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Topic: Good And Bad Mother's Day Gifts!
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Randall
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From: Saturn next to Charmainec
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posted May 09, 2013 12:50 PM
  
For all the mommies here: What do you want for Mother's Day? What do you not want? IP: Logged |
SunChild
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From: Australia
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posted May 09, 2013 08:03 PM
Tahlea got me a red coloured bird hair clip made with real feathers. They buy things from the stall at school. She gave it to me early. I don't want anything, but would warmly receive a handmade card or drawing.IP: Logged |
PixieJane
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posted May 09, 2013 09:49 PM
I like thoughtful, especially if it involves doing or making something. But even that has a "dark side" of sorts. Last year my boy somehow rationalized "spending quality time" with me by offering to take me to see The Avengers in 3D. I said I hadn't kept up with any of the movies leading up to it (save Iron Man which I once saw at the cinema years prior) and to let me see if there was a better movie but he insisted that I'd love the Avengers ("in 3D!"), so I took him (his sister didn't want to go). Once there I quickly realized I was supposed to pay for both of us, including drinks and some popcorn. Luckily I had a very good sense of humor about it...he was 9 and I think he really believed I would love it (after all he did, so surely I would, too, doesn't everyone automatically love big explosions and epic fight scenes?), so I let him get away with it (he loved it, I wasn't going to ruin the experience for him, especially not after having paid about $40 for the experience, even if I found my watch more interesting than most of the movie). Hmmm...maybe I should make the plans for Mother's Day this year in advance...  IP: Logged |
SaturnineMoth
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From: Gaea's Omphalos
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posted May 09, 2013 09:51 PM
I dropped a hint that it would be nice if the husband were to maybe, surprise me, by going out to get our son's studio portrait taken again (it hasn't been taken since his first birthday). I don't think that's too much to hope for, and I kinda' doubt he'll do it. lol But, it is a nice mother's day wish, no?! ^^; My weeRam has been saying happy mother's day all week, and how much he loves mommy! lol (He's like this for any holiday he learns about in school now, even Earth day lasted a month. hahaha I think for Victoria's day we'll be having firework sparklers for at least a week before and after...) (he's only just turned 6, everything is new to him with all new meanings.) ^^ Long as I get a hug and kiss I'll be happy as a peach!~ <3 What I don't want though... iunno. I don't really ask for anything to begin with, and don't expect anything one way or the other. But, I do know I don't like when my husband gets into his spendthrift mode and makes purchases nobody wants or needs. I don't like wasting money on pointless things and clutter... lol Plus, I view all gifts from him as Greek gifts, and don't like where they lead. X___X oh, that does bring up something I do not want though... lol another kid?!  >.>; ;<.< u__u *throws salt over shoulder & spits in the devils eye 3x* !NO!  IP: Logged |
cappy1277
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From: philadelphia,pa
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted May 09, 2013 10:23 PM
Peace and quiet & maybe being able to sleep to 9 am. 😁😁IP: Logged |
T
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posted May 10, 2013 12:27 AM
That's so cute SunChild.  I'm going to celebrate with my "daughter" (female dog), I think.  Have not spoken to my birth mother in over 4 years. She doesnt deserve anything unfortunately. So maybe this mother's day will remind her of how ***** of a mom she was.  (she's VERY content thinking that God has forgiven her. So she can celebrate with him.) IP: Logged |
T
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posted May 10, 2013 12:39 AM
if I had a normal, loving mom:Lunch at a fine restaurant. A bouquet of flowers. and a wrapped gift/keepsake - handmade. maybe make a photo collage of years gone by, too. something to remince and laugh about while you are waiting for your food. I think it's all about making a nice day of it and being sure to give her something special. Food, you eat.....flowers die.....they are both gone so easily......a little trinket of some sort needs to go along with all of that to make the day really special and memorable. Even if you don't make it yourself. Give her a little gift that she can hang on to. IP: Logged |
T
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posted May 10, 2013 12:52 AM
http://www.etsy.com/listing/123427106/robin-nest-necklace-bird-nest-with-3?ref=sr_gallery_26&ga_search_query=nest+necklace&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all IP: Logged |
SunChild
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From: Australia
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posted May 10, 2013 06:15 AM
It seems both our Mothers are missing out on us T, off the deep end I'd say. Beautiful ideas! My toddlers brought home some potted herbs and drawings from their children's garden day care today. Very nice. IP: Logged |
PixieJane
