V-Day blues

[jay]

And it isn't just because my paper is late... I generally dread today, and am usually left feeling inadequate, bereft, or both. Gestures are confused, dinners are disastrous, and I always forget something or someone. All for a commercially-manipulated holiday... sigh.

Comments

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

Speaking solely for myself, Valentine's Day is just another day -- except that I have to get two recalcitrant children to sign cards for all their classmates. (Fortunately, now that J is in middle school, he doesn't do that any more.) I am happy if someone sends me something, but I neither expect it nor am upset if they don't. I am just as happy if someone sends me flowers on St. Swithin's Day, for that matter.

And for the record, brian1789 gave me one of the best Valentine's Day presents I ever had: three years ago, he gave me hand-made chocolates. Some of my friends were quite envious.... "You mean, he made you chocolate truffles? Oooohhh....."

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Valentine's Day is just another day -- except that I have to get two recalcitrant children to sign cards for all their classmates . . . this is one of the traditions that's strongly discouraged me from having any deep feeling for Valentine's Day.