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I am tired of constantly hearing about Mother’s Day. The hypesurrounding this holiday is tiresome. This has become an obligatory holiday. I hated my mother when she was alive. Not everyone has a mother. Not everyone loves their mother.
—roxette
This article appears in May 7-13, 2009.
29 Comments
Issues?????
Um, excuse me Roxette, Mother’s Day wasn’t created for YOU. There are lots of other people that take pride in appreciating their mothers; if you don’t want to take part then you have NO RIGHT to attempt to hijack it as such.
I have a mom I love and still manage to forget Mother’s Day almost every single year- I don’t see where all the hype is. Sure, you see the odd commercial but most people I know forget the day completely, otherwise remember it a week after it’s passed. Mother’s Day is hardly Christmas, Easter, or Valentine’s Day! I think you’re being overly sensitive, OP. If you think there’s so much hype and that it’s become an obligatory holiday then maybe your hatred for your mom is distorting things a bit for you. What’s wrong with buying a mom you love a simple bouquet of flowers and a nice card? Nobody is forcing that on you.
I can understand what your saying to a point but just think .. if it wasn’t for her.. you wouldn’t be here
oh and by the way .. everyone does have a mother or they wouldn’t be here either.
There’s not a lot of hype about Mothers Day – seriously your just sensitive to the topic. My mother and I had a lot of rough times for years and years – then I lost her 2 years ago and I missed every mothers day until she was gone – now the commercials and stores make it so I’ll never forget the day again…now that it’s too late.
Hopefully you have at least learned from your mom…and you’ve become a better person for the mistakes that she might have made – and hopefully now you know what kind of mom you want to be (if you want to be a mom at all) – I’ve learned a lot through my moms mistakes….and I have the happiest kid in the world for it.
Kind of a pointless bitch… it’s like me complaining about the mileage a Maserati gets
Sometimes there’s just nothing you can do, and you have to deal with it. It’s just like every other thing that involves the masses (e.g., voting, major holidays, sport teams, trends, etc). Unless you have a plan to overthrow the holiday, then just forget about it. Just boycott it personally like how people choose not to vote, partake in Christmas or don’t dress according to current trends.
If you want some logic put behind this: there’s a’ recession’. The marketing companies are obviously doing their job.
Mr T can explain better than I could
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_rBidCkJxo
Wait a few months and try Xmas, you’ll make more sense and get more Bitch support.
Fuck off OP. Mother’s day isn’t “Obligatory”…I mean if you hated your mother you could just I dunno, NOT participate?
My mother and I are super close and I think she’s one of the best people I’ve ever known. Celebrating this is what mother’s day’s all about. And it’s not everyone is forced to buy something for their mother for mother’s day…I usually get her a card and we spend the day together going out and doing some fun stuff we don’t normally have time to do. Tomorrow I’m taking her to breakfast then we’re spending the day shopping. I’m sure most mother’s don’t give a crap about the material things they get, I think most mother’s care about possibly getting to spend that day with their kids.
I expect my three to wait on me hand and foot besides gifting me with gold, frankincense and myrrh. I will, in turn, go to the nursing home and listen to my sweet little butterball 94 year old mom babble ‘Pieyiyi’ followed by a cackling giggle. She’ll tell me to be sure to lock her door on the way out and I always tell her I will.
“Not everyone loves their mother” true, but I bet everyone wishes they did. Either you haven’t moved past the anger stage of grief and/or you’re a bitter person who thinks everyone should feel the same as you.
I really haven’t noticed the “hype” your talking about. Then again, when I find something annoying, I chose to avoid it. Therefore it doesn’t bother me.
Personally I feel sad around mothers day. I lost my mother 24 years ago. Every year this time I feel that emptiness. OP, having a mother especially a loving one is something to cherish.
Happy Mothers Day Mum….wherever you are.
I don’t love my mother and don’t wish I did either, but I love my mother-in-law. I like that I get to celebrate Mother’s Day by choice, and I never felt forced to celebrate it before, or blame anyone for forcing it down my throat now. Most moms ARE awesome enough to deserve a day.
Ditto #@%$’s comment that OP is bitter (and sorry for your loss, btw).
Nice to see ya back, Beav. Hey, my old lady was frigging emotionally castrating and used to beat me with a washing machine hose from her wringer washer but I don’t hold it against her anymore. She’s been defanged and declawed by old age and I’m not going to vent a lot of energy on things that happened decades ago. I’ve forgiven her, that’s that.
My mother and I are not particularly close at all and I think this is just another pointless holiday like Valentines Day. But tommorow I will give mom a hug and make her a cup of coffee. I cleaned my house and the wood floors with that wood cleaning stuff that should be enough I’d be happy
The food service industry lives for Mother’s Day. Its like the start of the new season between the dead zone of new years to mother’s day (interupted by Easter which tides over some places). When I worked in the biz mothers day prep started on Thursday before and the kitchen guys were working from 0630 to 2230 straight with maybe 15 minutes to cram some food in their mouths somewhere in between, it was that busy.
Roxette, I really hope you show this bitch to your significant others and (future) children, because you will have no right to expect anything from them on mother’s day.
Hey No Data – what makes you think I have no kids? I am tired of hearing syrupy mother’s day hype non-stop for two weeks.
Not everyone has a mother. Not everyone loves and cherishes their mother. The mother I had was a castrating abusive bitch. I hated her then, and I’ve hated her all the more after I had my own kids. Not everyone cherishes their mother. Some women abuse their kids, kill and maim their kids. It’s not all apple pie the way this culture makes it out to be.
Hey No Data – what makes you think I have no kids? I am tired of hearing syrupy mother’s day hype non-stop for two weeks.
Not everyone has a mother. Not everyone loves and cherishes their mother. The mother I had was a castrating abusive bitch. I hated her then, and I’ve hated her all the more after I had my own kids. Not everyone cherishes their mother. Some women abuse their kids, kill and maim their kids. It’s not all apple pie the way this culture makes it out to be.
You all know that Mothers Day is a lefty anti-war thing, right?
http://legacyproject.org/guides/mdhistory.…
Fuck off Tim!
and especially,
Fuck off Roxette!!!!!
Who the hell cares about it’s roots? And who cares if you hate your mother? That’s your issue not the rest of the world. Fuck people, get over it and let us love our mamas in peace!
My mom thinks I’m cool.
Yeah OP, at least your mom would have thought you were the most beautiful person in the world even if no one else did.
LOL! you can’t make this stuff up!! Great entertainment for sure. I’m gueesing we will be treated to similar virtual “psycotherapy on every holiday 🙂 I can’t wait for June 21st 🙂
Yeah next one will say “Tired of the Father’s Day Hype”…these bitches bore me. If they don’t like the holiday don’t participate, plain and simple.
wouldn’t surprise me…
just look at valentines day past.
i think the OP is just lookin for some attention… if you don’t like it then don’t celebrate it… not a big deal ya cry baby.