munchingfoo wrote:eagle wrote:For those of you who haven't yet done anything for Mother's Day, don't forget it's on Sunday.
I would suggest a bunch of flowers from Ladybird on Bell Street
or at the very least a card (I found the selection in the Union's shop to be better than those in WH Smith, and sadly, Woolworth's is no more).
Don't forget though!
Anyone who sends something or does (materialistic much?) something
only because of this post doesn't deserve to have a mother. This fact aside, you sound condescending and superior.
I just can't fathom what was going through your mind when you decided that A) People would forget about mother's day so readily that you had to remind them twice in 3 sentences and B) that they would be so removed from society and or retarded that you had to suggest they buy "a bunch of flowers".
I'm not sure why you're so het up about that, Foo.
I for one was quite grateful for a reminder from a friend - I had a card, but almost overlooked posting it (easy to do when faced with many distractions on Union elections day).
I acknowledge the "
only" in bold, but perhaps you don't realise the delight brought by a bunch of flowers. My flatmate doesn't agree with the concept of buying (or indeed picking and giving) flowers, as his thought is that 'they'll only last a few days before they die', but in my experience, every flower that I've given, from the single small flower picked from a field to the huge, expensive, delivered bouquet has been received with genuine joy and affection.
Besides, I wasn't reminding people for their own benefit; whether they do or don't "deserve to have a mother" or are "so retarded", I felt that their mothers would be grateful for the gesture.
Heck, you make an effort to be pleasant to people you've not met, and get shot down for it. I was very disappointed to read Foo's retort. I thought he was a more sensible and caring person than that. Maybe it's just his way of telling us that he'd already made the effort.