Mother's Day.

I hate days like Mother's Day. On the one hand I know it's a contrived excuse to spend money - buy cards/flowers/whatever. On the other hand are all the messages of how much one needs to do for ones Mom if one wants to show her how important she is. So, if I get a bunch of stuff I'm a beloved Mom? But I don't want a bunch of stuff, so if I don't get a bunch of stuff, my family is treating me as I want, but all the messages on the airwaves imply that makes me a less beloved Mom.

Arg.

I want/don't want a fuss. Mostly don't. Stupid little voice in the back of my head. Ads get out of here.

Then I'm plagued all day by all the damn "Happy Mother's Day" messages (not the ones specifically given to me by family, I mean the general messages from advertisers and everyone's Facebook wishes to their Wives/Moms). Everyone else seems to think it's a swell idea.

Then there's me. I expect no-one wants a rant on Facebook about how damn stupid this whole thing is. So I rant here instead. Semi-anonymous.

I wouldn't mind a hot fudge sundae, though. Too bad there are no DQs nearby.

How cool is it that...

...daughter the elder is using YouTube to look up drawing techniques. She's finding things she wants to draw then pausing the video to take the time to draw. Then viewing/pausing and drawing some more.

All on her own. No help/suggestions from me.