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My mum is still a JW, so we have never celebrated Mothers Day, I do usually text her and say "I know we don't celebrate Mothers Day, but I wanted to take this opportunity afforded to us by the commercial world to say that I think you're pretty awesome." She always does a similar thing on my birthday.

At every opportunity I thank my mum for being amazing. She's bern through hell, and to raise our family as she did, and for us to turn out normal - mostly - is nothing short of a miracle.

Love you mum, I wish we could share this wonderful freedom with you.

:-*

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” - Dr Seuss

Happy Mothers Day to all us Mom's out there.

It was very sweet of you Winston to start this thread.

My Mom had been gone for a little over 6 years now, she was a JW until she died so I celebrated her day on other days than this one so as not to offend her. I miss her and wish she was still here and Mothers Day reminds me of her so its not all bad..

That is pretty awesome Winston. Your mom sounds great.

(((Zoe)))


And happy mom's day to everyone else : )


Peace,
tammy

Me and my Mom many years ago. I was 3 months old and she was 19 in this picture. She loved me a lot and I miss her.

Nice picture, Zoe. From what I have seen of you, you look very much like your beautiful mother.

Peace and love to you,
tammy

Lovely sentiments Zoe and Winston.

Loz x

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In Britain we celebrate Mothering Sunday in March, on the fourth Sunday in Lent, whenever that falls year by year. It is linked with the centuries-old tradition of people all over Europe returning home to their mother church on that day, and it became the day when people would go home to their mother from wherever they found themselves. Mothers used to bake a special cake called a sim bel cake on that day.

The modern observance has been commercialised by the card companies, but the traditions are very very old and entirely linked with the church.

Yes, Winston, your post about your mother was beautiful, and, Zoe, lovely to see the photo of baby you!

I've found myself missing my mother tremendously the last couple of days..,and indeed my father too. My mother died eight years ago, and my father over thirty years ago. Seems like yesterday.

THANK you for that very lovely sentiment, dear WS (peace to you, dear one... and to YOUR dear mum!).

I second dear WS's (and dear Zoe's - peace to you, as well!) lovely messages:

HAPPY MOM'S DAY... to ALL mothers here! Hope it's a great one! Waiting on kiddies to arrive this afternoon for "festivities"! For those of you having the same, have FUN!

Peace to you all!

YOUR servant and a slave of Christ,

Shellama

Kids are here so gotta go!

Peace and see ya later, chikkens!

A slave of Christ,

Shellama

Hope you are all having / had a wonderful day of being pampered!

Zoe, love that pic of you and your mum. I love old photos, and the sense they give us of a moment frozen in time.

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” - Dr Seuss

Lovely picture Zoe, thank you.

Winston, glad you remind your mom of your love for her even when they can't reciprocate on so many occasions.

I lost my mom a little over 2 years ago, a die hard JW. No contact whatsoever, but I called her occasionally just to tell her I lived her as well.

I know it doesn't matter how little or how long our moms are gone, today does remind us that we do miss them ALL,

Have an awesome day regardless of what you do with it.
Love Justmom

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” - Dr Seuss

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” - Dr Seuss