, grandmas, aunts and everyone taking care of the kids! Dads that means you too!" Absurd.

Anonymous wrote:YES!

There is that flower photo being posted and shared: “happy Mother’s day to...”

“Those chosen not be to be Mother’s”

WHAT.

I am 100% on board with acknowledging that it is rough day for many women. Women with deceased mothers, and dealing with infertility. It isn’t an easy day.

What I’ll be darned to celebrate women who chose not be a mother!

I should be celebrated on Veterans Day for not joining the military.

+1!

Anonymous wrote:Mom here. Who cares? It doesn’t take away from me. I woke up this morning to hugs and kisses from my kids and everyone else can do whatever makes them happy.

Yep. Exactly. This is exactly how I feel. O am special to my family. I'm not special because there is some imaginary vaunted mom's only club.

Dog moms in no way make me less of a mother. So yeah. Doesn't bother me a bit.

YES!

There is that flower photo being posted and shared: “happy Mother’s day to...”

“Those chosen not be to be Mother’s”

WHAT.

I am 100% on board with acknowledging that it is rough day for many women. Women with deceased mothers, and dealing with infertility. It isn’t an easy day.

What I’ll be darned to celebrate women who chose not be a mother!

I should be celebrated on Veterans Day for not joining the military.

The best one I’ve seen so far was a commercial from one of the jewelry chains using Mother’s Day to promote diamond engagement rings, because what your mother wants most for Mothers Day is for you to get engaged.

This alien friend that I know tells me that these are the end signed of the human nature!

Ya let’s just celebrate non veterans on Veterans Day, men on women’s day, adults on children’s day and think we are just fine. Gosh! How did we all get to this crap...