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07 May 2005 07:58:50 PM |
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hmmmm.... [spoiler: mother's day] |
*pops head up*
<pop>
*looks around*
*waits to see how she feels*
*pops back down*
nope, still hate mother's day.
p,
steeling herself for tomorrow
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| Title: Re: hmmmm.... [spoiler: mother's day] |
07 May 2005 09:38:53 PM |
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On Sat, 07 May 2005 17:58:50 -0700, ponette <ponette0000@yahoo.com>
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->*pops head up*
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-> <pop>
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->*looks around*
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->*waits to see how she feels*
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->*pops back down*
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->nope, still hate mother's day.
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->p,
->steeling herself for tomorrow
I don't hate the holiday, but I avoid going anywhere if possible.
It's awkward. People wishing me a happy Mother's Day, I have no kids.
Then they extend wishes to my mom. She died 18 years ago and I don't
miss her.
There's plenty of other times I can get stared at or pitied for being
a freak (according to most people).
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I've always loved me, I was just taught that I didn't.
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| User: "ponette" |
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| Title: Re: hmmmm.... [spoiler: mother's day] |
07 May 2005 10:08:48 PM |
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On Sun, 08 May 2005 02:38:53 GMT, notchimera<dont@bother.com> wrote:
I don't hate the holiday, but I avoid going anywhere if possible.
It's awkward. People wishing me a happy Mother's Day, I have no kids.
Then they extend wishes to my mom. She died 18 years ago and I don't
miss her.
There's plenty of other times I can get stared at or pitied for being
a freak (according to most people).
That's true. For years, motherwise, I was as a freak. Now I'm a freak,
but one with a 10.5 YO daughter. Maybe that explains a little of it.
p
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| User: "wombn" |
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| Title: Re: hmmmm.... [spoiler: mother's day] |
07 May 2005 11:03:38 PM |
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On Sat, 07 May 2005 17:58:50 -0700, ponette <ponette0000@yahoo.com>
wrote:
*pops head up*
<pop>
*looks around*
*waits to see how she feels*
*pops back down*
nope, still hate mother's day.
p,
steeling herself for tomorrow
I hate it too. From the injured child's perspective.
I despise it.
If I had kids, I wouldn't let them even know it existed.
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| User: "ponette" |
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| Title: Re: hmmmm.... [spoiler: mother's day] |
07 May 2005 11:25:33 PM |
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On Sat, 07 May 2005 21:03:38 -0700, wombn
<wombnhearmeroar@comcast.net> wrote:
I hate it too. From the injured child's perspective.
{{{{wombn}}}}
I have a mixed bag of experiences with my mom. So there's some double
dipping there.
I despise it.
If I had kids, I wouldn't let them even know it existed.
Unfortunately, I found that I couldn't get around it very easily. The
last three years, my kid's teacher threw a mother's day luncheon that
I felt compelled to attend (I didn't feel right depriving my kid of a
mother's day event just because I had trouble with it). I'd finally
convinced myself it was mind over matter and got to a point where I
could *almost* enjoy portions of it (the parts that didn't make me
cry), but then this year she had a new teacher, and I thought I was up
for it and they didn't have one. We're always gearing up for the wrong
set of problems, it seems...or at least I did, in this case.
I still seemed to be triggered all over the map, but it's probably in
part 'cause of the stuff that went on Friday p.m. parentingwise as
much as it is mother's day specifically.
p
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| User: "wombn" |
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| Title: Re: hmmmm.... [spoiler: mother's day] |
08 May 2005 02:49:01 PM |
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On Sat, 07 May 2005 21:25:33 -0700, ponette <ponette0000@yahoo.com>
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We're always gearing up for the wrong
set of problems, it seems...or at least I did, in this case.
I frequently do.
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| User: "lisa in mass." |
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| Title: Re: hmmmm.... [spoiler: mother's day] |
07 May 2005 11:52:42 PM |
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ponette wrote...
On Sat, 07 May 2005 21:03:38 -0700, wombn
<wombnhearmeroar@comcast.net> wrote:
I hate it too. From the injured child's perspective.
{{{{wombn}}}}
I have a mixed bag of experiences with my mom. So there's
some double dipping there.
I despise it.
If I had kids, I wouldn't let them even know it existed.
Unfortunately, I found that I couldn't get around it very
easily. The last three years, my kid's teacher threw a
mother's day luncheon that I felt compelled to attend (I
didn't feel right depriving my kid of a mother's day event
just because I had trouble with it). I'd finally convinced
myself it was mind over matter and got to a point where I
could *almost* enjoy portions of it (the parts that didn't
make me cry), but then this year she had a new teacher, and
I thought I was up for it and they didn't have one. We're
always gearing up for the wrong set of problems, it
seems...or at least I did, in this case.
