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05-08-2009, 05:22 PM | #1 |
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Mothers Day
What cha doing for that special mommy in your life. My mom is in a old folks home with dementia and not much memory. We will send her some flowers. For the wife, maybe breakfast in bed or at least coffee. Maybe out to breakfast. Youngest daughter is going to clean the house for her (which is a big deal in this house).
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05-08-2009, 05:23 PM | #2 | |
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05-08-2009, 05:52 PM | #3 |
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I suppose I could send some flowers to Fordham University Medical School since that's where we donated her body when she died in 1996. They might still have parts of her tucked away in some beakers or slides.
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05-08-2009, 06:52 PM | #4 |
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My mom is deceased. So, I'm wishing my sisters and other close-friend moms a happy day, by email or telephone.
Happy Mothers' Day, Cellar Moms!!
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05-08-2009, 07:12 PM | #5 |
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My mom's passed on too. So is my MIL. Just another day.
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05-08-2009, 08:32 PM | #6 |
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Mothering Sunday in the UK is in March
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05-08-2009, 08:51 PM | #7 |
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Fuck, man. I'm sending her a cheesy E-card I guess.
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05-09-2009, 04:54 AM | #8 | |
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Merc, I really enjoyed that little history lesson It ties in nicely with my current area of research. That period (particularly in America) saw a real flourishing of 'sisterhood' amongst early feminist women. The 'cult of domesticity' and 'true womanhood' included a veneration of motherhood, that became a really useful vehicle for political/social agitation. It started as something potentially quite oppressive (all part of the separation of male and female domains), but the activities of women like the ones mentioned in the artcile show how it could also be a tool for empowerment.
Mothering Sunday, which is the European celebration, and predates Mother's Day by many centuries, was entirely patriarchal and had none of the elements of empowerment. It's still referred to as Mothering Sunday here, though Mother's Day is what it's called in the shops, but it carries far more of the American style connotations now than it used to.
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05-09-2009, 08:22 AM | #9 |
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We were gonna give her a suprise dinner, I ruined the suprise part. I forgot it was supposed to be a suprise. I hoping that her forgetfullness kicks in, and she forgets all about the dinner, so that it will be a suprise again.
Oh and we bought her a new screen door, the other is all scratched up at the bottom from years of doggies wanting in or out. I think that thats still a suprise...
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05-09-2009, 08:38 AM | #10 |
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I go to my mom and dad's or one of my brothers' houses almost every Sunday, but we never plan anything until the last minute so as far as I know we will be at mom and dad's on Sunday. My brother will pick up chicken or my other brother will grill out, depending on the weather, so mom won't cook...though she loves making Sunday dinner and we love eating it, we don't let her cook that day. I usually help clean up anyway. Probably get her something nice for her beautiful yard/gardens.
I better call my brothers and find out what's going on for sure. Someone in my family being proactive? Weird.
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05-09-2009, 08:56 AM | #11 |
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I honor my daughters, who are mothers, and they honor me on that day. I think about my mom who passed away many years ago.
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05-09-2009, 09:58 AM | #12 |
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Meh, it's just a warmup for Father's Day anyway.
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05-09-2009, 03:45 PM | #13 |
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My mom's at Lake Titicaca, I think. So I'll send her an e-mail.
My wife will get breakfast in bed, and we'll do an outdoor family activity (hiking) then I'll make dinner. Basically, she gets the day off, but is spending it with us. |
05-10-2009, 08:30 AM | #14 |
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I went to Savannah and spent the day with Mom. Took her to Carey Hilliards for lunch and spent most of the rest of the day watching home movies and looking at family pic albums. Had a great time. Here's a pic RF yesterday: (with Dad)
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05-10-2009, 10:00 AM | #15 |
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WOW Cap. I missed any message from you. Did you try to give me a call? Happy MD to all. Make it special.
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