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Sorry to hear Mother's Day wasn't great for some of you. I think Waited has it right on a lot of levels where if you can't get what you hope for from your family, make it what you want in the future.

Not the same thing, but I do this to some extent. Mother's Day is a bittersweet day for me b/c I miss my mom so much more on this day. I'm happy to have the kids to celebrate and spend the day with them, but I still have a hard time.

I realized after the first year that I really can't handle the big "to do" on this day. Dh is under strict instructions to keep it very low key and for us it's just about a normal Sunday afternoon as a family. Kids do breakfast for me, present their homemade/school made gifts and then it's pretty much a regular ole' day hanging out.

I think as Waited said, you can make it special for you. After all it is about YOU on this one day of the year, so do make a spa appt. or go to the city for the day and see the sights etc.

Of course it hurts that you aren't getting from others what you want and that is understandable. For next year and the future though, make it a good day and not one to dread every year. Who knows? Family just might learn something when you tell them "Oh, I'm going away for the weekend to celebrate ME".