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Harry, Very thoughtful of you, and I agree totally. Paul

Time to put this one to bed methinks. Some lovely and heart rending , if that.s the word, stories on here. God bless you all and thank you for your interest. Got a lump in my throat as I read Valliums short contribution - 'she was a teacher.' My favourite film is Robert Donat in Goodbye Mr chips, who lost his wife soon after marriage. When he retired one of his pupils said 'Pity he didn,t have any children' 'Oh yes I did, I had thousands of them' (and a lot of them killed in the great war. Wonder how many mothering sundays were ruined by the two conflicts? Perhaps that,s another subject.) Happy days to you all. xxxxxxxThanks Paul for the below.xxxxxxxxx

May I praise my daughters who invited me to a pre mother's day lunch yesterday AFTER they had invited my ex's 75 year old spinster aunt!! She has no family left in this world apart from my ex (who lives 200 miles away) and his brother who lives in Australia. A great lunch was had by all - including my 3 year old grand daughter, who wasn't too hungry so 'granny monster' (me apparently - according to her G G aunt) finished her lunch off for her! lol maggie

My freind Pat could not have children of her own but evey sept she had 30 new 5 year olds she was a teacher for thiry years. Val

It would be lovely to have a day to celebrate 'womanhood' not just 'motherhood' because women make all kinds of contributions to society, in small and large ways, everyday :) joanne

I had another thought on this too, and perverse as it sounds, could we celebrate those who choose NOT to be mothers? There seems to be so much pressure on women to give birth and many valid reasons why one might not want to. To my mind that's not selfish, but in today's society a very brave thing to do. Also, it seems to me that if you look at the bigger picture, it's still very 'mothering' in it's way, meeting societies needs as a whole rather than looking at things from an individualistic point of view.

hiya harry , thank you x

My aunty is one I feel for,she tried for 15 yrs for a child and finally had a daughter ,then at the age of 8 yrs the daughter had to go into hospital for minor surgery,she died ! The gas and air in the anaesthetic machine wasnt working properly and only put out gas,which killed her. Aunty couldnt have any more children as she had her ovaries removed because of cancer,she is now in her 90,s and all alone (her husband died years ago ).Please think of her all alone today .

Thanks Harry for bringing this up again. I mentioned this on one of the other threads but it really needed a thread of it's own. :-)

I agree with all the sentiments on this thread. I have friends who through varying circumstances do not have their own children but define the word MOTHER perfectly. The way they mother other people's children and their nurturing nature makes them 'mothers' in my eyes and I think they should be recognised and applauded too. I know how blessed I am to have 2 beautiful children but don't believe that I have exclusive right to the title 'mother' over my childless friends. I really hope you understand what I'm trying to say! Joanne

''nudge'' :-)

Big cuddle for Harry (((((xxxx)))))

Thanks for the replies. My old boss used to say 'there,s nothing wrong with the world - it,s the people that,s in it'... Good thinking but not quite true. Happy days

Bless your little cottons Harry, this is what these boards should be about, love not war. You're bringing springtime to us! How are your pelargoniums??? In Sussex the weather's still a mite chilly, How's things in your neck of the woods? Cherry

Hi Harry, Really sweet thought, and I would just like to add, Many thanks to those who do not have their children to celebrate with today, but brought joy to many others. Sheila

I'll never be one and in truth never really had one, so this really is a thoughtful thread!! xx

What a thoughtful thread, and a lovely idea, Harry. I received a beautiful, big card this morning from our two fantastic teenagers, together with a gorgeous little necklace. The main reason I'm adding to this thread is that I nearly didn't become a mother, as that other mother, Mother Nature, had other ideas for me - adoption. I'm so thankful we have two smashing (most of the time!!) and healthy children, and my thoughts are certainly with those less fortunate, through no fault of their own. x

Harry that is a lovely gesture to all those mums well done Howiexx

Thanks Jill. Had some nice Emails about this. God bless you all. Happy days.

Thank you Harry. What a very kind thought. I come into that category ie: there's nothing to celebrate anymore. And may I just say how I love your 'Happy days' when you sign off. Jill xx