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From: CA
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted May 15, 2013 09:56 PM
I thought I'd share how this Mother's Day went for me and my female partner (the kids biological mother). I'll give my reason in another thread, though I thought Randall might also appreciate the shout out to VAMPIRES. We had pizza for lunch and as there was a vid store in the same lot the kids convinced us to look at movies, saying one could be something we could watch together. My partner was a hesitant (no doubt recalling how her son conned me into taking him to see the Avengers in 3D last Mother's Day ) but I said I heard a lot about Vikings playing now and wondered if they had anything on that, and if not, maybe they had another historical documentary that we might all be interested in. Nothing on Vikings, and nothing else interested us together, but I did find Vampire Secrets. Both kids wanted to see it, my partner didn't, but I pointed out that it explored the origins in the Ancient World, including Greece (which especially interests her), and when she pointed out it's History channel (which she considers 8th grade and thus beneath her) I pointed out she didn't know much about vampires so perhaps that was best. I finally said she should watch at least 15 minutes and if she couldn't stand it then she could leave it and next time she could pick the most boring documentary she'd want us to see and we'd watch it (up to 2 hours), though she talked us down to 10 minutes (on the agreement we didn't have to watch more than 90 minutes if she chose one later for having refused watched this one). So the kids made our supper of salmon burgers, fries, and zucchini, and we watched it. Luckily, within 10 minutes Stef was intrigued enough to watch it herself (kinda iffy as she did some groaning at the theatrics of the first 5 minutes). However, she was a little disturbed (kids fascinated) that I quibbled in correcting the info and that I knew a lot more (from the history of Vlad and Bathory to the modern vampire subculture, how I also played Vampire: the Masquerade when I was 16, and it veered off on other disturbing topics like how some cosmetics meant to preserve youthful appearances have been known to use lamb's blood & placenta, to a zookeeper in Mexico City who showed how similar the attacks of the chupacabras at her zoo matched that of an Old Testament blood rite, to when I shared what Crowley shared about Bathory's supposed occult practices and then explaining who Crowley was, and learning I used to have books by him before I sold them to fund my trip to Texas), but as I joked, what subject exists that I don't know something about (*)? (* She says it's surreal how I can share trivia of historical figures most won't know as well as a bit on its likely veracity, discuss obscure Ancient Greek philosophers and contrast them to philosophers in other lands & times, and at the same time do the same about Miley Cyrus or Kim Possible with her daughter and come up with theories of how the Transformers robots came into being after having researched them to make a Transformers-theme birthday party for the boy. She laughed once when I responded to a boy who wondered why Hogwarts had Slytherin as they produce the bad wizards and I not only defended the House and explained some things about the Sorting Hat while also explaining likely social & political pressures involved, but pointed out that dark wizards came from other schools as well, such as Professor Quirrell and Lockhart of Ravenclaw, Pettigrew/Wormtail of Gryffindor, and even Dumbledore dabbled in darkness "for the greater good" with Grindelwald. She said I probably melted his brain by putting too much thought into it. She also said she'd never even heard of things like transhumanism until I brought it up, thought I was right to question what a teacher asserted was scientific, and finds it unbelievable that I'm a high school dropout with a GED.) IP: Logged |
Randall
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From: Saturn next to Charmainec
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted May 16, 2013 05:16 PM
Wow, what a day.IP: Logged |
mirage29
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Registered: May 2012
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posted May 17, 2013 02:58 PM
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Originally posted by T:
if I had a normal, loving mom:Lunch at a fine restaurant. A bouquet of flowers. and a wrapped gift/keepsake - handmade. maybe make a photo collage of years gone by, too. something to remince and laugh about while you are waiting for your food. I think it's all about making a nice day of it and being sure to give her something special. Food, you eat.....flowers die.....they are both gone so easily......a little trinket of some sort needs to go along with all of that to make the day really special and memorable. Even if you don't make it yourself. Give her a little gift that she can hang on to.
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mirage29
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posted May 17, 2013 03:09 PM
quote:
Originally posted by T:
. . . . I'm going to celebrate with my "daughter" (female dog), I think. Have not spoken to my birth mother in over 4 years. She doesnt deserve anything unfortunately. So maybe this mother's day will remind her of how ***** of a mom she was. (she's VERY content thinking that God has forgiven her. So she can celebrate with him.)
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