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I Forgot Mother’s Day

Posted on May 8, 2015 7 Comments

I forgot Mother's Day... well ok I didn't forget the actual day but I forgot something equally as important.

Ok so I didn’t forget the actual day.

I know that Mother’s Day is this Sunday.

How could I not know?

My letter box has been stuffed with junk mail that has proclaimed it in big pink letters for the last three weeks! Even I would be hard pressed to forget Mother’s Day.

But I did forget a day that is arguably just as important, a day without which there will be no Mothers Day…

I forgot the Mother’s Day stall at school.

It’s not my fault, really it isn’t!

I did read about it in the school newsletter. I even added the date to my calendar – Mother’s Day stall at school Thursday May 7th. But I’ve had a kind of muddled up week and continuing on that theme I thought that Thursday was Wednesday when it was really Thursday and well… that’s how it happened.

When I picked them up Thursday afternoon I was met with an accusatory “You forgot Mother’s Day!’ from my eight year old.

Apparently he was ‘the only one’ in his class who didn’t have money to buy something from the Mother’s Day stall… the ONLY ONE!

Can you believe it?

So I forgot to send my kids to school with money for the Mother’s Day stall.

I feel the silent judgement of mother’s everywhere who have never forgotten a thing in their lives. Mothers who would never put their child in the position of being the only kid ever to have no money to spend at the Mother’s Day stall.

I feel the guilt burning into my soul.

But somewhere, deep down inside, underneath the guilt, and regret, and worry that I may have scarred my kids for life… deep down there is a part of me that is punching the air!

I forgot the Mother’s Day stall!
YES!

This year I will not get another hideously scented heart shaped soap.
This year I will not get another rock with goggley eyes stuck onto a piece of cardboard that says ‘My mum rocks’
This year I will not get another notepad that has ‘notes from Hannah’ printed across the top of every page (um kids… my name is Kate!).
This year I will not get another face washer folded into a bunny.

This year I have told my kids they need to draw me a picture or write me a letter, and instead of buying crap… ahem…. I mean lovingly chosen gifts that I totally adore from the Mother’s Day stall at school, we will spend that money on stuff I really love – red frogs and banana milkshakes for everyone!

And I’ll appease the last of my guilt by buying double at the next school fundraising event, promise!

Have you ever forgotten something that was kinda important?

If you happen to have forgotten to get a card for your Mum on Mother’s Day I might just be able to save you from the guilt…

You Make My Every Day - free printable card with matching envelope

Find our free printable ‘You make my every day’ card with a matching envelope here.

 

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  1. Bek @ Just For Daisy says

    I love this. Mostly because I just know I’ll be the mum forgetting such things. Because I already am the mum who forgets such things!
    The card is super cute! Will send across to hubby for printing! ;)

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  2. Tammy says

    I love this post, too! Good for you! Yes, I forget things and beat myself up about it . . . but nobody’s perfect. I think especially with multiple children, with all their various activities and events, it’s very easy for things to slip through the cracks. I’ll try to be more forgiving of myself next time and look on the bright side, as you have done! And I prefer homemade cards or drawings, too!

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    • katepickle says

      You know I think forgetting it has been way more fun for my kids than if I’d remembered… I should forgot more things! LOL

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  3. Ruth says

    Yay for you! I’m sure you’ll have a wonderful day !!

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  4. Jen says

    You forgot the disgustingly smelling candles…………..not to mention the voucher saying ‘Take the dog for a walk’ which would have been great IF WE ACTUALLY HAD A DOG. I did try to institute a policy at my school’s P&C that the mother’s day stall would only sell alcohol and chocolate but apparently selling 6 year olds bottles of gin is against education department policy……

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  5. Emma says

    Don’t beat yourself up. We all have a turn at forgetting things like that. All of us – trust me. It feels awful at the time but it will be OK. At our school last week, there were loads of kids whose mums had forgotten to bring money in but they had an I Owe You system so that all the kids could still participate .

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  1. Easy Carrot Cake - picklebums.com says:
    May 11, 2015 at 10:50 pm

    […] out of Mother’s Day, just funny little gifts from the kids and time spent together. Since I forgot the Mother’s Day stall at school this year, there was no crappy… I mean funny… gifts, instead the kids drew me pictures […]

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