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Remind HN: Today (9th of May) is Mother's Day in US

97 points by jrnkntl 16y ago

I know we tend to drown in all the tech, entrepreneurship, fresh ideas, ipad news, facebook privacy issues and the lack of HN search. But let's not forget our mothers :) Give them a call, a present, a longer hug than usual or whatever suits you (and your mom) I know, mother's day is just one huge commercialized drama nowadays but take it from me (or don't); most mothers -do- care about this day!

swah 16y ago
Give them flowers, folks. And tell her how much you love her. It's hard sometimes for us to express how we really feel... I love you too, ma.
trun 16y ago
There are always some good e-cards for mothers with a sense of humor... http://www.someecards.com/mothers-day-cards/for-enduring-the-bloodcurdling-torture http://www.someecards.com/mothers-day-cards/for-enduring-the...
petercooper 16y ago
Unless you're in the UK. If you are, don't panic! ... (because you already missed it several weeks back ;-))
- biaxident 16y ago
  This really needs to be at the top of the page!
- ivenkys 16y ago
  Thank you.
- ErrantX 16y ago
  Hah, I had a "oh, crap" moment before I thought about it :)
- Vivtek 16y ago
  So think of this as early warning for next year. Your mom already knows you pretty well and will laugh if you send her a card now to beat the rush.
  - petercooper 16y ago
    And there's Father's Day not far down the road.. I think that's the same in both countries!
atambo 16y ago
http://www.tomamawithlove.org/ http://www.tomamawithlove.org/
switch007 16y ago
Thanks for scaring me! Mother's Day (US) is 9th May. Mother's Day (UK) was in March.
oscardelben 16y ago
Thanks!
GvS 16y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothers_Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothers_Day - It's different day in many countries.
- umjames 16y ago
  I happen to know for a fact (because I was just there for a week), but today is Mother's Day in Japan too.
- jrnkntl 16y ago
  Over 70 other countries celebrate it on today as well. Besides the US, also Canada, India, China, South Africa and a large part of Europe is in this list; represents a decent number of HN'ers here, I thought =)
  - hugh3 16y ago
    Yes, but in many of those countries it's already Monday. Since my mother lives nineteen timezones ahead of me I have to be pretty on top of the whole "mother's day" thing.
JBiserkov 16y ago
It's on the "second Sunday in May"™. At first I thought it was yet another plot to cover the Victory Day[1] with meaningless holidays like the day of Europe. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(May_9) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(May_9)
- askar_yu 16y ago
  Victory Day is a very big holiday in the post Soviet Union countries.
  - santacruz 16y ago
    true
axod 16y ago
Remind HN: Not everyone here is in the US.
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- cubicle67 16y ago
  Not sure about the US, but it's Mothers' Day in Australia today
- jrockway 16y ago
  Remind axod: Only you care.
  - axod 16y ago
    I was in a blind panic all morning. I went to the shops based on this (now found to be bogus) news item. I will be forwarding the receipt for the flowers, chocolate and petrol to the submitter of the post. It wouldn't hurt to adjust the title to "Mothers day in some localities", with a list of gps co-ordinates ;)
mambodog 16y ago
Ahhh geez! I'm in Australia and I really could have used this a few hours earlier...
mdolon 16y ago
Every day is (should be) Mother's Day. If you don't already keep in touch on a more frequent basis, why not start today?
sachitgupta 16y ago
Hey HN - wanted to let you know about a really special initiative. To Mama With Love (http://www.tomamawithlove.org http://www.tomamawithlove.org) is a project by Epic Change (http://www.epicchange.org http://www.epicchange.org) to honor moms across the globe and raises funds for one Mama in Tanzania to help her build a home for children in her village. They're planning on raising $50000 and need our help. The hashtag on twitter is #ToMamaWithLove. Hope you'll join us! EDIT: To help, go to their website and create a heartspace to honor your mom!
mhb 16y ago
http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2010/05/think-about-your-mother.html http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2010/05/t...
code_devil 16y ago
If you are a tech entrepreneur in the social media ecosystem (facebook, twitter, social-games), you probably dont need a reminder since all your friends in either of these networks will have a status for "happy mothers day" :)
savant 16y ago
I made my mommy a website: http://becauseyouremymom.com/ http://becauseyouremymom.com/ And here is the message I sent her on the site: http://becauseyouremymom.com/loves/savant http://becauseyouremymom.com/loves/savant
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97 points by jrnkntl 16y ago

swah 16y ago

Give them flowers, folks. And tell her how much you love her. It's hard sometimes for us to express how we really feel... I love you too, ma.

