What do you guys got planned this Mother’s Day?

[Travel memoir21]

Talk about what you guys going to get your mom or the love ones in your life who are mothers. What do you guy’s think of Mother’s Day? Do you think it’s a commercialize and caters to women? A part of me certainly do. Went out to a party with my mom today and got freakin tired as heck man.

 

[BillyPilgrim]

Cue the Your Mom jokes

 

[Travel memoir21]

I’m a Retired, Disabled Air Force Vet and a diagnosed Schizophrenic and travels back and forth from South East Asia to South Texas every six months or so. Today, I went to a Mother’s Day party with my parents, and what can I say…it was a rollercoaster of emotions from The Highs and lows man. I suffered social anxiety, paranoia, and audio hallucinations during the event, but I kept calm , took an extra doze of my meds and had a good time and even sang Karaoke lol… it’s events such as this that reminds that it’s like going to the Gym or a place of worship, it may suck at first but after it is done…you get back home to your nice air conditioned room…make your sandwich and some tea, sit back on your couch and be glad you did it. lol….good stuff…

 

[Lauel]

I’m a Retired, Disabled Air Force Vet and a diagnosed Schizophrenic and travels back and forth from South East Asia to South Texas every six months or so. Today, I went to a Mother’s Day party with my parents, and what can I say…it was a rollercoaster of emotions from The Highs and lows man. I suffered social anxiety, paranoia, and audio hallucinations during the event, but I kept calm , took an extra doze of my meds and had a good time and even sang Karaoke lol… it’s events such as this that reminds that it’s like going to the Gym or a place of worship, it may suck at first but after it is done…you get back home to your nice air conditioned room…make your sandwich and some tea, sit back on your couch and be glad you did it. lol….good stuff…

I'm glad you are glad! Mine was normal, I worked few hours, then exercised, danced a bit. Had my eggs, fruit juice and that's all. I don't relate much to these "days" concept. More like a capitalistic invention for bucks. But, glad to hear your side.

 

[corrector]

My mother never left this home since October, 2025 during Canada's Thanksgiving day. She was inside the home all winter long.

For mother's day, I was able to get her on an evacuation chair, take her outside before sunset, where she experienced being outdoors, having fresh air seeing grass, people walking on the street and the sky. The day itself was very hectic with caregiving issues (ie both dad and my mother are immobile and need assistance...). Three PSWs come per day for mom, 2 for dad, and my Aunt visited dad and was in his room, so things were very hectic as I'm coordinating everything and try to keep things and two parents can be demanding when they rely on you for everything.

Through all this, I still managed to get her flowers (AI recommended I put them in the basement in a bucket of water rather than leave them in the trunk overnight, AI helped me stay on track with the day, even write a touching letter to my mother that she thought I wrote and encouraged me not to give up despite feeling overwhelmed by my overall situation and bring my mother outside (which I did)).

My mom remembered it the next day, and was particularly touched by the whole thing (I didn't tell her AI wrote her letter and I simply wrote it in haste because I felt too pressured with the whole day and couldn't think of what to write or felt it would take too much time, lol).

 

[Travel memoir21]

My mother never left this home since October, 2025 during Canada's Thanksgiving day. She was inside the home all winter long.

For mother's day, I was able to get her on an evacuation chair, take her outside before sunset, where she experienced being outdoors, having fresh air seeing grass, people walking on the street and the sky. The day itself was very hectic with caregiving issues (ie both dad and my mother are immobile and need assistance...). Three PSWs come per day for mom, 2 for dad, and my Aunt visited dad and was in his room, so things were very hectic as I'm coordinating everything and try to keep things and two parents can be demanding when they rely on you for everything.

Through all this, I still managed to get her flowers (AI recommended I put them in the basement in a bucket of water rather than leave them in the trunk overnight, AI helped me stay on track with the day, even write a touching letter to my mother that she thought I wrote and encouraged me not to give up despite feeling overwhelmed by my overall situation and bring my mother outside (which I did)).

My mom remembered it the next day, and was particularly touched by the whole thing (I didn't tell her AI wrote her letter and I simply wrote it in haste because I felt too pressured with the whole day and couldn't think of what to write or felt it would take too much time, lol).

You should hire some sort of caretaker to take her outdoors every weekend...it's not healthy for her to be cooped inside all the time. She should see some sunlight.

 

[corrector]

You should hire some sort of caretaker to take her outdoors every weekend...it's not healthy for her to be cooped inside all the time. She should see some sunlight.

We don't have money for those things.

 

[Travel memoir21]

We don't have money for those things.

You’re a good son man…my parents are in their 70s.

 

[corrector]

You’re a good son man…my parents are in their 70s.

I'm sure you'll be too when it's your turn. Hopefully their decline won't be too nasty with you like it was with me at times.