Mothers Day is for Heathen Apostate Bastards!

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  • gumby
    gumby

    I thought it would be cute to mix a little dubdom with Mothers Day since I'm jealous of everyone who gets ta give their mom sumthin and I can't..........so I'm condemning you damn pagans!

    Mothers Day Origin

    Moms are the best things that ever happened in the world. On May 11th every year, we celebrate 'Mother's Day' as an opportunity to express our love, respect and gratitude to our mothers for all the things she has done for us. Alchemy Webmedia has tried to consolidate the origin, history, legends and stories of this very special day, just for you.

    The roots of Mother's Day go back to the ancient festivals dedicated to mother goddess. In the ancient Greek empire, Rhea, the wife of Cronus, and mother of Gods and Goddesses, was worshipped and honored at this time every year in a spring celebration. In Rome too, Cybele, a mother Goddess, was worshipped, as early as 250 BC. It was known as Hilaria, and it lasted for three days, called the Ides of March, that is from March 15 to March 18. In more recent times, during the 1600s, England observed "Mothering Sunday", or the "Mid-Lent-Sunday, on the fourth Sunday in Lent. It was quite identical to the modern-day celebrations.

    In England where small chapels of ease served the ordinary needs of the country parishioners, the people went on Mid-Lent Sunday to the 'Mother Church' of the parish, laden with offerings. The historians hypothesize that the Mother Church was substituted for Mother Goddess by the early church, who adopted the ancient Roman ceremonies in honor of Cybele to venerate Mother Mary. And this is why it became customary to visit the church on the day of baptism or on Mother's Day.

    The custom began for those working away from homes to return to their homes on Mothering Sunday with small gifts, or, mothering cakes for their mothers. Back home they presented their mothers with a cake and little nosegays of violets and other wild flowers gathered in the hedgerows as they walked along the country lanes. Whole families attended church together and there was a dinner of roast lamb, or veal, at which mother was treated as queen of the feast. Everything was done to make her happy. The custom of Mothering Sunday became more widespread during the 19th century. Any youth engaged in such act of duty was said to go 'amothering'. They day was celebrated with a festive mood appropriate to that day. The prominent dish was called furmety. It was a dish of wheat grains boiled in sweet milk, sugared and spiced.

    In the northern part of England and Scotland there had been a custom of having steeped peas fried in butter, with pepper and salt. Pancakes so prepared passed by the name of carlings. It was so popular that from it Carling Sunday became a local name for the day. Gumby

  • notperfectyet
    notperfectyet

    Whose your Mama gumbastard? ( suddenly the bastard part takes on a whole new meaning)

    Gumby, I raised my kids in the troof, my df'd daughter called me last night to say she will be spending the day with her MIL, but my granddaughters want to see me on Monday because they made me a gift. I made my bed, and now I lye in it. Sucks big time. I have no mom I can call, she is a watchtower slave and a a meeting right now, with her " spiritual children".

    Hugs to all who can't show their moms even a token of love on a day that should be nothing, except love.

    Hugs Gumby, and on Fathers day I hope you get that sheep you have been yearning for.

  • gumby
    gumby

    Awww... Beth hun. How's about you can be my momma today and I'll be your daddy?

    *realises he shoulda taken advantage of her while she was passed out in Dallas on a suitcase cart*

    Gumby

  • Country_Woman
    Country_Woman
    Motherday is TODAY here (2nd Sunday in May)

    Viv sneaked into the house this morning - and when I got into the kitchen, I found 3 parcels .... and a letter "for her favorite mother" I was so surprised. !!

    Earlier she has told me that she was'nt going to buy my any presents, cos she had paid a little capital for my birthday.....

  • gumby
    gumby

    *wishes Viv would sneak in his house*

    Happy Mothers day to you Country Woman.........even if it's pagan.....I still luvs ya

    Gumby

  • Charisma
    Charisma

    I am ok if Mothers Day is Pagan..

    I just wish I could call my mom and wish her a Happy Mothers Day. My mom is at a meeting too. I like what notperfectyet said above.

    maybe one day my kids will remember me on mothers day. Not likely today though

  • luna2
    luna2

    For the past three years my son has always called and we'd go out to dinner or to a movie on Mother's Day. We never made a big deal about it cuz I didn't officially "celebrate" as I still thought of myself as a witness...a weak, inactive, screwed up witness, but still a witness. LOL I hadn't heard from him today and was feeling a little sad. Not that I was upset or anything...I mean, who raised him not to observe such holidays, right?

    He just called a few minutes ago and we are meeting for dinner. Funny how that made my day.

  • bisous
    bisous

    actually our offspring are the heathen apostate bastards .... if we are lucky and doing our job right... we iz da heathen aposto-beeotches and dang proud of it...

    PS-hey up by-gum, how's it hangin'???

  • gumby
    gumby
    PS-hey up by-gum, how's it hangin'???

    Still hangin a little to left hun.......it's like it grew that way.

    Btw,,,,,Happy Mothers Day to you and to all the other Apostate Heathen Bastardetts out there.........your special..............................I just had to throw that in there.

    Gumby

  • minimus
    minimus

    Hmmm. I thought the origin of Mother's Day had something to do with a US president's proclamation in the early 1900's.

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