what do you think of the mothers day card ban?

Question

just lookin for a general opinion of what people think. personally i think the teacher was right. dont take this too personally just lookin for opinions .

to people who dont know a headmistress in wales banned children in her school from making mothers day cards as she thought it was insensitive to children who didnt have a mother to send it to

i dont think their should be a ban on mothers day

Answer 1

Have to agree - I can't imagine anything more painful for a child than being reminded that they don't have a mummy. I noticed someone suggested that they could make cards for their guardian or Dad - clearly this person does not remeber what it is to be a child. Nobody is suggesting banning Mothers Day but maybe school is not the place for it.

Answer 2

Typical teacher trying to place their personal views on the innocent kids. My daughter grew up without her father (he was an abusive man) and she never, ever once felt deprived or hurt on Fathers Day. She wasn't that thin skinned.
If I were the father of a kid at that school I would want her head on a plate for dictating what my child can and cannot do concerning her mother. After all, kids may not have either parent for a variety of reasons:
Death,
Divorce
Separation
Unknown parent
Adoption

None of these reasons are good enough for a child not to be able to make a card, the choice should have been for the guardian parent to decide. This world is getting crazier and more stupid by the day.....

Answer 3

First i have heard of this
The thing is there has always been children in school who`s mother`s had passed away
i know there were in my school days
But that didn`t stop us doing mothers day cards
At a teacher`s discretion those children could make their card for a dad or grandparents

Answer 4

I thought it was a PC crazy thing at first, then I read the article.

The women has a point. Not sure how many kids are involved, but if there's 200 in the school that 10 kids who will be feeling a lot of pain on Mothers day.

Answer 5

Absolutely ridiculous. I can see the point but it seems to me that children are losing out on a lot of activities these days due to fear of upsetting other children or fear of parents suing schools/clubs for injurys incurred. Where will it all end - children will be banned from talking in schools to avoid saying something that will upset another child!

Answer 6

I lost my lovly mam in May so i know how hard mothers day is going to be but no i dont think it should be banned for those who still have a mum.

Answer 7

I think the teacher was 100% right, I have never sent a mothers day card in my life as I didn't have one to send one to. so what are the motherless children supposed to do in class whilst 20 happy children are painting flowers and writing " I love you mummy" ? This teacher sounds like a very compassionate woman.

Answer 8

Stupid idea....You cannot stop so many children who do have amother from amking them a card....I feel for those who dont but the numbers are less then these that have.......Let then make a gramdmothers day card or something different, or even they should have asked the kids wether they minded.....

Answer 9

Who would initiate the ban? Just don't buy one, and encourage everyone you know not to buy one. I'm sure your mother would understand.

Answer 10

hmm..it is a tough one, i guess kids without any mums dont need reminding all the time! but at the same time its not fair on kids who have mums