Did you call your mom?

And happy Mother's Day to all of the moms on our board.

Having mom over for bacon explosion, Portuguese chicken, chili, and salads.

Then I'm going to boot her ass out and go riding

Yo' mama.

Going over there in a few.

she lives with me

Yes I did. And since a good stiff drink is out of the question... I had a pot of coffee first.

I visited Tuesday & gave her the card early, because I spent today volunteering at a homeless benefit photographing families. Big catered meal, gifts, lectures, and a free 5x7 portrait printed and framed to keep. I did 50 portraits in about 1.5 hrs, exhausting but rewarding.

Mom really grooves that I do this so she's alright with me missing today.

I called yesterday because that was her b-day. I even called the ex SWMBO as the kiddo lives with her in TN.

Yep! just called her. Her and my dad were enjoying a sunday drive in their miata

Nope - but I made dinner for my wife, my mother and my mother-in-law. Plus my father-in-law and my kid's.

I called my mom and my wife's water just broke so she gets to be a mother for another.

Yeah, I called her. Said "Good Mother's Day" in Dutch. She said my accent was perfect. I've been listening to lessons on CD on the way to/from work. It's either that or up to 50 year old music on broadcast FM.

Don't forget to take a minute today and remember Shaft...he was the baddest mother of them all.

wbjones wrote: she lives with me

You mean you live with her, right?

nope .. .my house … she lives with me … used to be the other way around, when I moved in to help take care of Gramps, then Dad had his first heart surgery, then his first aneurism surgery … each time making it tougher for him to take care of the place …

now it's mine … so she lives with me

Didn't need to call, she came over after church and I grilled steaks. Got it done just before a couple of storms came though, including one that had a microburst that blew everything off the patio and knocked down several trees in the neighborhood.

wbjones wrote: nope .. .my house … she lives with me … used to be the other way around, when I moved in to help take care of Gramps, then Dad had his first heart surgery, then his first aneurism surgery … each time making it tougher for him to take care of the place … now it's mine … so she lives with me

Whatever you say, Cliffy

Nope, because mother’s day in the UK was March 15th. Did go all out for SWMBO, MIL and several other moms. I moved two tables outside, set full linin, bone china, family silver, leaded crystal the works, then me and the other dads/sons fed em till they couldn't move and plied them with Mimosa’s

Kia_Racer wrote: I called yesterday because that was her b-day. I even called the ex SWMBO as the kiddo lives with her in TN.

Isn't that SWMNLBO?

Spent Saturday and Sunday morning with my Mom. Spent Sunday afternoon with FMIL. We went to a brunch buffet that cost $40 a person. The food was OK. I think I ate about 3000 calories, because damnit, we spent good money on it. Even with the amount that I ate it was probably only worth about $20. Not to mention, the place was an absolute madhouse. Probably 1200 people in there. The last time I ever go out to a restaurant on Mothers day.

And then she left a 15% tip. I don't care how many coffees the guy poured you, and I don't care how quickly he bussed the table. I did my own work. I got up and served myself. That deserved a $5 dollar tip at best. Certainly not $20.

But, this is the place that we are having our wedding, so I suppose I shouldn't say anything.

I knew I forgot something yesterday.

mtn wrote: And then she left a 15% tip. I don't care how many coffees the guy poured you, and I don't care how quickly he bussed the table. I did my own work. I got up and served myself. That deserved a $5 dollar tip at best. Certainly not $20.

Wait a minute...

You made your MIL pay for the meal on Mother's Day, then b!tched about how much tip she left on the internet???

Well I would have if I could have.

Yep we took her out for Thai food. Stopped by my mother in laws place and she was asleep ,this was at 4pm.

SVreX wrote:

mtn wrote: And then she left a 15% tip. I don't care how many coffees the guy poured you, and I don't care how quickly he bussed the table. I did my own work. I got up and served myself. That deserved a $5 dollar tip at best. Certainly not $20.

Wait a minute... You made your MIL pay for the meal on Mother's Day, then b!tched about how much tip she left on the internet???

Yes, her parents paid. It was on their (by which I mean her) "orders" that we went. I was going to have them up to my family's house for a nice lunch, but she wanted to do this big fancy thing. I can't afford to take them out to a place like this. Fankly, they shouldn't be affording it either.

It is a long story involving arguments over wedding reception location (I didn't get involved, I spoke my piece to my fiance and stayed out of it), her thinking that I wouldn't have it at her place of choice because it wasn't classy and fancy enough, and since then trying to impress me over and over with fancy dinners and whatnot. Even though I am much happier at a burger stand than a fancy restuarant. And my wedding venue of choice would best be described as "pole barn with tables and keg". And the economy and Obamacare has hit her family hard, yet she is insisting on a Ritz-Carlton style wedding, even though she has a Red-Roof-Inn budget, and a gigantic guest list. (FMIL that is. Fiance is about 90% on board with me on these issues)

As for the "tip bitching", that is because it was done without any consideration to the work that was done. That pisses me off, becuase I am now trying to undo those lessons in her daughter. And it goes both ways too, undertipping and overtipping.

I can rant some more about it if you'd like to hear it, but I'll assume you don't

In reply to mtn:

I really should stay out of this... Perhaps I'm not smart enough.

In an effort to try to watch a brother's back, I gotta tell you that your references to your future in-laws and your fiancé are just dripping with issues.

I am going to respond with the fewest words I know how to...

1- You are not marrying a girl. You are marrying her entire family.

2- You can't fix them.

3- You also can't fix her, and you'd better stop trying.

4- Please make sure to get some pre-marital counseling.

Your words sound like a train wreck waiting to happen.

Going out for meals on Mother's Day FTL - Twice the price and 1/2 the quality. It is such a scam.

My wife prefers that I give her the day off. I took care of the kids, did the laundry, made the meals and let her have her day.