I still seemed to be triggered all over the map, but it's
probably in part 'cause of the stuff that went on Friday
p.m. parentingwise as much as it is mother's day
specifically.
p
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mother's day luncheons? aack!
it's bad enough getting the annual gifts from the kids.
-lisa
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| User: "solidac" |
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| Title: Re: hmmmm.... [spoiler: mother's day] |
07 May 2005 08:09:10 PM |
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happy mother's day to yu
:-)
"ponette" <ponette0000@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:uroq71doq99b7shh5jndm67lsltl56usdf@4ax.com...
*pops head up*
<pop>
*looks around*
*waits to see how she feels*
*pops back down*
nope, still hate mother's day.
p,
steeling herself for tomorrow
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| User: "ponette" |
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| Title: Re: hmmmm.... [spoiler: mother's day] |
08 May 2005 09:23:46 AM |
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On Sun, 8 May 2005 10:39:10 +0930, "solidac" <waves@spam.bot> wrote:
happy mother's day to yu
:-)
Good morning. I hope you have a great day.
p
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| User: "GlennT" |
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08 May 2005 02:06:51 AM |
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ponette wrote:
*pops head up*
<pop>
*looks around*
*waits to see how she feels*
*pops back down*
nope, still hate mother's day.
p,
steeling herself for tomorrow
I forgot, then remembered, then forgot again. Finally I
remembered. Thank goodness it's a long day. I couldn't live with
the fallout otherwise.
GlennT
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| User: "ponette" |
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| Title: Re: hmmmm.... [spoiler: mother's day] |
08 May 2005 09:47:57 AM |
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On Sun, 08 May 2005 19:06:51 +1200, GlennT <askme@noname.com> wrote:
I forgot, then remembered, then forgot again. Finally I
remembered. Thank goodness it's a long day. I couldn't live with
the fallout otherwise.
GlennT
As long as the last thing you did was remember, you're ok. :)
p
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| User: "GlennT" |
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09 May 2005 04:02:16 AM |
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ponette wrote:
On Sun, 08 May 2005 19:06:51 +1200, GlennT <askme@noname.com> wrote:
I forgot, then remembered, then forgot again. Finally I
remembered. Thank goodness it's a long day. I couldn't live with
the fallout otherwise.
GlennT
As long as the last thing you did was remember, you're ok. :)
p
The human ceremony of 'days' to represent an institutionalized
version of emotional intent is abhorrent to me. It is unreal and
it creates false expectation as well as false guilt. I think all
'days' should be abandoned and every day should be
representative. I also think I am not alone in this belief.
GlennT
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| User: "ponette" |
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| Title: Re: hmmmm.... [spoiler: mother's day] |
09 May 2005 09:31:11 AM |
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On Mon, 09 May 2005 21:02:16 +1200, GlennT <askme@noname.com> wrote:
The human ceremony of 'days' to represent an institutionalized
version of emotional intent is abhorrent to me. It is unreal and
it creates false expectation as well as false guilt. I think all
'days' should be abandoned and every day should be
representative. I also think I am not alone in this belief.
You're not. I feel the same way.
p
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| User: "GlennT" |
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10 May 2005 05:52:57 AM |
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ponette wrote:
On Mon, 09 May 2005 21:02:16 +1200, GlennT <askme@noname.com> wrote:
The human ceremony of 'days' to represent an institutionalized
version of emotional intent is abhorrent to me. It is unreal and
it creates false expectation as well as false guilt. I think all
'days' should be abandoned and every day should be
representative. I also think I am not alone in this belief.
You're not. I feel the same way.
p
Yeah, but at least I avoided the false guilt! ;)
GlennT
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| User: "wombn" |
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09 May 2005 04:43:24 AM |
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On Mon, 09 May 2005 21:02:16 +1200, GlennT <askme@noname.com> wrote:
ponette wrote:
On Sun, 08 May 2005 19:06:51 +1200, GlennT <askme@noname.com> wrote:
I forgot, then remembered, then forgot again. Finally I
remembered. Thank goodness it's a long day. I couldn't live with
the fallout otherwise.
GlennT
As long as the last thing you did was remember, you're ok. :)
p
The human ceremony of 'days' to represent an institutionalized
version of emotional intent is abhorrent to me. It is unreal and
it creates false expectation as well as false guilt. I think all
'days' should be abandoned and every day should be
representative. I also think I am not alone in this belief.
hear hear!!!!!!!
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