What does a mother means to you ? Did you celebrate Mother's day & how did you celebrate it ? what gift did you gave to your mother ? does your mother has any inportance in your life ?

My mom unfortunately is no longer here with me on Earth, but her spirit surely lives on.

Two memories stick out for me.

There was once a traveling carnival across the street from our house one fall and my mother and I walked over. They had one of those games that you shoot the water into a clown's mouth and blow up a balloon until it breaks. The first one to break the balloon wins. We spent hours together playing and winning cheap stuffed animals and trading up. My mother was a kid again, and it was beautiful to watch.

My mother's other passion was bingo. I have many a fond memory sitting in a smoke-filled room with a ridiculous number of bingo cards in front of us and winning the cover all for $500. My mother would wrap the winnings in tinfoil and put it in our freezer for a rainy day. It was her secret stash.

Memories like these keep my mother alive inside me, and I wouldn't be surprised if I start wrapping money in tinfoil soon also!

Jane
Agloco Member Since 2006

The fact that you posted this to the "TO MY VALENTINE" group makes me want to vomit.

Lol please dont vomit try to run to the bathroom and vomit there

My mother died over 20 years ago; before that, I'd not see her all that often.

She was not a pleasant person.

God has no place in the wonderful relationship I have with my mother.

My mother is my best friend. As my Psychiatrist sees it, we are attached at the hip...lol!!! We love being together and enjoy each others company. Not to say that we don't have our disagreements from time to time but we do share alot of the same friends. I believe that alot of times my Mom lives vicariously through me and has for many years.

You see she married at 16 and had me at almost 18 so she has always been able to relate to me and my friends. Whenever I broke up with my boyfriends in high school they would come and visit my Mom much to Dad's chagrain. It was weird to say the least. Girlfriends could get mad at me and still come over and visit my Mom!! My Mom used to buy my two sisters and I sexy lingerie to wear from Victorias Secret...hmm....like I said she lived vicariously through us.

Anyway, Mom has always been the best of cooks and the best of bakers and the best of housekeepers. You could eat off of her floors. When we were kids she would get on her hands and knees and apply paste wax to the hard wood floors and in our stocking feet after her buffing the floors we could slide in the hall ways from one end to the other and not even get our socks dirty. Mom always had an afternoon baked goodie for us after school. She was sweet and would always ask us whether we had kissed our Mom today with a great big ol' hug. She played the part of mother and father to us for eight long years as Dad was in the Army and was gone to Korea and Vietnam and Germany for years without us.

We would later join him in Germany but nonetheless Mom was always there to pick up the slack for him. When we went to Germany to live the first time, we were freaked, I was only five and certainly didn't speak german so Mom took it upon herself to take a class in german since we lived on the economy and Dad was always flying (he was a helicopter pilot in the Army), so that she could help us with our german and we wouldn't feel so intimidated by learning it in kindergarten. Now, isn't that sweet?? I was the oldest, my sister was four, my next sister was three and my brother was newborn. A stepladder is what that is called.

Mothers Days are always special at my parents home as we all get together and bring presents and cake. Mom loves cake on special occasions. My sister Martie is the cake lady and she always brings the best cakes. We usually all get together at a fancy restaurant and do the dinner thing with the grandkids and everyone dolls up and is all gussied up for this shindig. All for the honor of our Wonderful Mother. She so deserves our HONOR, LOVE and RESPECT for always being there for us, for always having a kind word to say, for always cooking or baking that special something when mentioning it to her, when coming to talk to you after you've gotten in trouble for something and still coming and giving you a great big ol' hug and telling you she still loves you no matter what. For all of this and more I love and admire my Mom and always will. My only regret is that the lord did not bless me with any children to share with my Mother. God bless America and God bless my MOM!

Being 14 I still live with my mom. I thought of an interesting gift to give her, too. At easter time my mom read an article on gather (http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976948375) and she loved it a lot so I decided to sew together an ninja bunny withnumbchucks and everything

Does this really belong in the "Harry Potter Gazette" group? Does this game have anything to do with the "State Parks and Nature Preserves" group? How blatantly disrespectful to these and most of the rest of the groups you posted this to. I agree with J. B.

This article reminds me of the history of mathematics, and the tremendous importance of the zero.
It is impossible to consider the development of algebra without the concept of the zero.

The name "algebra" itself, reveals the influence of the arab advances in mathematics during the early middle Ages in Europe.

Does anyone know the relationship of King Ferdinad and Queen Isabella to this dramatic story?

Their both dead and no one cares?? That's my answer.

I'm glad that you have a happy relationship with your mother. My mother died a long while ago but I have a "motherly" aunt with whom I have a great relationship. Mothers are important in everyone's life. Can we compare them to God? Whether you believe or not they are human, with human failings and all the more lovable for that. Welcome to Gather. Moya

Happy Mother's Day. My mom died a number of years ago too so I won't be doing anything with her this year. Just going to church and spending the day with my family.

