It's Mother's Day Somewhere

It’s Mother’s Day in the UK. Sure, the economy needs stimulating but this year’s commercial badgering to remember, love and shop for Mum is a bit much. Microsoft just sent me this. “Make her day even more special with Windows Live.” Hey Bill Gates & Co., I’ve got news for you, my mom’s not here. It’s not like she’s gone to heaven or gaga or anything like that. She’s fine but she lives in the US of A so today is not her day. But all this Mum marketing has made me miss my Mom.

I love my Mom. She rocks. Give her a worthy battle and she’s good to go. I was a pretty impossible child and she certainly never tired of trying to straighten me out. She did all kinds of cool stuff that I didn’t appreciate at the time, like climbing Everest or hanging out with the Touareg tribe, or drinking Brezhnev under the table. But even then I knew that my Mom was the best “get out of jail free” card a girl ever had. The bigger the trouble I produced, the more heroic was her response.

So here’s to you Mom in America from daughter in England. Today’s your day. You rock.

Mother's Day 2009

March 22, 2009

United Kingdom

May 10, 2009

India
United States

Australia

Belgium

Brazil
Canada
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greece
Italy
Japan
New Zealand
Singapore
South Africa
Turkey
Sweden

May 31, 2009
Austria

May 3, 2009
Hong Kong
Netherlands
Taiwan
Hungary

Portugal
Spain