Mothers Day in the UK Reviews

Last Sunday was 'Mother's Day' or 'Mothering Sunday' as it is more traditionally known. This year my Mother's Day was particularly memorable, although not for the best of reasons. My youngest son came down with a tummy bug the day before, meaning that Mother's Day for me consisted of a poorly toddler, an irritable (and at times irritating) six ...  Read the complete review

As a lot of you will know I lost my mom on 2nd April last year so this has been my first Mother's Day without her and yes, it hurt. When I was younger I would always buy presents - of course - but mom and dad and my sister and her partner would all come round to my house for the day and I would cook for them all. All of our ...  Read the complete review

I hope every Mum had a wonderful Mothers Day. That of course is Mums in England. We celebrate Mothers Day 4th Sunday in Lent but a lot of countries celebrate it the 2nd Sunday in May. If you have American friends they will celebrate it in May. I have mixed feelings about Mothers Day as I lost my Mum 6 years ago and Mothers ...  Read the complete review

On Mothers Day I think we should all stop and have a little think about mothers in general, without whom, let's face it none of us would be here! Here is my essential guide to Mothers: 1) Mothers come in all shapes and sizes. Those of us who are not lucky enough to still have one would probably say appreciate the one you ...  Read the complete review

So, another mothers day. I lost my mum 17years ago next month and so am something of an observer to the general mayhem and flower buying frenzy. I was in both Tesco and Morrisons yesterday and was staggered by the amount both of flowers on sale and being purchased. It looked as though there was a large army camouflaging itself for an assault on ...  Read the complete review

Mothers Day is celebrated on different days, and for different reasons, in many Countries around the world, but the central ideology of honouring your mother is totally Universal. Here in the United Kingdom, Mothers Day always falls on the 4th Sunday of Lent, and by tradition, gifts such as flowers, chocolates, greeting cards and ...  Read the complete review

Mothers day is the one day of the year where are all meant to show our love and appreciation to that one special woman in our lives - Our Mum! Whether it be making her breakfast in bed, buying her flowers, gifts and cards or constant compliments. It's the one day of the year that apparently your mum should be 'off' from all the hardwork she ...  Read the complete review

Well today is mother's day and as my son is only 23 months old no breakfast in bed or bunch of flowers for me but he did kindly get up at 5.20am so we could spend as much time together on this special day. Mother's day is actually based in the Christian religion but in the modern world is seen as an opportunity to recognise and ...  Read the complete review

Mothers day has become one of those dates that we all celebrate without having the foggiest about what it really means. So before you turn up at your Mums for Sunday lunch, clutching a bunch of wilting flowers and the last card from the shelf from your local garage, read on and you'll be able to impress her with your new found knowledge regarding ...  Read the complete review

The Mother's day I always remember was in 1986. Why? - because the previous September I gave birth to my first baby girl, and all 4 generations of girls posed for a family photo. There was my gran then aged 92, my mum 54, and myself 25, and my new little baby girl. This wasn't the first time there were 4 generations because my treasured son was ...  Read the complete review

Mothers day was created as a way for people to put across to their mother how much they love them. It falls on the 4th Sunday of lent (the 22nd March this year) which I can't understand because what if your mother has given up chocolate for lent? I always get my mum chocolate because she loves it. This year, Prince William spoke out for ...  Read the complete review

It is coming up to mothers day.So it is time to put everything aside and for one day that makes mothers feel special loved and it lets them know that they do a great job and have done for a long time.Rasing kids is hard work and I know as I am a father myself and my Fiancee does a great job raising our son.So it is not all that much to just treat ...  Read the complete review

It's coming up to Mother's Day again, and it'll be an odd day for me, because it'll be the first Mother's Day since my mum died. But I have to say even before then I thought it was a complete waste of time and money. When I was a child Mother's Day meant a home made card (well usually a school made card), breakfast in bed, and making ...  Read the complete review

Today, in case you haven't heard - In case, that is, you're deaf and blind Cut off or solitary-confined Beyond the reach of spoken word Or warbled hint from little bird - As Mothers' Day has been declared; I hope you're not caught unprepared. Of course, you might not want to know You might prefer to ...  Read the complete review

Mothers Day is another example of a day that has its origins in religion taht has become to all intents and purposes a commercial exercise and a boost to both retailers and the catering industry. Originally the day started as the day that all workers returned to the church of their birth or "mother" church and hence became a ...  Read the complete review

Mother's Day in UK was on Sunday 18th March. On this day I thank my mother for everything she has done for me. I drive early to her house, make breakfast for her. Also I give her flowers, a card and a gift. I spend most of the day with her. Mother's Day is a long tradition in Britain. Since the 16th century people in ...  Read the complete review

Across the land people will be buying cards and bunches of flowers for their mothers this week. Duty visits will be paid; a lip service to the day that honours mothers everywhere. Many will be genuinely happy to honour this day, but how many people know of its origins? The practice started long ago in Greece, well before the birth of ...  Read the complete review

Commonly known nowadays as “Mother’s Day”, this is a date which in England is on the fourth Sunday of Lent, but in other countries it is on a fixed date usually in May. This year Mother’s Day is on Sunday 18th March, but it should really be called by its traditional name “Mothering Sunday.” It is one day of the year when children can make a ...  Read the complete review