Sunday 10pm. Today was Mother's Day - usually the worst day of the year due to my terrible lack of care with the "Gifts" LL. I took S11 out yesterday to get a present and card but D16 had gone out with W so I assumed she had got a card - wrong! This morning S11 gives W card and present. W pleased. DD16 says she hasn't got a card because Dad didn't take her to get one. W had a face like thunder that lasted most of the day. We had arranged to go bowling with my Brother, his W and kids but DD16 wasn't ready in time because she was too busy making a card so I took S11 on his own. In the car S11 said that mum is always grumpy on Mother's Day! Occasionally but not that often, I notice things that put my situation into dismal perspective. In the next lane was a couple about 40ish with their children. I noticed that whenever the H or W did a good bowl there was a lot of kissing and hugging between them and the children got lots of hugs from their Mum and high fives from Dad. To my trained eye they were clearly HD/HD. My W arrived with D16 (they weren't bowling) and I think she may have said "Hi" before disappearing in the direction of the coffee shop. I was left feeling sick at having to watch Mr & Mrs perfect marriage in the next lane and thinking "Why do I bother for such meagre crumbs as I get"). Needless to say I did not get a good score and S11 beat me, which was good as he was pleased. SD - improving but there’s precious little headroom.