trun 16y ago

There are always some good e-cards for mothers with a sense of humor... http://www.someecards.com/mothers-day-cards/for-enduring-the-bloodcurdling-torture http://www.someecards.com/mothers-day-cards/for-enduring-the...

petercooper 16y ago

Unless you're in the UK. If you are, don't panic! ... (because you already missed it several weeks back ;-))

biaxident 16y ago
This really needs to be at the top of the page!
ivenkys 16y ago
Thank you.
ErrantX 16y ago
Hah, I had a "oh, crap" moment before I thought about it :)
Vivtek 16y ago
So think of this as early warning for next year. Your mom already knows you pretty well and will laugh if you send her a card now to beat the rush.
- petercooper 16y ago
  And there's Father's Day not far down the road.. I think that's the same in both countries!

atambo 16y ago

http://www.tomamawithlove.org/ http://www.tomamawithlove.org/

switch007 16y ago

Thanks for scaring me! Mother's Day (US) is 9th May. Mother's Day (UK) was in March.

oscardelben 16y ago

Thanks!

GvS 16y ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothers_Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothers_Day - It's different day in many countries.

umjames 16y ago
I happen to know for a fact (because I was just there for a week), but today is Mother's Day in Japan too.
jrnkntl 16y ago
Over 70 other countries celebrate it on today as well. Besides the US, also Canada, India, China, South Africa and a large part of Europe is in this list; represents a decent number of HN'ers here, I thought =)
- hugh3 16y ago
  Yes, but in many of those countries it's already Monday. Since my mother lives nineteen timezones ahead of me I have to be pretty on top of the whole "mother's day" thing.

JBiserkov 16y ago

It's on the "second Sunday in May"™. At first I thought it was yet another plot to cover the Victory Day[1] with meaningless holidays like the day of Europe. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(May_9) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(May_9)

askar_yu 16y ago
Victory Day is a very big holiday in the post Soviet Union countries.
- santacruz 16y ago
  true

axod 16y ago

Remind HN: Not everyone here is in the US.

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cubicle67 16y ago
Not sure about the US, but it's Mothers' Day in Australia today
jrockway 16y ago
Remind axod: Only you care.
- axod 16y ago
  I was in a blind panic all morning. I went to the shops based on this (now found to be bogus) news item. I will be forwarding the receipt for the flowers, chocolate and petrol to the submitter of the post. It wouldn't hurt to adjust the title to "Mothers day in some localities", with a list of gps co-ordinates ;)

mambodog 16y ago

Ahhh geez! I'm in Australia and I really could have used this a few hours earlier...

mdolon 16y ago

Every day is (should be) Mother's Day. If you don't already keep in touch on a more frequent basis, why not start today?

sachitgupta 16y ago

Hey HN - wanted to let you know about a really special initiative. To Mama With Love (http://www.tomamawithlove.org http://www.tomamawithlove.org) is a project by Epic Change (http://www.epicchange.org http://www.epicchange.org) to honor moms across the globe and raises funds for one Mama in Tanzania to help her build a home for children in her village. They're planning on raising $50000 and need our help. The hashtag on twitter is #ToMamaWithLove. Hope you'll join us! EDIT: To help, go to their website and create a heartspace to honor your mom!

mhb 16y ago

http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2010/05/think-about-your-mother.html http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2010/05/t...

code_devil 16y ago

If you are a tech entrepreneur in the social media ecosystem (facebook, twitter, social-games), you probably dont need a reminder since all your friends in either of these networks will have a status for "happy mothers day" :)

savant 16y ago

I made my mommy a website: http://becauseyouremymom.com/ http://becauseyouremymom.com/ And here is the message I sent her on the site: http://becauseyouremymom.com/loves/savant http://becauseyouremymom.com/loves/savant

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