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Kim
05-11-2003, 08:08 AM
Happy Mother's day!



To the rest of you, go call your Mom! ;)

Jenny
05-11-2003, 08:27 AM
Thank you!! Happy Mother's Day to you, too. :)

(You are the only one to have said that so far. :( )

kimchicowboy
05-11-2003, 08:35 AM
here's to you mamas out there. :cheers:

dbax791
05-11-2003, 09:02 AM
Happy Mothers Day Kim, Jenny, Obby, Chrissy (apologies to those I'm missing!) :cheers:

sho.gun
05-11-2003, 10:28 AM
Happy mums day G|Amoms!

avlena
05-11-2003, 01:15 PM
yay for moms!!! :cheers:

revil
05-11-2003, 01:39 PM
MILF! oh, wait...

oblongmelon
05-11-2003, 01:56 PM
Happy Mother's Day Ladies.
A well deserved Holiday if you ask me. :angel:

hoey222
05-11-2003, 02:05 PM
to all the new moms, mothers of older chillen and all expectant moms :D

:cheers:

HAPPY MOMS DAY

DankNstickY
05-11-2003, 04:10 PM
:cheers:

now... off to the mall i go to get my mom a present.

Peachhead
05-11-2003, 04:47 PM
Originally posted by revil
MILF! oh, wait...

LMAO :heh:

seriously...happy mom's day :)

Speedfreak
05-11-2003, 06:37 PM
Happy Halmark Day.

brainsmile
05-12-2003, 08:38 AM
aw... I'm touched... but most people don't consider me a mother. :P

welfareloser
05-12-2003, 10:30 AM
a day late, but that's the new me, i think... late as hell about everything...

>>>This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in
>>>their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry
>>>Kool-Aid saying, "Its okay honey, Mommy's here."
>>>
>>>Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end soothing crying babies
>>>who can't be comforted.
>>>
>>>This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their
>>>hair and milk stains on their blouses and diapers in their purse.
>>>
>>>For all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew Halloween
>>>costumes ... and all the mothers who DON'T.
>>>
>>>This is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they'll never see. And
>>>the mothers who took those babies and gave them homes.
>>>
>>>This is for the mothers whose priceless art collections are hanging on
>>>their refrigerator doors.
>>>
>>>And for all the mothers who froze their buns on metal bleachers at
>>>football or soccer games instead of watching from the warmth of their
>>>cars, so that when their kids asked, "Did you see me, Mom?" they could
>>>say, "Of course, I wouldn't have missed it for the world," and mean it.
>>>
>>>This is for all the mothers who yell at their kids in the grocery store
>>>and swat them in despair when they stomp their feet and scream for ice
>>>cream before dinner. And for all the mothers who count to ten instead,
>>>but realize how child abuse happens.
>>>
>>>This is for all the mothers who sat down with their children and
>>>explained all about making babies. And for all the (grand)mothers who
>>>wanted to, but just couldn't find the words.
>>>
>>>This is for all the mothers who go hungry, so their children can eat.
>>>
>>>For all the mothers who read "Goodnight, Moon" twice a night for a
>>>year.... and then read it again ..."Just one more time."
>>>
>>>This is for all the mothers who taught their children to tie their
>>>shoelaces before they started school. And for all the mothers who opted
>>>for Velcro instead.
>>>
>>>This is for all the mothers who teach their sons to cook and their
>>>daughters to sink a jump shot.
>>>
>>>This is for every mother whose head turns automatically when a little
>>>voice calls "Mom?" in a crowd, even though they know their own offspring
>>>are at home -- or even away at college.
>>>
>>>This is for all the mothers who sent their kids to school with stomach
>>>aches, assuring them they'd be just FINE once they got there, only to
>>>get calls from the school nurse an hour later asking them to please pick
>>>them up ...right away.
>>>
>>>This is for mothers whose children have gone astray, who can't find the
>>>words to reach them.
>>>
>>>For all the mothers who bite their lips until they bleed when their 14
>>>year olds dye their hair green.
>>>
>>>For all the mothers of the victims of recent school shootings, and the
>>>mothers of those who did the shooting.
>>>
>>>For the mothers of the survivors, and the mothers who sat in front of
>>>their TVs in horror, hugging their child who just came home from school,
>>>safely.
>>>
>>>This is for all the mothers who taught their children to be peaceful,
>>>and now pray they come home safely from a war.
>>>
>>>What makes a good Mother anyway?
>>>Is it patience?
>>>Compassion?
>>>Broad hips?
>>>The ability to nurse a baby, cook dinner, and sew a button on a shirt,
>>>all at the same time?
>>>Or is it in her heart?
>>>Is it the ache you feel when you watch your son or daughter disappear
>>>down the street, walking to school alone for the very first time?
>>>The jolt that takes you from sleep to dread, from bed to crib at 2 A.M.
>>>to put your hand on the back of a sleeping baby?
>>>The panic, years later, that comes again at 2 A.M. when you just want to
>>>hear their key in the door and know they are safe again in your home?
>>>Or the need to flee from wherever you are and hug your child when you
>>>hear news of a fire, a car accident, a child dying?
>>>
>>>The emotions of motherhood are universal and so our thoughts are for
>>>young mothers stumbling through diaper changes and sleep deprivation ...
>>>and mature mothers learning to let go.
>>>
>>>For working mothers and stay-at-home mothers.
>>> Single mothers and married mothers.
>>>Mothers with money, mothers without.
>>>
>>>This is for you all. For all of us. Hang in there. In the end we can
>>>only do the best we can. Tell them every day that we love them. And pray.
>>>
>>>Please pass along to all the Moms in your life.
>>>"Home is what catches you when you fall - and we all fall."
>>> If you got tears, smiles and good memories, pass this along to all the
>>> Wonderful Moms you know ...
>>>
>>> I just did.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Mother's Day Sunday May 11, 2003
>>
>>

oblongmelon
05-12-2003, 02:12 PM
Originally posted by welfareloser
a day late, but that's the new me, i think... late as hell about everything...

