Mothers Day...what do you usually do....

jc4lab
jc4lab Posts: 554
edited April 2011 in The bottom bracket
Looking for ideas for what to do on Mothers Day...Something different..Any ideas?
jc

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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    You could allow her to watch the Tour of Flanders with you?

    :D
  • skyd0g
    skyd0g Posts: 2,540
    ...maybe pass her a tin of Amstel, to make her really feel that she's really loved? :wink:
    Cycling weakly
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Nothing, since both me and my mother are Dutch!
    _
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Nothing, since both me and my mother are Dutch!

    Isn't Mother's Day sometime in May in Holland? Does your Mum get to watch the Giro with you instead?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Nothing, since both me and my mother are Dutch!

    Isn't Mother's Day sometime in May in Holland? Does your Mum get to watch the Giro with you instead?

    *shrugs*

    Mum's not religious, says she'd never heard of it till she came to the UK - suits me.
    _
  • crazy88
    crazy88 Posts: 560
    Is mothers day a religious holiday/ occassion? :shock:

    If so, i'll buy her a bible. If not, i'll buy her chocolates.
    Out with the old, in with the new here.
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    My family don't really celebrate stuff like mothers day/fathers day/love your dog day so i've always been free to watch Flanders and drink Duvels. Unfortunately my fiance has finally got her way this year and invited her folks round on sunday PM so won't be able to watch live but have negotiated a compromise that I can have the TV sunday evening to watch it delayed.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    crazy88 wrote:
    Is mothers day a religious holiday/ occassion? :shock:

    If so, i'll buy her a bible. If not, i'll buy her chocolates.

    I believe it is in the UK

    It has its origins in mothering sunday.
    _
  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    crazy88 wrote:
    Is mothers day a religious holiday/ occassion? :shock:

    If so, i'll buy her a bible. If not, i'll buy her chocolates.

    I believe it is in the UK

    It has its origins in mothering sunday.
    I bet that the large majority of the population don't realise that it has it's origins based in Christianity.

    It's another commercial festival isn't it ? :wink:

    That said, flowers and card will be dutifuly sent.
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  • disquieting_museeuws
    disquieting_museeuws Posts: 601
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    crazy88 wrote:
    Is mothers day a religious holiday/ occassion? :shock:

    If so, i'll buy her a bible. If not, i'll buy her chocolates.

    I believe it is in the UK

    It has its origins in mothering sunday.

    Yes, it always has to be a card with 'Mothering Sunday' for my mum. Mother's Day is a heathen festival for which participants will burn in hell.
  • rogerthecat
    rogerthecat Posts: 669
    Strange question, it's Sunday, I go out on my bike and she cooks Sunday Dinner. If she make a good job of the Dinner I may get the kids to do the washing up.
  • Bobbinogs
    Bobbinogs Posts: 4,841
    I am getting my girls to make my wife's breakfast...while I go out with the club until lunchtime. I like to think of it as a win-win :)
  • izza
    izza Posts: 1,561
    It is clearly a marketing ruse to sell more flowers and gifts. I get the impression it is a rip off of the Fathers day held in June where the ladies and children of our nation join forces to pay homage and give thanks (via the donation of suitable gifts) to their hard working, bread-winning, discipline giving fathers.

    To this end, I'd ignore it and hope it goes away.
  • Matt the Tester
    Matt the Tester Posts: 1,261
    Load of CRAP tbh, my parents arent even religious and yet they still go on about this bloody stupid days! just made to make people spend money! it's a piss take!
    Coveryourcar.co.uk RT Tester
    north west of england.
  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    My Sister has gone shopping with instructions from me to purchase something suitable and I shall reimburse her tomorrow.
  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    Mother's Day is more fun in Norfolk and Gloucestershire, apparently.
    "There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world, t'would be a pity to damage yours."
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,151
    Aggieboy wrote:
    Mother's Day is more fun in Norfolk and Gloucestershire, apparently.

    :)

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