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Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms

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Re: Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms

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Post by catlikesshrimp »

ipaddr wrote: post #46
Swizec wrote: post #14

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March 8 is international women’s day. The most ignored of all holidays by US culture. To an almost hilarious degree. My partner frequently brags that she’s the only of her friends and coworkers, in 10+ years, who has ever gotten flowers for women’s day. Meanwhile even Uber drivers have wished her a happy women’s day in various heavy foreign accents.

November 19 is international men's day. How many times have you gotten flowers on that day? Or Uber drivers wishing you a happy men's day?

The joke goes as following: Women are celebrated once a year... because men have the rest of the days.

Re: Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms

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Post by pixel_popping »

dyauspitr wrote: post #72
RF_Enthusiast wrote: post #50

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Not all moms are good people. People with good moms often have trouble understanding or respecting that.

Every parent in Asia would despise their son if they were gay. That does not make them bad parents.

Literally it does, "culture" is an excuse to hide some shitty behavior sometimes, many aspects of many culture are pure trash and must change. (I live in Asia).

Child marriage is an example, very few will argue that it doesn't make them bad parents for selling their children, but it's completely alright in many cultures, nope, garbage culture.

And what you say about every parents in Asia is utter-nonsense btw and it's not the reality, you clearly don't understand a word of what you are writing.

Re: Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms

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Post by signatoremo »

tombert wrote: post #82
twiclo wrote: post #25

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You should call her

I don't mean to be a douche, but that's an exceedingly ignorant and short-sighted statement. A child doesn't owe their parents anything. If your parent is upset about something about you that you cannot change, then that parent can rightfully go fuck themselves. Kids don't owe their parents anything.

Kids own their parents their very presence.

Each person has their own situation so it isn't my place to give specific advice, but each and everyone should pause for a moment on this day, be thankful that they are alive, and consider to do the right thing that they wouldn't regret if they don't do it. Even if you wouldn't call your parents.

Re: Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms

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Post by bossyTeacher »

sgt wrote: post #43
malfist wrote: post #11

She despises me for being gay. Not a chance I'm calling her.

Give her a call regardless. Perhaps that's the first step to letting it sink in for her that you actually care about her.

> the first step to letting it sink in for her that you actually care about her.

You clearly didn't read properly. It's the mom the one who doesn't care about her child. Calling her isn't going to change anything.

Re: Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms

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Post by Beestie »

kstrauser wrote: post #39

This is the first year when I can’t do that. Please go do it on my behalf, while it’s possible.

it gets easier but not by much. I wouldn't have it any other way. Been 15 years and I don't want to ever forget. My Mom is showing your Mom around and they are trading stories of what brats we were :-)

Re: Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms

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Post by rationalist »

bossyTeacher wrote: post #95
sgt wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Give her a call regardless. Perhaps that's the first step to letting it sink in for her that you actually care about her.

> the first step to letting it sink in for her that you actually care about her. You clearly didn't read properly. It's the mom the one who doesn't care about her child. Calling her isn't going to change anything.

Despising someone for something doesn't automatically mean that person doesn't care about someone.

Calling might not change anything, but that doesn't mean that change couldn't happen another way.

Re: Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms

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Post by anilakar »

When my mom remarried, her new husband started to manipulate her and isolate her from other relatives, trying to turn everyone against each other. The last time I met her, I was basically talking to two copies of him.

I've already dealt with the fact that I will not get my mom back.

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