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Off-Topic => Off-Topic: Talk about anything you want. => Topic started by: Ohio Buckeye on May 09, 2008, 11:41:51 AM
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To all the Mothers - Happy Mother's Day and have a great weekend.
You all deserve :clap; :clap; :clap; .
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yes! happy mother's day one and all. :guitar:
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Back at ya OB! Here's a rose from my garden for all the Mom's!
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What a gorgeous rose. Did you grow it? It looks like "Peace" but could be a newer variety.
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beautiful rose!
Mom's are the best...you all have a great day!!!!
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What a beautiful rose!
Thanks for sharing that with us.
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Oops okarol, I just noticed you said it was from your garden. How lovely.
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What a gorgeous rose. Did you grow it? It looks like "Peace" but could be a newer variety.
I think it is Peace, I planted it 14 years ago and it always blooms beautifully!
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wow...the only thing I've kept alive for 14 years is myself, and you can see how well I've done with THAT!
awesome green thumb you have there Karol!!!
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Happy Mothers Day to all the Moms.
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Hope everyone Mom has a great weekend. Biggest privilege I have ever been given was to be a mother to my incredible children. And even at my age, I still miss my Mom. She hated Mother's Day!! Always said "if you can't be nice to me all year, then don't be nice to me on Mother's Day" See why I miss her? She was one of a kind!!
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Another "my Mom" story----she was a single Mom of 5. Since she hated Mother's Day, we had to figure out a different way to honor her. We had MAD Day for her. Mom And Dad =MAD. After she died, we found many of our hand made cards we gave her on MAD day. So whatever you call the day, hope it is a good one!
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For those of you who are great moms, those of us who plan to be great moms and those who have great moms......
REAL MOTHERS
Real Mothers don't eat quiche; they don't have time to make it.
Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils are probably in the sandbox.
Real Mothers often have sticky floors, filthy ovens and happy kids.
Real Mothers know that dried play dough doesn't come out of shag carpets.
Real Mothers don't want to know what the vacuum just sucked up.
Real Mothers sometimes ask ' why me? ' and get their answer when a little voice says, ' because I love you best. '
Real Mothers know that a child's growth is not measured by height or years or grade...It is marked by the progression of Mama to Mom to Mother...
The Images of Mother
4 YEARS OF AGE
My Mommy can do anything!
8 YEARS OF AGE
My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!
12 YEARS OF AGE
My Mother doesn't really know quite everything.
14 YEARS OF AGE
Naturally, Mother doesn't know that, either.
16 YEARS OF AGE
Mother? She's hopelessly old-fashioned.
18 YEARS OF AGE
That old woman? She's way out of date!
25 YEARS OF AGE
Well, she might know a little bit about it.
35 YEARS OF AGE
Before we decide, let's get Mom's opinion.
45 YEARS OF AGE
Wonder what Mom would have thought about it?
65 YEARS OF AGE
Wish I could talk it over with Mom.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears,
The figure that she carries, Or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes,
Because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,
But true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.
It is the caring that she lovingly gives,
The passion that she shows,
And the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!
:cuddle;
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Thank you okarol. :cuddle;
But you know I am sitting here crying again. Must you guys always do this to me? :'(
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Yeah, I'm sitting here crying also. Lost my Mom 25 years ago.
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Mines been gone for 3 years.
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Happy Mother's Day to all my friends. . . .
Much Love to all of you
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Much love to everyone on this Mother's Day! No matter what kind of hell your kids put you through, you still love them!
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My oldest daughter sent me a dozen roses this weekend for Mother's Day. They are all colors and are sitting on the kitchen counter. I smile every time I walk by them. She dais that I always say noone gives me flowers, so this will shut me up for awhile. :bandance;
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AlohaBeth sent me a beautiful spring bouquet--tulips, lilies, daisies, larkspur. She worked for the florist, so they all take care of her and they made my arrangement gorgeous. Hugs to my sweet girl!!
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Happy mother day!
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My mother died two years ago. I think of her every time I see ads for Mother's Day gifts. (I still dream of her, but that's another story).
Karol, thanks for the rose, and for the poem, sentiments! My son is supposed to take me out to a movie tomorrow. And yes, I will have the popcorn toO!!!! We're thinking Iron Man. Sounded good to me!
To all my fellow mothers, whether in actuality or in thought:
Happy Mothers Day and may you be blessed all year!
:grouphug;
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We had Mother's Day in March in the UK but Happy Mother's Day to all of you who are celebrating in the US :grouphug; and love and a hug to those of you who miss your Mums and to Mums who are missing your children, for whatever reason :grouphug;
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My Mom is deceased but my birthday happens to fall on Mothers day this year. I am planning a trip to her grave site
Happy Mothers Day to all of you Moms out there...Boxman
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:grouphug; I'm sorry Boxman, Hope you have a quiet Birthday.
