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Wish you all a happy mother's day. Mine has to get better. My 21 year old wasn't home yet last night and I woke up with a call at 2:30 am from the detention center with a collect call. (We've had 1 of those calls from him before, he was in a fight and got locked up and was on a ,000 dollar bond, he's on probation now and can't get into ANY trouble or he goes back to jail) anyway, I flipped out when the message was playing "you have a collect call from...) Thank goodness it wasn't him. It was one of his friends that needed us to get up with his mom. I called my son and he was safely at a club still. Whew, I think I just aged 10 years. I woke up to a very nice mother's day card from him. Hope you all have a good Mother's Day.

My hubby painted the french doors to the living room while I was sleeping in, he really is a sweetie.  He is also really colourblind.  I woke up to my nice, new green french doors, only they were purple.

We went up into the hills for afternoon tea and had a lovely time in a sweet little old church that is now used for weddings and receptions and also special afternoon teas.   We had lovely fluffy scone with jam and whipped cream and cup after cup of hot tea.  Just what a cold damp foggy afternoon calls for.  The waiter reminded us of Basil Fawlty from the British series Fawlty Towers.  He was quite the comic.

All in all a satisfying day. 

Now if I could just figure out what to get him for his birthday tomorrow....

Happy Mother's Day to everyone! I hope to be a mom someday. I envy you all very much. Hope your day is as special as you all are. Not much happening here. I am actually cooking (and buying -but don't tell anyone) a Chinese supper for my mother. Hope it turns out ok...but some dishes I am going to rush out and get. lol Still, it's the thought that counts! Have a great day everyone! Crunchy, *hugs* to you and your hubby!!  So very sad!!   Thanks. The latest update on her is that she is still on life support but is brain dead.  I guess they are waiting for her immediate family to come and say goodbye. I didnt know her very well, but it is still tragic. I really feel so bad for her children. They will hate mothers day for the rest of their lives. I think that even if I didnt have anyone in the world, I could find beauty and love in something, like a puppy or a field of wild flowers. There are so many reasons to live the life that you have while you have the chance to live it. I agree, Crunchy.  Although I have had many very low points in my life, never has suicide crossed my mind as a way out.  There is just to much to live for.  I am as we speak, going through a living hell coming to grips with this horrible disease, the life of two teenage daughters, and the loss of a very good friend... but I am sitting on my deck, listening to the birds chirp and sing, looking at the cedars and pines, beautiful blue sky with my dog next me...  I can't imagine not waiting to see whats around the corner, it's got to get better!!  :)   I think that enjoying nature has such a calming and therapuetic effect on the soul. It is hard at times to deal with this disease and our families too. But there are so many good things. Besides, once you hit rock bottom the only way to go is up right?You got!!  And realize, we all hit rock bottom more than once in our lives!!   Crunchy-So sorry to hear this. It
is always a shock to realize that someone would
actually do this, whether you know then well or not.
You have a great attitude.      My mom took her life
a long time ago, and I had 2 good friends who shot
themselves.   Just such a shock, and it makes you
realize how precious life really is.

I agree nature is wonderfully relaxing and good for
the soul. I also love 'digging in the dirt' when I used
to work in the yard. I love the smell of dirt!!

Tara,  I am so sorry about your mother. How old were you when she passed away?

crunchy & tara, I'm so sorry for you & your family! It's such a shame to do that to the kids. Kids don't deserve to live with that the rest of their lives.

That's true db.

In my mom's case she was bi-polar manic
depressive for about 10 years before hand and
spent lots of time in and out of hospitals and tried
several times to end her life.
But I know she wasn't able to 'think' correctly. I was
about 21 by the time she succeded, but spent most
of the previous years taking care of my younger
sisters.

Anyway, hope you all have a beautiful day. It's really
warm and sunny here today which is so nice after
about 6 weeks of rain.

I'm only a mother to a cat and dog.  But they are MY children so I think I qualify!

Susan

We spent Mother's Day with some of our friends who we haven't seen for about 8 months. 

 We drove from Monterey to Hollywood to see my son perform. He's a puppeteer for a dance company of women and he makes these incredible huge marionettes. It was fun to see him and his girlfriend who owns the dance company and is a principal dancer. The drive itself was stressful and uncomfortable because we had 4 people and a dog driving in a Toyota for almost 7 hours each way.My 26 year old daughter did some of the driving until we got into a fight on Mother's day over her reckless driving and I got my husband to take over. She seemed to think it was ok to drive at 85 while turning chanels on the radio, applying chapstick and drinking coffee.Even at this age kids can be a pain. She did bring me flowers and chocolate and my son called me between performances to wish me a happy day.

The stress of having this disease and the stress of everyday life takes its toll. I wonder just h ow much stress plays a part in RA?  It seems like most of us here on the board have more than their fair share.

ha! Linda, you would never want to ride with me on my way to work...I keep my makeup bag in my car and I do the works while I drive...eyeliner and mascara included! Plus I eat, pay bills, you name it! My car is my mobile office. I have been wanting a palm pilot with internet access so I can get online from the car....Look out!!!

One student read a poem he wrote to his mom, that was amazing.  He talked about the paper chase, and how he was an inner city kid, chasing a different kind of paper, but his mother would not hear of it.  He was going to get a college diploma.  The day he registered for classes for his freshman year, he went home to tell his mom all about it.  She had already slipped into unconsciousness, dying from cancer.  Her hospice nurse reminded him that hearing is the last sense to go, so he read his schedule to her and described his classes.  He devoted his college life to her, graduating with distinquished honors, getting that piece of paper she insisted he have, and he was so grateful she had pushed him to do it.  He said he was sure that as soon as his mom got to heaven, she arranged it so his graduation day would be on Mother's Day!  There wasn't a dry eye in the place, it was so inspirational.  She was clearly there in the room with us.  The power of love is an amazing thing!

Crunchy, You are right, I wouldn't want to drive with you. Maybe I need to lighten up with my daughter and let her be.  She hasn't had an accident.Hey its called multi-tasking!
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