Am I wrong for thinking that Mother’s Day is about me and my immediate family rather than my mother?
I’m going to try to keep this short and sweet. I am a wife, and a mother to a 3 year old, 18 month old, and I am 36 weeks pregnant. My husband made me feel very special for Mother’s Day, which is all I wanted. I, texted first or replied to my stepmothers, mother in law, grandmothers and mother with a “Happy Mother’s Day”. I just learned via my sister, that my mother is mad at me for only texting her and not calling her. I would like to mention that my mother and I have a non existent relationship due to her drug addiction for over 10 years. She’s only met my eldest son about 10 times and my youngest once or twice. I was baffled that she blames my adult siblings and I for not giving her a call or doing something for her on Mother’s Day. A text seemed great for the Mother’s in my life that I do have a relationship with, and I never expected a phone call from anyone. Am I jerk for thinking that Mother’s Day is about me and my immediate family rather than my mom? I feel like it’s my mother’s husband responsibility to make her feel special at this point.