Anyone else hate Mother’s Day? I feel like I have to explain why I don’t have kids and I absolutely love my family, but they always include me in Mother’s Day celebrations... they give me cards and gifts celebrating me as an “auntie” or a “cat mom” feels like a consolation prize or something.

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I really hate being wished a happy Mother’s Day, people need to stop assuming that women over 25 are parents!!

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This!!! I specifically started wearing my “dog mom” shirt/sweatshirt on Mother’s Day weekend just so I don’t have to be bothered. I mean it’s everywhere you go. Perfect strangers in the store, on the street, and in restaurants. Seriously, don’t try to eat anywhere that entire weekend.
Also, let’s get rid of Ma’am.

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Was wished Happy Mother's Day on Friday for being a dog mom.... super weird.

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I had no idea, though it was in the context of a group call where the person said something like, "I want to wish all the women on this call a Happy Mother's Day, whether you're a mom, grandmother, or dog mom."

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I tell my family “no need to include me in this day - the point is to celebrate moms and I am not one!” I don’t need anyone pretending that having a dog or a nephew is the same as having a child.

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I will say that I always send my aunts cards etc. Because they are a mother figure for me. If I had nieces or nephews I would be ok being included for that role.

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I don’t hate it because I can spend time with my own mother, but I am not sure if the same applies for you.

Also, it’s weird they get you gifts lol

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