The was my husband's first Mother's Day without his mom so it was a bit rough for him. She loved holidays and would always get everyone in the family cards for events. Cancer sucks.

Anonymous wrote:I hate my mother, and I'm a single mom, so I had to plan my own mother's day, but I still had a great day with my kids and I received lots of mother's day messages from friends and other family members that made me feel loved and remembered. I'm choosing to focus on what I do have rather than what I don't.

clearly you are focusing on being angry and bitter. Do better for your kids.

It was fantastic! Relaxed at home with the kids. Enjoys breakfast made by the hubby.

I'm lucky.

Anonymous wrote:Can't wait for it to be over. My mom's dead and I found out last year that I can't have children.

I’m sending you the biggest hug. My mom is gone too and Mother’s Day is hard. While I do have children, we tried for many years before finding success and I remember how painful it was to see others who were pregnant or had children. I hope you can find another path to motherhood via adoption or surrogacy if that’s something that you want to try.

Two young women I know who are navigating new estrangement from their abusive mother came over and made me breakfast which was really really sweet. I told them they didn't need to do anything, but they insisted. They ran a quick easy errand for me (they said they don't have much money but they do have time and wanted to do something to help me.) They also bathed both my pugs. I sent them home with a bit of food and it was a nice day. Oh, and I busted out the water color paints and we sat and did a little art. We're all navigating Mothers Day and how loaded it can be, for different reasons so it was nice to have them over.

Good. Felt valued. Spouse seemed to mismanage anger late in the day and in front of kids but besides that, good.

Uneventful but still pleasant, and had "real" conversation with dd (age 12.)

Anonymous wrote:I hate my mother, and I'm a single mom, so I had to plan my own mother's day, but I still had a great day with my kids and I received lots of mother's day messages from friends and other family members that made me feel loved and remembered. I'm choosing to focus on what I do have rather than what I don't.

+1 This is the secret to a happy life.

I hate my mother, and I'm a single mom, so I had to plan my own mother's day, but I still had a great day with my kids and I received lots of mother's day messages from friends and other family members that made me feel loved and remembered. I'm choosing to focus on what I do have rather than what I don't.

Im a pp who had a crappy day. Im happy for those who had a great day! And generally things are fine with me but today just raised “stuff”… I was my mothers caretaker for many years and parentified as a childmu mom loved me but was never able to really be hurting or stable….and I’ve bent over backwards for my kids to be different and the result is that they seem to take me for granted…I guess healthier than feeling responsible for me…so today made me realize that I need to find an outlet (therapy maybe) for my feelings. It’s really not about the holiday, it’s about feeling like I am not allowed to have needs of my own. Luckily my spouse is normally really good about that, just not today because normally this day doesn’t bear great significance for me. For some reason this year it does…

I had a great day and a fun lunch. My kids are grown so I appreciate any chance to get together.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m going to go with the assumption that you have positive intent with this post, but how incredibly tone deaf to start out with “I am absurdly happy”. While that is great OP, you must realize that this day is difficult for many people for a variety of reason. Share your happiness sure but maybe in a different manner.

Wow. I personally appreciate OP's positivity. There is so much negativity and grim news in the world today that someone being happy to enjoy their garden and dress makes me happy. And in fact, I am enjoying my roses and this awesome weather today as well! Though I am wearing grubby gardening clothes and not a pretty dress.

Ditto. It’s a tough day for me as I lost my mom last year, but this is a reminder to find happiness in good and simple moments in life, or happy memories. Just find the silver linings!

Why can't the miserable just let people be happy? What is the point in bringing others down? If you feel compelled to answer just say your day sucked but you don't get to control the conversation or silence others. This is my first Mother's Day since my mom died. It went ok.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m going to go with the assumption that you have positive intent with this post, but how incredibly tone deaf to start out with “I am absurdly happy”. While that is great OP, you must realize that this day is difficult for many people for a variety of reason. Share your happiness sure but maybe in a different manner.

You are such a jerk! Do you know the trauma you probably inflict on those around you? My best friend’s mom has given her a massive guilt trip every single year about how evil Mother’s Day is. Friend’s grandma died. Of course that’s super sad but my friend would have liked to have celebrate her mom once. Now that my friend has kids, her mom wants to celebrate Mother’s Day and give her grandkids a guilt trip too. It ended a few times with the grandsons crying about a great grandma they didn’t even know dying 40 years ago.

Friend now just celebrates with MIL and won’t even pick up the phone if her mom calls. Too many years of bitterness destroying my friends motherhood

Wow lady projecting much? PP didn’t say MD was evil or not to share. Seemed like they were pointing out the initial wording in the OP which seemed

a little over the top.

The horror! How dare OP to be happy! Misery loves company.

My son had a song made for me! And also his wife, who is celebrating her first Mother’s Day. They brought the baby to see us and he’s a hoot. Walking all over and pointing at things.