Mother's Day

[lisa123414]

Just a little over a week away, just sayin'

 

[TxRad]

A holiday I no longer have a need for. Whether that is good or bad is always up for grabs.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Mine's still alert and kicking at 85. Got two grass-fed prime ribs in the freezer that I'll start defrosting Saturday night for the BBQ to feed the crowd.

 

[_Lynn_]

A holiday I no longer have a need for. Whether that is good or bad is always up for grabs.

Ditto.
My kids could just as well skip it for all the enthusiasm they show.

 

[TxRad]

Ditto.
My kids could just as well skip it for all the enthusiasm they show.

 

[Lalah]

That a day begging for incest stories...

 

[lisa123414]

Call me a sentimental fool, but it seems that since I have had kids of my own, I realized that my Herculean (or should I call them Xena-ean) expectations of Motherhood were unrealistic and unfair.

For the longest time, I swore I would not have kids. Ha! Still trying to figure out what the hell happened. My kids are young. Their idea of a good Mother’s Day is my taking them to Busch Gardens. They will never know that my idea would be a private performance by the Chippendales! (although my oldest probably suspects as much)

TxRad – I sure did not mean to bring about melancholy feelings.

Lynn -

 

[slyc_willie]

Just a little over a week away, just sayin'

. . . and the busiest day of the year for me. Not exactly looking forward to it.

 

[CeriseNoire]

Just a little over a week away, just sayin'

I'm looking forward to it. I love to spoil my mom (she totally deserves it ).

 

[lisa123414]

Slyc, sweetheart, all you have to do is flirt with all us old 30- and 40-somethings, you will make a ton of tips, hopefully that will help ease the pain.

Cerise - bless your heart. One of these days, I hope to have a daughter-in-law like you!

 

[slyc_willie]

Slyc, sweetheart, all you have to do is flirt with all us old 30- and 40-somethings, you will make a ton of tips, hopefully that will help ease the pain.

I do that anyway. (Besides, I'm one of the 30-somethings myself )

I don't dread the day itself, just the fact that a good proportion of those who dine out on Mother's Day only do so a few times during the year, and are fairly ignorant as to how a restaurant operates -- especially on the busiest day of the year.

*sigh* Oh, well. At least I know that a five-hour shift is good for $150.

 

[CeriseNoire]

Cerise - bless your heart. One of these days, I hope to have a daughter-in-law like you!

Thanks.
Honestly, I might not always have appreciated things right when she did them, but I wouldn't be the person I am if she (and my dad) hadn't been there to raise me properly.