When I was a kid, my father would never get my mom a Mother’s Day present. (He was very nice at Valentine’s Day, though. He’s get a heart-shaped box of chocolates for her – very cute.) We’d yell at him and he’d protest, “She’s not my mother!” This Mother’s Day I grabbed a page out of my Dad’s playbook. My husband made plans to go into New York to have brunch with his mother and brother. He asked me to come, and I replied, “Sorry. Not my mother.” I thought he’d reply, “Bitch!”, but he didn’t make a peep. In fact, before he left this morning he kissed me and asked, “Are you sure you don’t mind that I’m going?” Wow. I generously waved him off – the queen giving her benediction to the lowly serf husband. It felt awesome.
To make the most of my Mother’s Day, I gave the kids warning. I texted them nightly starting Wednesday, with their Mother’s Day schedule – brunch at 11, then long bike ride with mom, then dinner with family. I figured if I nagged them enough it would sink into their little pea brains. It sort of did. I woke up Alex who was very pleasant, but then went back to sleep as soon as I left the room. I woke up Kevin who said, “Do I have to?” and I said, “Yes. You had plenty of warning.” He staggered to our bed and put a pillow over his face and said, “Wake me when you’re ready to go. I’m all set.”
I put on bike clothes with some Birkenstocks, and yelled, “OK, you two. Ready!” Kevin murmured, “Oh, shit,” and got out of bed. I called upstairs to Alex, who was obviously asleep again, and he groggily called, “Okay!” but I heard him say, “Oh, shit!”
It was a great brunch – no shit involved. I consented to giving them a 2 hour break to digest their vegan corncakes before the bike ride. I hope Adam’s enjoying the nice 5 hour round trip to New York. Sucker!
Can you guess what the boys are going to say when I wake them up for the bike ride?
Happy Mother’s Day, Everyone!
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Ha! Mine was fabbo too xx
Yay! I really like Mother’s Day. I wish it were Mother’s Week.
Perfection! i like the “not my mother” defense… shame i can’t use it on mine.
My daughter delivered a Skype call from Turkey at 0900. After i’d hit the sack at 0400 from my cowboy adventure. My son? Arrived at noon, took me out for mexican food at our favorite dive and a few “Bad Juan” margaritas. It was raining, so we swapped the driving range (ie: “Drunk Driving”) for a few games of pool. That neither of us really remember. A perfect day….
Next year? I might make my kids do a bike ride. Just because i can…
That’s a way cool Mother’s Day! The bike ride was fun. On Mother’s Day you can make those suckers do anything.
Hmmm, Mother’s Day is sometimes overrated. Every day is Mother’s Day ’round these parts: Mother does the laundry, Mother makes the beds, Mother cleans up the kitchen…
Can’t wait for Father’s Day!
[sounds as if you were Queen…bitch for a day!} Kidding…hope you had a good one.
Good point. We need more Father’s Days.
Robin,
You wish it was Mother’s Day Week? My mom made it mandatory. Lol. So, you guys are vegan? Cool.
Hey, Tyhitia! We’re not really vegan, but I love the food. The boys do, too. I tried to stick to the diet once, but I actually gained weight! Go figure.
Hey Robin, I just finished a book that made me think of you. It’s called Stuffed by Patricia Volk. Have you heard of it? I’d highly recommend it and am happy to send you my copy if you’re interested. xx
Nursie! I miss you! I need to get back to blog world. I’ll order the book on my Kindle. I love ordering books on Kindle. I’m addicted to the little bugger. Now they have one that lights up, so I can read into the wee hours of the night without waking Adam. Heaven.
Thank you for thinking of me!