Sunday Dinner. Mother's Day

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Have you ever been a “server?”

A lot of those people love their jobs! I know students who are interning in my hospital who continue to work at their jobs not just for the money, but because they actually like the work and like helping people and making their day happy.
 
hoping4more, what do you have planned to cook for your wife on Mother’s Day since you don’t want to go out, I presume you will be making something? 😉

Why not ask your wife what she prefers? After all, it is Mother’s day. If she feels like going out, suck it up for one day and go out. You can insist on staying home for Father’s Day.
 
Irishmom2 said:
Why not ask your wife what she prefers? After all, it is Mother’s day. If she feels like going out, suck it up for one day and go out. You can insist on staying home for Father’s Day.
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There you go, OP. Win-win. Make your wife happy for Mother’s Day, get your own way for Father’s Day.
 
Back a long time ago I when I worked in the long distance business, Mother’s Day saw the highest volume of long-distance calls.

Father’s Day saw the highest volume of collect calls!

(Someone else can explain long distance and collect calls to the young 'ens).
 
I would FAR rather my family take me to TJMaxx to buy cosmetics than to brunch 😉
 
TheLittleLady said:
I would FAR rather my family take me to TJMaxx to buy cosmetics than to brunch 😉
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Or like out into the middle of the woods. Maybe I’ll start asking for that. Not this year. Too much uncertainty with the weather.
 
i can go along with this. Mother’s Day, Easter brunch, and all the other days that have heavy traffic in restaurants really are pretty stressful.

OP, why not take your wife/mother to dinner or lunch on the day BEFORE Mother’s Day? The restaurants should be a lot less crowded then. Or go the day/evening AFTER Mother’s Day.
 
My large extended family did take-out Chinese food for Mother’s Day, more than once.
(On paper plates!)

It was very enjoyable, and we didn’t have to leave after we finished eating, and just continued to enjoy one another’s company.
 
OP, I have no idea why you are getting so much backlash for your question- it’s a totally reasonable one. I’ve had multiple priests tell me, and heard multiple homilies on this, that we should strive to avoid commerce on Sundays, because as you said, someone has to work to keep the business open.

However, I think eating out is a grey area since you have to eat anyway. If you only eat out once or twice a month, I agree that perhaps Sunday is not the best time to do it, but on Mother’s Day I would be totally comfortable making an exception, unless you want to make a nice meal for your family on that day. You have to eat one way or the other - either you put in the extra work cooking or you go to a restaurant. It’s not like you are doing something that could be moved to another day, like clothes shopping.
 
DS and I did some shopping yesterday. As we drove past every restaurant the parking lots were JAMMED. We were both happy that we simply ate at home and enjoyed time together without crowds!
 
I always like OP follow-up; here is mine.

I ate more than anyone, and it was good. The food was good and I enjoyed it, I wasn’t grumpy or even thought about what we were doing. Just kept getting more plates.

I did want to start this conversation in this space and am a little disappinted by the responses. Even if it is not clearly forbidden, it seems like a clear place to be better.
 
Glad you enjoyed and hope your wife did too (especially).
What do you usually do on Sunday for food? Do you cook?
 
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