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Remind HN: Call your mother
It's Mother's Day! Remember to look up from your monitor for a bit and thank the person who conceived and gestated you, raised you, or both.
- jodje 11y agosome inspiration : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32ZI1yWUdNc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32ZI1yWUdNc
- mike-cardwell 11y agoTo prevent any confusion: If you're in the UK, it's not mothers day.
- jphallain 11y agoNeither in France ;)
- fluxsauce 11y agoTo prevent further confusion, in the UK it's known as Mothering Sunday, and this year it's 15 March, 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothering_Sunday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothering_Sunday
- protomyth 11y agoA comic to go with the explanation http://satwcomic.com/mother-s-day http://satwcomic.com/mother-s-day
- mike-cardwell 11y agoI'd say it's more commonly referred to as "Mothers Day" in the UK than "Mothering Sunday". Maybe it depends on whereabouts you're from.
- hebdo 11y agoTo prevent any confusion: here is a complete list. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day#Dates_around_the_world http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day#Dates_around_the...
- davismwfl 11y agoThanks for that link, never thought to look it up but that is interesting.
- eliben 11y agoIt's OK to call your mother more than once a year, you know... ;-)
- teddyh 11y ago…in about 51% of the world’s countries (including the US)¹ ① https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day#Dates_around_the_world https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day#Dates_around_th...
- JensRantil 11y agoSwedes, Mother's Day is in three weeks. That said, it's never a bad time to call your mother!
- Dewie3 11y agoAnd Norway's was in February.
- haroldwestern 11y agoSome people for whatever reason may not like their mother and may not want to thank them for anything. That's fine as well.
- DanBC 11y agoAnd, if you had an abusive mother please do remember to look after yourself.
- mrsteveman1 11y agoYou're the first person I've seen mention it, thank you. Trying to :)
- cmdrfred 11y agoCheers.
- jMyles 11y agoDoing something to resist war and promote self-sustainability - the original Mother's Day tradition - isn't a bad idea either.
- steanne 11y agoi'd love to. got a ouija board?
- richrines 11y agoBOOM: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tidbyt.callyourmother&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tidbyt.cal...
- cblock811 11y agoThat is the best haha. Calling her now.
- nickbaum 11y agoAnd if you're looking for a last minute gift, we're giving 50% off StoryWorth subscriptions for Mother's Day: https://www.storyworth.com/mothersday https://www.storyworth.com/mothersday As a long time reader, I'm hesitant to post a promotion on HN, so I want to give a little more context. Just last week one of our customers called me after her mom passed away, to thank us for all the stories she had gotten through StoryWorth. So while it is my company, I see first hand how it helps people connect with their families and how much it means to them. I hope you don't mind me sharing it here today, but appreciate your feedback either way.
- ebcase 11y ago+1 for StoryWorth — a few members of my family have really taken to it, and one answers the questions each week. My sister and I are learning fun stories about our parents which would probably never otherwise come up in conversation with them.