Husbands celebrating Mother's Day for their wives is creepy, amirite?

Imagine wanting to give thanks to the person who brought your children into the world...

by Anonymous 1 month ago

I do give thanks! Regularly! To my own mother, who birthed me.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Jesus you are miserable

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Likely miserable, single, forever alone etc

by Connect_Tip3404 1 month ago

I'm *blissfully* happy and attached, but thanks for your concern, m'darling!

by Anonymous 1 month ago

You ight be happy and mean but I don't think there is any way you are that happy

by Anonymous 1 month ago

if you have kids, you're celebrating her relationship with them. you're also encouraging your kids to celebrate their mother. if you have no kids, then idk what you're doing.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Yeah this ain't it chief. If you have kids then you're celebrating that your wife is, in fact, a mother. The sheer time and energy involved in raising kids often goes overlooked, especially when it comes to the duties that society generally expects women to handle by themselves. Taking a day to acknowledge and appreciate your wife for that isn't "icky," and the fact that you think it's in any way a sexual thing says way more about where your own mind is at.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

It's almost like the husband is celebrating the mother of his children and not the fact that his wife is his mom. Is it your first day on earth 💀

by batzkellen 1 month ago

Young children aren't great at planning and showing their appreciation so getting gifts and helping them make her feel special is a nice thing to do. Also when you don't have any parents at least making someone close to you's day nicer helps distract from the bummer of seeing everyone else celebrating having them.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

How old are you? Lol she presumably helped raise and care for their children. How is celebrating her being a mother to their kids creepy? Most women do the same for their husbands on Father's Day. Also when the kids are little it's not like they can afford gifts. I wish my sister and brother happy Mother's and Father's Day too because they're the parents of my nieces and nephews, not because I think of them as my mom and dad..

by Glum-Adeptness2965 1 month ago

Truly an unpopular opinion

by Sad_Tap_3582 1 month ago

Mothers day isn't just to celebrate your mother, but also the mother of your children. Don't turn it into something icky, when it's not.

by Alive_Assistant 1 month ago

Holidays are open to interpretation. It seems weird to be so fussed about how other people celebrate. My husband and I have always celebrated Mother's Day/Father's Day for each other. First, because kids are broke and generally unable to organize a holiday. And second, to celebrate each other as parents. As in- "I appreciate all you do to mother our child." To be honest, we usually also celebrate with our larger family group as well. Brunch with mimosas to celebrate the moms in the group, bbq or a day trip when it's the dads turn.

by Impossible_Guest 1 month ago

Sounds like a gorgeous way to spend a Sunday. Any Sunday. Not quite warm enough for BBQ's in England just yet, mind...

by Anonymous 1 month ago

From what I saw, men who do that just want to thank their wives from bringing their children into the world. Or they make gifts on behalve of the children when they are too young. Nobody pretends their wife is their mommy. There's nothing "icky" about that.

by Diligent-Network 1 month ago

Genuinely what an odd little way to think. Some wives can be mothers too... Meaning they deserve appreciation too. Mothers day isn't only for children to appreciate their parents. It can also be for husbands to appreciate women who decided to become the mother of their children.

by Harbernya 1 month ago

Mothers deserve recognition.

by Top-Still 1 month ago

Agreed! Whole heartedly! I love my mum! Every day!

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Kids learn from what they see. If dad doesn't show his appreciation for mom's efforts, neither will the kids. People don't grow up and spontaneously start celebrating Mother's Day as adults. They learned that behavior as a child, where someone else (probably dad) was planning and bankrolling the activities.

by Impossible_Guest 1 month ago

I believe we can acknowledge any mother on mother's day, not just our own.

by Quick_Weird568 1 month ago

I acknowledge my mother every day. She is the absolute best ❤️

by Anonymous 1 month ago

It's supposed to be "unpopular" opinion, not "stupid" opinion

by Anonymous 1 month ago

FWIW - I have also sent my mum a card and flowers, but won't be seeing her today as she's away for the weekend.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

My dad actually used to say "She's not my mother". But he did make sure she had a wonderful day "from" us.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

You do you bro x

by Anonymous 1 month ago

I do this with my wife and kids. Not because I'm celebrating her as MY mother but because she is the mother of my children. I don't buy her any gifts from me but I do bring the kids out and have them pick out flowers for her and a couple small presents. We also cook her breakfast and dinner together. Children don't usually have access to money or have a ton of experience in the kitchen and I'll be damned if all she gets for being such an amazing woman are those "what I like about my mom" pieces of paper from school. Not that those aren't special but it's not enough for everything she does for us. When the kids are grown they're on their own though lol

by Anonymous 1 month ago

The way you phrase it makes it creepy, yeah. Like men who call their wife "mom" and only ever call their own mother once a year. A dad teaching his kids about mother's day and helping them make gifts for their mom though? We need more men like that.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

I don't disagree with you! I'd prefer those men to appreciate their wives every day than have one specially picked out for them - but IDK I'm not a man.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Every day should be spouse appreciation day.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

When you get aholes that use it badly or to discriminate it causes rules to go up that affect everyone no matter what.

by Anonymous 1 month ago