There are two rules of Mother's Day: Do not forget about Mother's Day. And even if you do remember, do not BLOW IT.
Mother's Day was this past Sunday, and if you're just finding that out now . . . consider yourself LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.
Some Mother's Day FAILS have been hitting the internet over the past day. A bunch of them are sad, because no mother wants to feel left out or forgotten. But some of them are just STRANGE. Here are a few:
1. One woman said that her husband ruined Mother's Day by telling her how grateful SHE should be for all the stuff he was helping her with on Mother's Day. They also had to cancel a trip to HIS parents, because he wanted to smoke marijuana, and she won't let them drive anywhere if he gets high.
2. One kid said that their mother got upset when they TEXTED her a Happy Mother's Day message. She just said, "Thanks." When they asked if anything was wrong, the mother said that a call would've been better, and that she felt undervalued.
3. One mom shared a card she got from her five-year-old, that said, "I love you, mom. But I love Dad more." But she took it in stride. She said, "Nice, kid. Real nice. At least I got to sleep in!"
4. One mother said she was disappointed because her husband got something for his mother . . . but didn't plan anything special for her.
He said that he "didn't forget" Mother's Day, but their newborn was "too young to do anything" to celebrate, so he didn't prepare anything. (He assumed Mother's Day was only something between mother and CHILD???)
5. One mother said she got a card from her husband, but nothing else. She asked what they should do, and the husband said, "I figured we can hang out at the house." She added, "Each year for Father's Day I always order cute little things from Etsy, we go out for the day and stuff."
To those people, and others, one person online suggested a MULLIGAN.
Quote, "For all the mothers that didn't get the day they wanted . . . I propose next weekend you get a redo. Do exactly what you want to do and or give your spouse a chance to get it right and redeem themselves. I know celebrating after the fact isn't ideal, but darn it you all deserve to be celebrated properly."
And just be OPEN about it.
Someone else said, "I'm a big fan of re-dos! [Messed] up Valentine's Day or Mother's Day? That's okay! Let's talk about expectations . . . and go to dinner another day.
"Everyone makes mistakes. If it's a first or maybe a first of a particular circumstance, hopefully the good partners will make it up to you. Sometimes reparations can make a relationship stronger.
"[But if] your man [is] an [A-HOLE] 365 days of the year? Nah, not him. Throw him out."