Mother's Day cards blow

[dolo amber]

Why is it there are so few of them with ANY personality whatsoever? There the cutsey "your kid WUUUUUUVS you!" ones. There the somber "Mother, you've made me the man/woman I am today" ones. There are the long over-flowery language ones that make we want to barf. But there are so few that are just like "Hey mom... :yourock: Let's go get our toenails done then get blitzed on margaritas!! :bounce:"

I think I'll go into the Mother's Day card writing business. :D

[MissMillie]

1. I support legislation to ban all rhyming greeting cards

la la la la la la la day
la la la la la la la way
la la la la la la la here
la la la la la la la year
la la la la la la la fun
la la la la la la lucky one




:puke:

[dolo amber]

2. I can most definitely get on board with this

:thumbsup:

[MissMillie]

3. the worst ones

are rhyming sympathy cards.

[asthmaticeog]

5. That would make a hilarious pop song, though.

:patriot:

[bigwillq]

4. I think most cards blow

I can rarely find the card that's the mostr fitting for the people I am buying them for. They're either too mushy or not sensitive enough.
Drives me crazy. :mad:


Thanks for reminding me to get my momma a card! :) :hi:

[LaraMN]

6. Yes!

I think I was weirding people out in the card aisle yesterday, as I repeatedly and audibly uttered "oh christ...oh gross...oh puke...how disgusting!" and such. I can't help it. My disdain for most greeting cards is all-encompassing.

[eyesroll]

10. I do that too!

For me, birthday cards for the grandparents are the worst, because they assume if your grandparents are alive, you're either 6 or really want to bring Jesus into your intergenerational relationships.

[asthmaticeog]

12. But have you not heard the good news about Jesus Christ?

O8)

[omshanti]

7. get a blank card, write your own message.

There are many beautiful blank cards out there - get one and write your own heartfelt message inside. I guarantee that mom will be touched.
:-)
Or go to a crafts store, get some pretty stationery, and make your own card.
:hi:
(edited to fix smiley)

[eyesroll]

8. They don't make the cards I need.

"Happy Mother's Day to my mom, and next time you want to offer my SO something to help his aching neck, don't call it a vibrator, OK?"

"Happy Mother's Day to my grandmother, and please don't call me your 'soul mate' because although I know what you mean, it's still icky."

"Happy Mother's Day to my boyfriend's wife. Please don't use me against him in divorce court. Thank you."

"Happy Mother's Day to the little girl who is enabling me to get this free carnation and mimosa at Sunday brunch. Just don't tell the waiter I'm not your real Mom and I'll buy you a cookie."

[tigereye]

15. ah

:rofl:

[asthmaticeog]

9. I NEVER get my mom a card.

It's stupid - they're always mawkish, and they just get pitched after a week anyway. Mother's Day for me is usually going over to her house, doing errands for her, helping her out with house stuff she can't do by herself anymore, driving her to the cemetery to pop in and say hi to dad, then cooking her a badass meal.

Compare that with "Here mom, I sofa-dived $2.50 for a shitty mass-produced poem for you. See you next year."

[terrya]

11. I don't send Mom a card. I call her.

That might be impersonal...but I think it's more sincere than some stupid Hallmark thing.

I do also buy her a Mother Day's present as well. :-)

[johnnie]

13. I tell my mom

Just be happy you had us kids or you would never have been a mother. That's her mother's day gift. :)

[tigereye]

14. I think you should!

cripe, there must be some cool ones, somewhere.

Like punk mom with tattoos riding off into the sunset with rocker of choice. Wait. That's what I want! :evilgrin:

[jane_pippin]

16. This is why my poor mom always gets a card with

the weirdest animal(s) I can find, (cats hugging or something like that that she and I would laugh our asses off at if we saw it) and then in the message I thank her for not being a total lame-o. She also gets some kind of gift but what it is depends on where I am the day before Mother's Day and if the stores near me have anything decent.

I should really just get her flowers like a normal person one of these days.

[tigereye]

17. here's something

http://www.spicychickencards.com/DisplayByCategory.asp?id=32

cartoons, but more, um, questionable.

[Magrittes Pipe]

18. You're bananers.

:D