Mother's Day not for me

I have never been a big fan of Mother’s Day or Father’s Day if the truth be told but now my mum is no longer with us I hate the day even more.

All I have now are memories, which are painful no matter how happy I felt at the time. Mum was never a fan but she would expect your card and a present she would virtually pick herself by handing out instructions. Secretly I think she would have been gutted if we did not acknowledged the day is long has we laid off the ‘Love you mum’ stuff.

She was easily pleased with a box of chocolates and a card but no flowers. Mum did not mind flowers in their natural environment but you could never walk into the house with a bunch and lay them down on the table, Mum would hit the roof. If dad had some flowers for the cemetery you would have to quickly run out the back yard and plop them into a bucket. Plastic were ok inside the house but I got the feeling sometimes she was not too happy with them either.

Forgive me if I have put a downer on the day for anyone but if you have a mother in brace her and hold her tight because one day like me you will only have memories.