Re:Remind HN: Call your mother
by DanielBMarkham on Sunday May 10, 2009 @10:20AM
(#602124)
And be thankful you can call your mother. Parents don't last forever: cherish them while you can.
I had the experience of losing my father when I was 17 or 18. It made a lasting impression, and I always try to send flowers/call the parents/grandparents that are left to let them know somebody is thinking of them.
I used to send my grandmother flowers every Mother's Day. Some years I was the only grandkid to do so, or to call. When she died a couple of years ago, I didn't buy a single flower for the funeral -- I had already done all of my flower-buying for her when it mattered: when she was still alive.
Re:Remind HN: Call your mother
by indiejade on Sunday May 10, 2009 @06:00PM
(#602556)
Parents don't last forever: cherish them while you can.
My mother passed away in Sept. of last year, my father on the day I was set to walk for graduation getting my Master's (2004). It changes your outlook on the world when you don't have parental units in life. 28 was too young to be an orphan, but it happened. So, yes; cherish them indeed.
Re:Remind HN: Call your mother
by RossM on Sunday May 10, 2009 @02:37PM
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Each year I end up in a panic state trying to remember if Mother's Day has come yet because someone posts something like this (or worse, a small reminder on a blog post) without saying "in the U.S".
Re:Remind HN: Call your mother
by whatusername on Sunday May 10, 2009 @10:11AM
(#602114)
Well - technically it's now no longer Mothers day here.. (And I don't think my mum would have appreciated a call at 11:40pm when you posted that message).. :)
(That being said - I did go and see Mum today - always worth doing)
Re:Remind HN: Call your mother
by ashleyw on Sunday May 10, 2009 @03:05PM
(#602374)
Unless you did remember 2 months ago, but forgot that you did, and you feel like a dick because thought you forgot to do it today (and it's 8pm, when your mum is likely asleep already…)
I had the experience of losing my father when I was 17 or 18. It made a lasting impression, and I always try to send flowers/call the parents/grandparents that are left to let them know somebody is thinking of them.
I used to send my grandmother flowers every Mother's Day. Some years I was the only grandkid to do so, or to call. When she died a couple of years ago, I didn't buy a single flower for the funeral -- I had already done all of my flower-buying for her when it mattered: when she was still alive.
My mother passed away in Sept. of last year, my father on the day I was set to walk for graduation getting my Master's (2004). It changes your outlook on the world when you don't have parental units in life. 28 was too young to be an orphan, but it happened. So, yes; cherish them indeed.
You are 100% right...Make time for your family and the other people who are really important to you in life. They won't be around forever.
(That being said - I did go and see Mum today - always worth doing)
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