What are your views on mothers day and fathers day?
Do you think it was created so that money can be made from cards, presents etc, or do you think it it was originally made to appreciate your parents and get a chance to spoil them?
What do you do on mothers/fathers day?
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Seriously, commercialism.
It’s Good to Honour Mother & Father.
I think regardless of the origins, both days are a great excuse to honor people who have a huge impact on your life. It’s important. Who cares if it is too commercial!
Definitely commercialism. All of our holidays have gone the way of consumerism. However, I make the best of it by taking that day to take my parents out and doing something fun.
I think part of it plays into commercialism, however, I don’t buy into it. After all, your parents created you, and I think far too many times we have taken their friendship for granted. I think it’s great there is a day just to honor them.
I think it was created originally for people to honor their parents. Now, it may have evolved into something more commercial. If I can get home for Mother’s Day, I buy her flowers, take her out to eat, go to church with her, just dote on her for the whole day.
My dad likes a big Schlotzsky’s sandwich, home made sweet potato pie and a pint of vanilla ice cream so that’s what I get him.
Sheer commercialism. In the UK it is a long tradition to celebrate Mothering Sunday (the fourth Sunday in Lent) and this was originally an excuse to let up a little during the forty days of fasting and gave servant girls an opportunity to go home to mother with a simnel cake for everyone to enjoy. But the US version seems to be very commercial indeed. Even at church they dole out expensive presents on both occasions and people who don’t turn up all year round appear in order to collect their bags of goodies. This year we tried to avoid the whole thing by turning up at very early services on Mothers Day and Fathers Day, but our attempts were defeated by their producing the bags of presents at those too. I am happy for my sons to give me a card to say that they love me, but I honestly don’t want any more than that.
I used to give my mother a card and flowers for Mothering Sunday and I gave my father nothing for Fathers Day because I knew that he disapproved of it thoroughly and would not have wanted anything. I showed my love and appreciation of my parents in other ways.
It is nice to have a day sat aside to honor mothers and fathers. A special day to show how much we love them.
My mom and dad are gone now and I no longer have this chance. I miss them.