I asked if a young friend in the pub was doing anything for his mother this Sunday, and he replied, "Oh, I am taking her out."
The barman held his hands up as if holding a gun and made a soft shooting noise, as if he was 'taking out' a mother, and we all laughed.
Happy Mother's Day!
Already had my Mother's day. Lovely daughter came down yesterday armed with a card and flowers, took me out, not with a gun, but to a slap up lunch and a shop around town.
ReplyDeleteSlap your mum up.
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ReplyDeleteI rest my case
That's the one. Jewish extremism at it's best.
DeleteI'd be wild too if my Mum forced me to wear a tea cosy.
ReplyDeleteShe looks scarier.
I cannot help reminding you Tom that it is 'Mothering Sunday' today - not Mother's Day. Mother's Day is a horrible American invention and does not take place until May sometime. I am not in the least religious but I do like the distinction. On the other hand - I do hate fuss on Mothering Sunday. My own mum has been dead for some thirty years. I hope my son remembers (well, it will no doubt be his wife who remembers as behind every good man is a good woman!) but he knows I like a subdued celebration.
ReplyDeleteOh, I didn't know the difference. Is there such a thing as Fathering Sunday too?
DeleteI now feel like playing that Country and Western song about the kid who gives his mother an invoice for doing a bit of housework... "No charge..."