I feel really bad for the mother of my late (very good) friend, Doug. Not only is May 10th Mother's Day, he would've turned 41 on that day. One of my former classmates passed away (and was his mother's only child - he had half-sisters from his dad). They still deserve to be honored and loved!!

I'm not a parent, but I can't think of anything worse than burying one's own child. I don't know how those parents go on.

I lost one of my older brothers nine years ago. The first Mother's Day without him was hard for my mom. In the past few years she said Mother's Day isn't too hard to deal with she just cherishes his memory and her other children. One of my coworkers' sisters lost her only son last year and my coworker is thinking about talking her sister out on Mother's Day for dinner or lunch. She is really unsure about how to approach the situation.

^ I think that is a wonderful thing for the sister to do!!

I'm not a parent, but I can't think of anything worse than burying one's own child. I don't know how those parents go on.

I was just watching a show called "Prom Nightmares" and there was a family who had an older son who had died of leukemia and few years back. The story pertaining to the show had to do with the only daughter dying in a car accident on her prom night. To lose one child is bad enough, I cannot imagine losing 2 of your children.

My mom lost her second child to a suicide (when he was only 18 years old). A half brother, whom I hardly knew, since I was only 4 years old when he passed; but I remember driving to Phoenix to attend his funeral:(

My mom lost her second child to a suicide (when he was only 18 years old). A half brother, whom I hardly knew, since I was only 4 years old when he passed; but I remember driving to Phoenix to attend his funeral:(
I'm so sorry to hear that, Tara. :bighug:

I'm so sorry to hear that, Tara. :bighug:

Yes, I'm sorry to hear about that, too.

I actually had another sister, Michele, who was born 2 years after me, but when she was 8 weeks old, she died of pneumonia. Of course, I don't remember her since I was only 2 but my mom keeps photos of her in the photo album.

My mom lost her second child to a suicide (when he was only 18 years old). A half brother, whom I hardly knew, since I was only 4 years old when he passed; but I remember driving to Phoenix to attend his funeral:(

I had no idea :( :bighug:

I had no idea :( :bighug:

It's one thing to lose a child, but to lose one to suicide....unfathomable.:(

It's one thing to lose a child, but to lose one to suicide....unfathomable.:(
Wow. :(

Wow. :(

I did not mean that the way it sounded. I'm not trying to make it seem that a mother(or parent) who has a child die by any other means other than suicide, should be less sad or mourn the loss of their child less.

I did not mean that the way it sounded. I'm not trying to make it seem that a mother(or parent) who has a child die by any other means other than suicide, should be less sad or mourn the loss of their child less.
I know what you mean...what you are trying to say. I don't have kids myself, so I can only imagine how horrible it must be.

I've lost 2 siblings..my older brother (it will be two years in July) and my mom miscarried a few years after I was born. I will be off this Mother's Day and i intend to make it as happy as possible, knowing that she will have some sadness.

I've lost 2 siblings..my older brother (it will be two years in July) and my mom miscarried a few years after I was born. I will be off this Mother's Day and i intend to make it as happy as possible, knowing that she will have some sadness.
That is so great. Let us know how it goes!! :D

hope it goes good because I bought her A GIANT HUMONGOUS Mother's Day card--something she would never expect from me :lol: Her vehicle is also in the shop for possibly 2 weeks, so I'm running errands for her and my stepdad when I'm not at my own job. Hopefully I can also cook her a nice meal since going to a restaurant will be insane on Mother's Day (the crowds are HUGE)--I used to work for a steakhouse and that was the BUSIEST day of the yeat by a long shot.

hope it goes good because I bought her A GIANT HUMONGOUS Mother's Day card--something she would never expect from me :lol: Her vehicle is also in the shop for possibly 2 weeks, so I'm running errands for her and my stepdad when I'm not at my own job. Hopefully I can also cook her a nice meal since going to a restaurant will be insane on Mother's Day (the crowds are HUGE)--I used to work for a steakhouse and that was the BUSIEST day of the yeat by a long shot.

I used to work in a seafood restaurant and we would be slammed on that day, too.

This might seems weird but the past few years, I've been taking my mom out the day before or after Mother's Day because my mom got tired of dealing with the big crowds on that day.

I think I will do that for her on Saturday :D This happens to be my weekend off! :jig: