My daughter has always been very good at sending cards. All different types of cards for all imaginable holidays and events. Only, she’s never been into arts and crafts and so generally it’s a store bought card. However, her daughter enjoys drawing and so for special events I usually get an Audrey original. Audrey likes flowers.
Of course, her younger brother is at that age where he is not to be outdone by his sister.
You’ll notice the more forceful style. Happy Mother’s Day or else. But I really got a chuckle from this message.
“Ok, so I will draw a picture for you!“
Do you think a little coercion was involved? As in: “Don’t you want to draw a picture for your Grandma?”
(That’s probably meant to be a coffin in the ocean with Grandma’s dead body inside and she’s floating off into the sunset. No more pesky prods to draw pictures for her!)
We aren’t all lucky enough to be mothers in the literal sense but most of us have cared for someone at some point in our lives, even if that someone had fur or scales or feathers or . . .
And so, Happy Caring Person Day to us all!
*** This message was not coerced.
Saying nothing in particular 
Jan those cards are precious …Even the coerced one is a diamond! Hope you had a great day. Our Mothering Sunday was back in March 💜💜😍
Thanks Willow – they gave me a smile!
it’s the best
It’s nice when they’re at an age when they’re ‘suggestible’, Jan xx
That’s true – both of them are on the verge of being not easily bribed!
Love this! Gave me a good chuckle!
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Me too!
Nothing says Mother’s Day like floating corpses.
Priceless!
😉
In the mind of a nine year old boy, unfortunately that’s very true!
There’s a lot to be said for an ocean voyage. Sometimes.
For some reason, I find ocean voyages frightening – I guess I’ve watched too many disasters at sea movies!
Adorable. I kept the cards the kiddies made when they were little. So sweet and original. LOL You grandkids did a great job. 🙂 Happy Mother’s Day.
Thank you. Hope you had a great day as well!
I love homemade cards or any cards for that matter–but my family isn’t into them. Sigh. You’re very imaginative to see a coffin there! Mothering does indeed come in all different forms. I’ve been mothered by my own children and various friends and other people.
A lot of young people think that buying cards means you’re chopping down trees and so they do e-cards which really are not the same. I guess they think they’re saving the planet!
These postcards and drawings are precious. One of my biggest regrets: that I didn’t take the ones I sent my granny when she passed. Didn’t know I’d lose touch with my uncle and cousins. If I had only known….It would be amazing to be able to read them now, because if anything, granny loved originality. I remember how pissed she was when he wrote one, Regards from…., love you. She kept saying, and that was it? You shouldn’t have bothered. lol Later on, I tried to give my best, and boy did she appreciate it.
I have a couple of letters my grandparents wrote to either me or my mother and they are precious. Sorry you lost touch with your uncle and cousins – there are cousins I haven’t seen since they were children!
People are strange when you’re a stranger.
Women seem wicked when you’re alone – still a great song.
This is a lovely post. Your granddaughter produced a beautiful card. The other is very typical of a boy including the message.
He is quite typical of the men in my family who tend to be very unsentimental. To say the least!!
Lots of males are like that.
Very sweet.
A belated Happy Mother’s Day, Jan.
(A typical man, I’m terrible with these things.)
(Plus Mother’s Day typically doesn’t fall the same day in my fwe cultures of reference. I get mixed up.)
🤗
PS. Some coercion is fine. Kids don’t always remember but are very happy to oblige when reminded. 😉