May 9, 2012

  • Not My Favorite Holiday

    TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM

    I was in a game room on Pogo today and one of the gals I play with a lot asked me what I thought I was going to get from my kids for Mother's Day.  She had gotten a card with a gift card for dinner that was for Outback Restaurant from one of her kids and she was expecting flowers from her other one.  Or, she hoped, maybe one of those Edible Arrangements instead.

    When I told her I expected nothing, she was shocked.  I told her that both the kids and I were so used to my making excuses for them (they're broke usually did it), they don't even call.  Well, Marcus Aurelius usually does but that's about it.  The last time I even got flowers was the first Mother's Day after the Princess and Johnnycakes moved in together.  (I mean from my kids, Bratfink!)

    I would love one of those Edible Arrangements.  Hell, just a nice Mother's Day card would work for me.  Something that says to me that they appreciated my standing between them and the Beast when he would try to beat the crap out of them and used me for that, instead.  Not fun for me and it still upsets me at times that I didn't just divorce him.  But I truly believed *'til death do you part*.  Gawd, I was stupid.  Not that it matters now.  I'm equally ignored by kids and husband alike.  The Beast has always been a *bah!  Humbug!* type anyway and the kids are much more interested in trying to find out if their father loves them than worry about mom, whom they KNOW does.

    I DID find out that I am not alone.  There were quite a few mothers in my position and they said the same thing.  The kids KNOW their mother loves them and they are still trying to get their father to love them despite everything.  There are a lot of Beast's in this world.  **Sigh**

    I find it a bit depressing but we can thank Hallmark and a few others for this Holiday.  Just another one they invented in an attempt to sell more merchandise.  It hasn't been around all that long.  For those of us that don't have kids that appreciate all we did or at least TRIED to do for them, it's just a day that we try to ignore.  I watch our next door neighbor bring flowers and a present to her mother every year.  The present is always beautifully wrapped so it's probably from some upscale store that offers free wrapping.  Either that or she should give classes, trust me.

    For some reason, I have spent a lot of today napping.  It's like I can't wake up entirely.  I feel great and then.....nap attack!  I'll probably be up all night now.    The weather doesn't help.  First rain, then sun, then rain again.  Weatherbug says we have one more day of rain before it clears up.  At least tomorrow I will have Chewlee (Wednesday) and she will make sure I don't get any more nap attacks.  But she makes me tired just watching her.  She has so much energy!

    Love you all.  I need to get this posted while I have a good internet connection.  Be happy.  Have a great day.