Happy Mother's Day....I Think

[tnd]

I'm sure we have a lot of mothers on here so I would like to say, "Happy Mother's Day" to them. I hope your day is peaceful, sprinkled with joy and a little laughter. I cried yesterday missing my own mother but now today I'm fine. I think she wanted her Mother's Day early, which I did often make happen. We both enjoyed it and I've missed her and everything the day meant. I am sure some of you are missing your own mother or are grieving the loss of your loved one who might have otherwise celebrated the day as well. Sadly, it is another day taken from us. I hope you have happy memories like I do and let yourselves relish in them and feel glad. I know that will be hard but don't push the good things away -let happy memories make you glad and refuse to let them go. They really will stay if you let them. So with that, I say "Happy Mother's Day". 

[Canadagirl81]

Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's. I know today can also be painful for some so I'm sending love to those of you who have certain feelings regarding this day. 
<3

[KMkm]

Today has been extremely difficult as the kids and I used to make my wife breakfast in bed.  I still remember how she would light up and say "Thank you" and I wish I could hear it one more time.  My son wanted to watch her favorite movies and my daughter didn't cause she doesn't like them so we made our new tradition of watching their favorite movies.  I hope others who have lost create new memories and new traditions, or keep the old ones alive if possible.  I know my wife is sharing mother's day with all who have passed.  Happy Mothers Day!  

[KayC]

You all are sweet, and KM's post is one example how it's not always a happy day.  I woke up to snow but still made it to church, ended up doing a ton of dishes the men had said they'd do on Mother's Day.  Heard from my son at 5 pm, he had his father over on MOTHER'S DAY!  What?!  Yet it was his dad who called and gave me hell early am after George died for "ruining HIS Father's Day! (By MY husband dying on it?!!!)  I shake my head.

I never heard from my daughter.

At least my son said he'd come the end of this month and do a few things that have piled up in the last few years (electrical and small tasks...I can't get up on a stepstool and reach heights anymore without something to hang onto.  That in itself is about the best gift I could get, but I still don't understand his timing of asking his dad over.

At least I have Kodie, every day is Mother's Day to him!

It started snowing again last night/this morning, heavy wet sludge, hard to move.

[PLin]

KM - beautiful! How lovely to start a new tradition for your kids. They will cherish the new memories you are putting in place for them.

 

I was blessed to have two of my sons and their families visit. They spent most of the day doing outdoor chores for me which was much appreciated. I cooked. A Mother's Day trade off!!! 

[KMkm]

Thank you for the kind words.  I thought it was fitting to start something new and maybe still have part of the old.  June 17 is my wife's birthday so we might make breakfast and watch movies again on the following Saturday.  I do a lot for my Mom.  I started renovations on her house a few years back and last year it was landscaping and preparing the driveway for new asphalt.  This year is new flooring and paint.  Next year is siding and a deck.  I owe it to her for being there for me and also my parents got divorced 30 years ago and my Dad doesn't do anything for her.  I hope everyone had something positive happen on Mothers Day.  Wish I could help everyone out but I still haven't figured out how to teleport myself.  Stay strong my friends.  

[KayC]

My positive for Mother's Day was getting to talk to my friend George (from my original grief site, also we both help manage a couple of diabetic groups, worldwide), it was a great visit albeit by phone across the country.  I got a text from my daughter the next day saying she wish she could have called.  I think the hardest part was my son invited his DAD up for Mother's Day but not me!  Doesn't make sense to me...