I remembered this post from six years ago, and thought it would be good to have a post like it on HN today. It's especially important to call important people in your life today with the pandemic, both for the caller and the person (or people) being called. It may also be worth setting up a Zoom (or Jitsi Meet, or Google Hangouts, or Facebook, or another group video call service) gathering. I joined one for my little brother's birthday late last month, and it was really good for feeling connected.
Tell HN: Call Mom
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#2I was 22, that was the last mothers day my mother was alive for.
Of course I didn't know at the time, but I didn't call. Im 44 now and its one of my biggest regrets.
Dont be like me. Call her.
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#3I was 22, that was the last mothers day my mother was alive for. Of course I didn't know at the time, but I didn't call. Im 44 now and its one of my biggest regrets. Dont be like me. Call her.
Thank you for sharing this.
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#4Is it a cultural thing Americans are so detached? Its usual here to call your family 2 to 4 times a week
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#5Is it a cultural thing Americans are so detached? Its usual here to call your family 2 to 4 times a week
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#6If your mother is a kind person whom you love, then by all means reach out and tell her.
To others like me who may have a gaslighting c* * * of a mother, don't be bullied by societal norms into feeling like a bad person just because you don't want to connect with an abuser. It's perfectly fine to not call your mother on mother's day if you don't have the kind of relationship that will benefit from it.
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#7Check first if it applies for your mom. Many but not all countries celebrate it today.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day
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#8Is it a cultural thing Americans are so detached? Its usual here to call your family 2 to 4 times a week
Where are you?
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#9Is it a cultural thing Americans are so detached? Its usual here to call your family 2 to 4 times a week
Where are you? I am 43, Turkish, call mom twice a week and feel bad about it because it's not nearly enough.
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#10Is it a cultural thing Americans are so detached? Its usual here to call your family 2 to 4 times a week
I was going to ask the same. In some countries, Mother's Day is so important that you organize it a few days before, you meet for lunch (or dinner), and you buy a present (like another birthday). Of cousre, during this pandemic we cannot meet, but are there some people who don't call?