>>>This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in
>>>their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry
>>>Kool-Aid saying, "Its okay honey, Mommy's here."
>>>
>>>Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end soothing crying babies
>>>who can't be comforted.
>>>
>>>This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their
>>>hair and milk stains on their blouses and diapers in their purse.
>>>
>>>For all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew Halloween
>>>costumes ... and all the mothers who DON'T.
>>>
>>>This is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they'll never see. And
>>>the mothers who took those babies and gave them homes.
>>>
>>>This is for the mothers whose priceless art collections are hanging on
>>>their refrigerator doors.
>>>
>>>And for all the mothers who froze their buns on metal bleachers at
>>>football or soccer games instead of watching from the warmth of their
>>>cars, so that when their kids asked, "Did you see me, Mom?" they could
>>>say, "Of course, I wouldn't have missed it for the world," and mean it.
>>>
>>>This is for all the mothers who yell at their kids in the grocery store
>>>and swat them in despair when they stomp their feet and scream for ice
>>>cream before dinner. And for all the mothers who count to ten instead,
>>>but realize how child abuse happens.
>>>
>>>This is for all the mothers who sat down with their children and
>>>explained all about making babies. And for all the (grand)mothers who
>>>wanted to, but just couldn't find the words.
>>>
>>>This is for all the mothers who go hungry, so their children can eat.
>>>
>>>For all the mothers who read "Goodnight, Moon" twice a night for a
>>>year.... and then read it again ..."Just one more time."
>>>
>>>This is for all the mothers who taught their children to tie their
>>>shoelaces before they started school. And for all the mothers who opted
>>>for Velcro instead.
>>>
>>>This is for all the mothers who teach their sons to cook and their
>>>daughters to sink a jump shot.
>>>
>>>This is for every mother whose head turns automatically when a little
>>>voice calls "Mom?" in a crowd, even though they know their own offspring
>>>are at home -- or even away at college.
>>>
>>>This is for all the mothers who sent their kids to school with stomach
>>>aches, assuring them they'd be just FINE once they got there, only to
>>>get calls from the school nurse an hour later asking them to please pick
>>>them up ...right away.
>>>
>>>This is for mothers whose children have gone astray, who can't find the
>>>words to reach them.
>>>
>>>For all the mothers who bite their lips until they bleed when their 14
>>>year olds dye their hair green.
>>>
>>>For all the mothers of the victims of recent school shootings, and the
>>>mothers of those who did the shooting.
>>>
>>>For the mothers of the survivors, and the mothers who sat in front of
>>>their TVs in horror, hugging their child who just came home from school,
>>>safely.
>>>
>>>This is for all the mothers who taught their children to be peaceful,
>>>and now pray they come home safely from a war.
>>>
>>>What makes a good Mother anyway?
>>>Is it patience?
>>>Compassion?
>>>Broad hips?
>>>The ability to nurse a baby, cook dinner, and sew a button on a shirt,
>>>all at the same time?
>>>Or is it in her heart?
>>>Is it the ache you feel when you watch your son or daughter disappear
>>>down the street, walking to school alone for the very first time?
>>>The jolt that takes you from sleep to dread, from bed to crib at 2 A.M.
>>>to put your hand on the back of a sleeping baby?
>>>The panic, years later, that comes again at 2 A.M. when you just want to
>>>hear their key in the door and know they are safe again in your home?
>>>Or the need to flee from wherever you are and hug your child when you
>>>hear news of a fire, a car accident, a child dying?
>>>
>>>The emotions of motherhood are universal and so our thoughts are for
>>>young mothers stumbling through diaper changes and sleep deprivation ...
>>>and mature mothers learning to let go.
>>>
>>>For working mothers and stay-at-home mothers.
>>> Single mothers and married mothers.
>>>Mothers with money, mothers without.
>>>
>>>This is for you all. For all of us. Hang in there. In the end we can
>>>only do the best we can. Tell them every day that we love them. And pray.
>>>
>>>Please pass along to all the Moms in your life.
>>>"Home is what catches you when you fall - and we all fall."
>>> If you got tears, smiles and good memories, pass this along to all the
>>> Wonderful Moms you know ...
>>>
>>> I just did.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Mother's Day Sunday May 11, 2003
>>
>>

one of my friends sent me this in the mail-it sure did hit home in alot of places. Happy Momma's Day Welfare :)

welfareloser
05-12-2003, 06:01 PM
yeah, i normally roll my eyes at cheesy sentiments, but i was in tears by the time i got to the part about the mothers who gave birth to babies they will never see ...

(of course, i'm still officially post-partum bat*****, too...)