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I'm not crazy about Mother's Day.
Sure, I don't mind doing nice things for my mom, but I'm not comfortable with my kids making a big deal for me.
Thank god they are out of the elementary school where there is a "fair" at which the children bring money from home and choose gifts. I have coffee mugs and flashlights and all kinds of tchotchkes from those days. I would prefer flowers or a macaroni necklace and always felt that teaching them consumerism for a pretend holiday seemed wrong.
This year my boys did very well...
If you turn it upside down, Youngest's card is about World Of Warcraft. Appropriate.
He tucked a Starbucks card inside it.
Oldest gave me a card with a beer drinking animal on it.
And a Target card inside it, which, I realized after I thought about it, is a fabulous idea.
And Middle gave me this one -
and these:
bb: gosh, Middle, these are really pretty...
Middle: yeah, they took a long time to make.
bb: ....
Middle: and I used a lot of glue.
bb: ...
Middle: the hard part is making it so the glue doesn't show. I stayed up really late.
K gave me a very sweet card.
And these.
Maybe Mother's Day isn't so bad after all.
Sure, I don't mind doing nice things for my mom, but I'm not comfortable with my kids making a big deal for me.
Thank god they are out of the elementary school where there is a "fair" at which the children bring money from home and choose gifts. I have coffee mugs and flashlights and all kinds of tchotchkes from those days. I would prefer flowers or a macaroni necklace and always felt that teaching them consumerism for a pretend holiday seemed wrong.
This year my boys did very well...
If you turn it upside down, Youngest's card is about World Of Warcraft. Appropriate.
He tucked a Starbucks card inside it.
Oldest gave me a card with a beer drinking animal on it.
And a Target card inside it, which, I realized after I thought about it, is a fabulous idea.
And Middle gave me this one -
and these:
bb: gosh, Middle, these are really pretty...
Middle: yeah, they took a long time to make.
bb: ....
Middle: and I used a lot of glue.
bb: ...
Middle: the hard part is making it so the glue doesn't show. I stayed up really late.
K gave me a very sweet card.
And these.
Maybe Mother's Day isn't so bad after all.
Comments
And if anyone can pull off blue nail polish it's you.
b
glad your day was nice, dear bb.
I got a Starbucks gift card from The Young One - good thing we don't ahve a penchant for bars!
Happy mom's day to one of the coolest MOM's I know! :)
And look at that Toe-Lengthening blue polish!
Middle might be my fave, if - ahem - I were absolutely forced to pick. But that's only because I am deathly afraid of 21 and 12 year olds. One age knows everything and isn't afraid to tell you. And the other knows too much and is very afraid to tell you.
Glad to see you got the shoes!
Flowers are good.
Did you drink anything special?
I instantly read "WOW", which is pretty appropriate for a MOM, IMHO.
;-)
Platforms look awesome on you.
Yes, it was a good Mother's Day indeed for you.
I did not wish you anything because I recall you saying you weren't crazy about this day but I guess you have changed your mind by now, haven't you?
I'll show you my toes when we see again, OK?
Your children chose equally well... you're a lucky Mom.