My mother died 12 years ago. She was cold and abusive to me through most of my growing up years. It caused me a lot of harm but she had her good qualities too. I learned from both her good and her bad qualities. When my mother was old and unable to care for herself, my husband and I supervised her care and took care of her and her business the best we could while my sisters declined to assist. I am not sorry we did. As for my Mother's Day, my middle son has invited my husband and me to his house for dinner. It will be a day of grilling out, assuming the weather cooperates. (After church, of course.)

Hey, we already celebrated Mother's day with a dinner and a present because my dad's birthday is always around the same time. My parents are great, and a couple people that I enjoy visiting with.

Well, my mother died 30 years ago this June...

Did you celebrate Mother's day ? I don't know if I'll be celebrating or not. Will be doing a small thing in remembrance of my own mother, and well, if my son decides to honor me, that would be very nice.

How did you celebrate it ? If my son DOESN'T show, I'm going to my boyfriend's house and sanding his cabinet doors for him... If I don't do that, I'm mowing the lawn.

What gift did you gave to your mother ? I will be releasing a balloon in her honor.

Does your mother has any importance in your life ? After so many years, there is no longer a place for her.

Can you live a life without her ? Have for a long time now.

How would you compare her with God ? Don't know, it feels like blasphemy to do so?

My beloved son calls me "Momma." I guess that's a southern type of thing. I can tell when he does it it's his very special name for me, like some children would say "Mommy" here.

A timely and an informative article, Nikhil! Happy Mother's Day to all!

My mother is in heaven watching over me and my siblings. Of course she is like God, both are caring parents.

My Mother died in 2003. The last years of her life were the best I had with her. She didn't know who I was but after I would change her and dress her she would tell me she loved me. I got her to the point where she knew one of us was the mother of the other. "You are the mother," I would say. She would be delighted and say, "I am? I would say "Yes and I can prove it." I would then call out, "Mom" and she would reply automatically, "yes." I would say to her, "there you go"and she would laugh and smile." Now this may sound sad, but it meant the world to me that deep down she loved me. No matter how our relationship had been before, deep down she loved me and that was a gift.

My Mother died of Lung Cancer at age 62, 14 years ago. She passed quickly, I did not have time to make Peace with her. That is what I regret. She was a great Mother back in the 50's and 60's. I have a University son now, single parent. He did give me a present, wind chimes and a beautiful card. I will cherish these moments, he is my only family. Maybe we will go out and get something to eat. I thank God that he gave me a son. I did do some crying this weekend from my heart.
I assume everyone celabrates Mother's Day a different way. It is hard when you do not have a full family.

I think of my mother everyday. She is with me every moment although she left in 2005. I have a beautiful 3 year old son and a wonderful husband that I spent the day with on Mother's day.

My mother is very important to me. I gave her Stargate Atlantis trading cards because she likes the show and I'm saving the better gift for her birthday which is this Saturday. As a mother myself, I have to admit that I had a pretty stressful, long day cooking and dealing with other family members.

My mother died 11 years ago still not saying that she loved me. She was a very cold person.

I on the hand tell my daughter in England whenever I phone her that I miss her and love her so much.

Nikhil,

I lost my mother five years ago and am still dealing with her death. I hope soon to be able to write an article about her to post here, I'm sure it will answer all the questions you asked.

Heather, your words touched me because my mother also spent her last years not knowing me. Of 13 children she could only recognize one at the end, my youngest brother who was her full time caregiver. Like you, he had to assume the role of parent and my mother that of the child. (I know you constantly reminded her she was the mother, but it sounds like you filled that role at the end.) Anyhow, I just wanted to applaud you and my brother for the care you took of our respective moms.

hi nikil, this is bina are you a guy or woman? i took my mum out for dinner. We went shopping during the day and my dad paid for lunch - but my mum still cooked for the whole family on sunday morning...

Mother's Day or more correctly for British people, Mothering Sunday is celebrated during Lent. So we celebrated it a long time ago!

I sent poetry and praise in cards for the three days leading up to Mother's Day and then I called her and we talked for a long time. She is a constant inspiration to me and I don't know anyone kinder or sweeter.

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Mothers day.
My mom died 2 1/2 years ago. Before that I always ate with her and got her a corsage to wear and a card. Sometimes I wrote things for her, sometimes bought her some clothing or perfume. Even brought her special breakfasts for that day. It was different most years. The important thing was being together.

i celebrated Mother's Day on Monday with my Mom,I talked to her on Saturday and she said she wished for someone to cook for her. I then made some simple meals,packaged them for her and brought them up on Monday.
My Mom will always have importance in my life,she carried me for nine months,stood by me while I was in an incubator and then loved and cared for me the rest of my life. She still worries about me and as she gets older,i worry about her,whether she will fall when no one is there,or something more tragic happens.
I always buy her a card and something small and significant for her life. I am the daughter who buys practical things. she does not need clothes or plants,but she mentioned meals made for her,so my gift will be meals made for her every week for as long as i can.
My mom loves each of her children unconditionally like GOD loves us.
Can I live without her,probably not.I love spending time with her. In this crazy world,she has a calming affect on me to this day.

I give all the mothers in my life homemade cards, even my friends. I give my own mother something from the heart, and my gids give me snuggles, 'cause that's what I like best. This year we worked hard in the yarden, and that was my gift from the family as a whole.