On Sun 11 May 2008 04:09:08a, PeterLucas told us...

> "Bigbazza" > wrote in
> :
>
>>
>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
>> 3.184...
>>>I wish each and every one of you the happiest of Mother's Days!
>>>
>>> I hope you will all be able to celebrate it in the company of your
>>> children, if not in person, at least in spirit, and have a joyous
>>> occasion!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Wayne Boatwright
>>
>>
>> And as Peter failed to mention..On Behalf of the Aussies here, I would
>> would like to say that all the Mothers here deserve a day off and
>> treated like a Queen.. <g>
>
>
> My SO started work at 5am, and finished at 6.15pm.
>
> She came home to a clean house, clean clothes, fresh linen, a chilled
> bottle of bubbly, chicken breasts baked in a mushroom sauce, and plenty
> of crispy steamed fresh veges.
> Same same happens most days. Lately she's had long days (people have
> left so the workload increases) but usually, it's just a normal work
> day.
>
> When do *I* get a day off??!!

When you take one off? :-)

> I just don't want to be treated like a queen, though :-)

Will "king" do?

>
> I don't give a rats arse about this over commercialised fathers and
> mothers day...... if you can't show the people closest to you that you
> care 365 days a year, and only want to show it on one day... you deserve
> to be an orphan.
>
> Same goes for Valentines Day, Easter, Christmas and all the other crap.

I totally agree. You can't treat people like crap or as if they don't
exist all year and expect 1 "special" day to make up for it. Still, it's
nice to celebrate a day set aside for it.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Today is: Mother's Day, Pentecost
Countdown till Memorial Day
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