That's rough, my condolences. 

sharke
Mother's Day in the UK is on a different date so I think I'm off the hook for now. Mind you, I forget what date it is in the UK too. Sometime in March probably. I was never any good at remembering any of this stuff. My mother got sick of me forgetting as a kid and one year, when I was about 14, she left a few quid on my bedside table before she went to work in the hope that for once, I would remember and buy her a mother's day present. I woke up and thought the tobacco fairy had been and went out and bought cigarettes. 

Typical

Cards are meant to be displayed for 15 to 30 days. Put in a drawer for 6 months to one year. Optionally thrown out after a year. If you keep it after that it's for sentimental reasons (which you may not know what that means)

No, no phone call as she passed away a few years ago.
I was out busking though, and played a song I wrote about her: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLTtlvsXQmU.
 
 
I haven't cried in over 30 years, but came pretty damned close as I was singing it.

Oh yeah, the wife (their mom) liked it too.

I called on Motherdays.
Mommy doesn't answer, her voicemail's full.
 
Then e-mail from sister's friend callin' me da monster wuff I am.  I'm pretty close to a PFA from them better not wish Moms Day or XMas...Last year they called cops and aunt called me biggot when I called to say Merry XMas.
 
Mums been stressed I guess.  She been trying to take my monthly checks as of late.  I wonder whats been going on.
 
(for those not aware I'm mums punching bag [basically] if she's stressed.  My neice must be in the hospital again).  I'm just glad I'm not there.  She used hospitalize me if she was mad at my dad.  (I think thats how she got him do what she wanted...not sure the excuse since his death though)  rip dad.  :(
 

Beepster
@loopy...
 
That's a shame but it's laudible you still make the effort. Hopefully somewhere in her heart she appreciates that.

I try and think she does.  It helps.  I was closer to Dad.  She's upset I moved to a different state.  I mean...I kinda had to, because when she gets upset at something she start calling cops even if something entirely unrelated.  Like....in my case I'm like on a PC or something or watching TV where I was at my apartment and cops show.  But then where I was living cops knew my mom was upset about something, they'd say to give her a call and see if she's okay...but that she made safety threats about me so not sure what they can beleive.  I'd discussed with 'em that my mom has some difficulties.  But the landlord evicted me because they where there so often on account of my mom saying things to police when she upset, landlord didn't want it.  I mean, neither did I.  I told her I moved because it wasn't because I hated her it was bc it was starting to disturb her life its OK to give me a call if shes mad at my dad or something.  I guess she thought best method was like ... cop calling.  idk.  I don't get it I'm out of a jurisdiction where she can now.  But her and the fam took my move the wrong way I think.  You get burned on places to go when your mom is sending cops for checkups, no one wants put up with it...
 
Somewhere I think she cares.   Somewhere else we can't talk, so it hurts.  The irritation is there, but it never goes to hate...  I can't.  She changed my damn messy diapers.