For those for whom Mother's Day is not a Good Day - Page 6

Gráinne · 05-11-2025, 10:45 PM

Definitely not my favorite holiday. Working in the store, it's all flowers and cards and "Happy Mother's Day" to me until I'd rather stick a fork in my eye than go on.
My mother died a week before Mother's Day 1996. One of my children is passed, another is in shaky health and maybe worse, becoming more disabled. I know it's irrational but I had three, and while I know one is thriving (and called his mother), I couldn't help the other two. I love my children beyond distraction but TBH if I'd known what could happen, I'm not sure I'd have done it.

Bèsame* · 05-13-2025, 05:19 PM

Well ..it definitely was a trying day. First Mother's Day without her. I stayed away from the stores, that's for sure.

I remember we had pedicures last year and I got one on Saturday night. It was very sad, looking over at the empty chair. Sunday morning, I went and got an apple fritter, our favorite donut. I had coffee in a china coffee cup I had given her one year.

The rest of the day, was just memories of Mom.

I miss you so....💝💝

05-11-2025, 10:45 PM	#101
Gráinne Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Neither, nada, out of the box Preferred Pronoun?: My name always works Relationship Status: Happy whatever happens Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Little Rock Posts: 1,863 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,111 Thanked 7,383 Times in 1,456 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Definitely not my favorite holiday. Working in the store, it's all flowers and cards and "Happy Mother's Day" to me until I'd rather stick a fork in my eye than go on. My mother died a week before Mother's Day 1996. One of my children is passed, another is in shaky health and maybe worse, becoming more disabled. I know it's irrational but I had three, and while I know one is thriving (and called his mother), I couldn't help the other two. I love my children beyond distraction but TBH if I'd known what could happen, I'm not sure I'd have done it. __________________ The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one. ~Erma Bombeck

05-13-2025, 05:19 PM	#102
Bèsame* Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femm Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: loved by many Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Closer to the waves Posts: 15,326 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,038 Thanked 40,883 Times in 10,686 Posts Rep Power: 21474864	Well ..it definitely was a trying day. First Mother's Day without her. I stayed away from the stores, that's for sure. I remember we had pedicures last year and I got one on Saturday night. It was very sad, looking over at the empty chair. Sunday morning, I went and got an apple fritter, our favorite donut. I had coffee in a china coffee cup I had given her one year. The rest of the day, was just memories of Mom. I miss you so....💝💝 __________________ kisses A kiss is a whisper in your mouth. Can I borrow a kiss? I promise to give it back.