My Mom passed away when I was little so I've never had anyone to celebrate :( with until I had my children :).
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Happy Mothers Day to all.
Love, Mimi
EDITED: Merged threads - Sluff/Admin
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Thunderstorms here in Ohio today. Wouldn't you know?
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Happy Mother's Day to everyone! :bandance; :bandance; :bandance;
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I lost my Mum to melanoma when she was 46 and I was 25. I carry her influence around with me always and still call upon her by imagining what she might say to me about any number of things. The best gift she gave me was a true sense of self-esteem as she thought I was more than OK just the way I was, although she didn't hesitate to tell me when she thought I was being selfish, idiotic or just plain wrong. She valued my opinions and was vitally interested in what I thought, in how I felt and in what I was doing. My Mum was not a huggy kissy mother, she disliked cooking, she never remembered my birthday, she had a wretched marriage, she smoked too much and she often seemed preoccupied. She was quick to lose her temper but never held on to anger or bore a grudge. I don't remember her ever saying "I love you" but I knew she did without the shadow of a doubt. I never felt I had to strive for her approval but I hated it when she was disappointed in me. She was also very beautiful(in an Elizabeth Montgomery from Bewitched kind of way), good at business, a whiz at math and a loyal friend. I went to boarding school at 10 and left home for good at 15 but despite all this she knew me and understood me better than anyone did and she encouraged me to think for myself. She thought I was smart but if ever I acted too big for my britches she would point out that smart is good, kind is better and that smart came in different forms and I clearly did not possess all of them. Nothing personal, just reality. She saw me as a real person, with strengths to be nurtured and flaws to be modified. She would also apologize if she felt she had been wrong and she expected the same. When I disappointed her our talk about it always left me disappointed in myself and determined not to let myself down like that again. She encouraged me to make decisions even as a very young child and to face the consequences of them, to take responsibility for them and to make amends when necessary. When I went home for holidays she would be excited to see me and we'd stay up all night catching up. One year she read all of my required texts in French literature in translation so we could discuss them and she could see how I was thinking about things. She also had me translate all my essays so we could discuss my interpretations of things. Was she perfect? Of course not. But she was very very good enough and pointed me in the direction of independence and strength. I miss her but am glad I had her as long as I did.
Happy Mother's Day to all Moms out there. I think your job is the most important one on earth.
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Thanks for sharing you mom with us monrein. :cuddle;
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That was a nice read Monrein and it leaves me wondering if I have given my Son the tools to get through life. I can only hope that when he gets through his late teens and moves on with the Army in a year, that he will grow up into maturity with the same thoughts. I am his father but he has not had the best role model with his Mother, and Christy has tried her best to take over the Mothers role as best as she knows how with much resistance on his part.
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Well Sluff, they say that it's the same-sex parent that plays the biggest role in a child's development (of course there are exceptions) and I have no doubt that your son will take with him the example of your caring for others, your gentle nature, your sense of humour and playfulness, your work ethic etc. Resistance or rebellion is also quite a common feature of adolescence and is part of the push to cut the apron strings. Give him time and I bet you'll find that your best efforts are quite good enough.
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Hope everyone had a lovely Mother's Day. For the past 10 years I have hated the day, it never sat well with me. I don't get along with my mother and I tried for years to get pregnant to no avail. A few years ago I miscarried and boycotted celebrating Mom's day with Rob's family. It was too hard to bear.
This year I celebrated my first Mother's Day with Rob and our 9 year old soon to be adopted son and it was the best! The days leading up to were hard, he is pretty pissed off with his bio family and another pre-adoptive family for giving up on him so he is taking it out on us. But on Mother's Day he turned his attitude around to make it a special day for me. He made me a flower in school along with a cermamic thingie. He also made me a homemade card (LOVE those the best), gave me an ice cream cake from Cold Stone Creamery and a coffee mug with a picture of the two of us saying "I love my Mom". It doesn't matter that I didn't give birth to him, he is my son and my love for the rest of our lives. :cuddle;
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i didn't quite make mother's day, but i'm off this morning to visit my mom in oregon for an entire month! i'm so excited i can hardly stand it ;D
i promise to check in every now and again because my mom finally moved into the present and gave up her phone line connection to the internet. she even bought a new computer in january. what a concept a new computer and dsl. hope everyone had a terrific sunday.
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Skyedogrocks, :grouphug; What a wonderful day for you!!! :clap; :yahoo;
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I love the ceramic thingys the kids made for me. I still have most of them in my house in special places.