For the Moms here....

[SmokinMom]

On Mother's Day: Why My Lips Stayed Chapped! - - author unknown - -

We had this great 10 year old cat named Jack who just recently died. Jack was a great cat, and the kids would carry him around and sit on him and nothing ever bothered him. He used to hang out and nap all day long on an old mat in our bathroom.

Well we have three kids, and at the time of this story, they were 4-year-old, 3 years old and 1 year old. The middle one is Sam. Sam really loved chapstick. LOVED it! He kept asking to use my chapstick and then he'd lose it. So finally one day I showed him where in the bathroom I kept my chapstick and how he could use it whenever he wanted to but he needed to put it right back in the drawer when he was finished.

Last year on Mother's Day, we were having the typical rush around, trying to get ready for Church with everyone crying and carrying on. My two boys were fighting over the toy in the
cereal box. I was trying to nurse my little one at the same time I was putting on my make-up. Everything was a mess and everyone had long forgotten that this was a wonderful day to honor me and the amazing job that is motherhood.

We finally had the older one and the baby loaded in the car and I started looking for Sam. I searched everywhere and I finally rounded the corner to go into the bathroom. And there was my boy.

He was applying my chapstick very carefully to Jack's . . . butt. Sam looked right into my eyes and said "Chapped."

Now if you have a cat, you know that he is right -- their little bottoms do look pretty chapped. And, frankly, Jack didn't seem to mind. And the only question to really ask at that point was whether it was the first or the hundredth time.

And THAT is my favorite Mother's Day moment ever because it reminds us that no matter how hard we try to civilize these glorious little creatures, there will always be that day when you realize they've been using your chapstick on the cat's rear end.

[Rehab is for Quitters]

Priceless!!

[the_riz]

Oh **** i havent missed mothers day again have i??...

lol, nice story, the innocence of a child IS priceless. To be that age again lol, worrying about 'that loose tooth' or 'missing that cartoon' or 'not getting that toy you wanted'... I think if i knew the worries i had infront of me today when i was a kid, i probably would have grown into a complete tweaker lol..

[Kindbud]

lol yeah you did i got my mom a card :( not much but hey its better then nothin lol

[SmokinMom]

My mom doesn't deserve for me to aknowledge Mother's Day, but I will **** it up and send a card and a small gift from the kiddos. ;) After all, I'd hate for her to forget about me come Christmas time when she gives out those checks. Haha!

I will say that I learned a lot about what NOT to do as a mom and I am a much better mother to my kiddos. My kids think I'm the Bee's Knee's! :D Maybe I should go find her chapstick...haha

[Mutt]

Happy Mother's Day ahead of time for all you mom's out there. Kick the feet up and get stoned while watching your favorite movies all day.
don't forget to remind everyone the mandatory breakfast in bed. ;)

[the_riz]

lol i didnt miss it.. it was on the 18th of march!.. that was ages ago lol.. man i should tone down the bud my memory is terrible

[Stoney Bud]

Hahahahaah, some of you guys crack me up! This is an International group of pot heads from as many as 15 different countries. The group was started and is owned by MarP, who lives in Holland. The USA is only one of many countries represented here.

Happy Mothers day to everyone in every country, no matter when it is or was!

MOTHERS DAY AROUND THE WORLD

Second Sunday in February Norway

Shevat 30 (falls anywhere between January 30 and March 1) Israel

March 3 Georgia

March 8 Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Laos, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, China, Romania*, Slovenia, Belarus, Ukraine, Vietnam* Russia*. This is officially termed International Women's Day * In Hanoi, Vietnam, Romania, as well as Russia it is observed as International Womens Day, not specifically Mothers day.

Fourth Sunday in Lent (Mothering Sunday - March 18 in 2007) Ireland, United Kingdom, Nigeria

March 21 (first day of spring) Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen* Large parts of the population in these countries have refrained from celebrating Mothers Day referring to it as a secular tradition having no ties with Islam.

April 20 Armenia

First Sunday in May Hungary, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain

May 8 South Korea, Albania (Parents' Day)

May 10 Mexico, much of South America, El Salvador, Guatemala, Oman

Second Sunday in May Anguilla, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Croatia, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Malaysia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, St. Lucia, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe , Pakistan

May 26 Poland

May 27 Bolivia

last Sunday in May France (except if it coincides with Pentecost day, in which case Mother's Day will be shifted to the first Sunday of June), Dominican Republic, Haiti, Sweden, Morocco

May 30 Nicaragua

August 12 Thailand (the birthday of Queen Sirikit Kitiyakara)

August 15 (Assumption Day) Antwerp (Belgium), Costa Rica

second or third Sunday in October Argentina (Día de la Madre)

Second Monday in October Malawi

Last Sunday of November Russia

December 8 Panama

December 22 Indonesia

20th Jumada al-thani (also called Women's Day) Iran and other Muslim sects, especially Shias. The date is the (disputed) birthday of Fatima Zahra. The Islamic calendar is lunar so it cycles relative to the Western calendar.

[SmokinMom]

I think each of those days should be a celebration of women and mothers. :) Think I can convince my hubby? Ha ha ha.

[the_riz]

man mothers days one of those things i definetly think is worth celebrating. I mean i have respect for nobody more than my parents, they were always there for me when i messed up... and i MESSED up a few.. maybe more ;) lol

great post stoney, I cant beleive muslim sects selebrate mothers day, ive known a fair few muslims and they never mention it... so strange! lol

(Edited by Stoney: Sorry man, we don't allow political statements to be made here. There are no groups of people in the world that are made up of ALL bad people.)

[Viracocha711]

(Edited by Stoney: Sorry man, we don't allow political statements to be made here. There are no groups of people in the world that are made up of ALL bad people.)

I agree, but cops sure do come close to being all bad(IMO-99.387% are bad or will cover for the 85% really bad ones)...In the US anyway, for I can only speak of those in which I read about on a daily basis and have dealt with on a "so-called" professional basis...Having worked in the legal field as well as having many friends that do as well...Criminal Defense work really opened my eyes to the dishonesty and arrogance within law enforcement here in the US. The truly disgusting thing is that when you catch cops doing things such as altering police reports, most judges refuse to do anything about it!

Plus, has anyone noticed that at high % of cops appear to be on steroids? It may just be me but almost every cop looks like they have been inflated with air! We should call for all law enforcement to be drug tested and see what kind of responce that gets! LOL!

Sorry, just venting.

[the_riz]

Lol ok stoney i totally agree man.. thing is i tried to make that as "statement" or "fact" as i could..

hell, i have a few muslim friends, and i guess that comment where i live would be more fact, even amung them than a political statement.. :rolleyes:

[allgrownup]

Somebody needs to update that list to include the USA and the date for the other countries to recognise!

Happy mothers day to all the moms