2010年5月9日母親節: 甜蜜在我心 / Mother's Day May 9, 2010: A Day to Remember

Photo story by Haricot / 攝影图片故事

Close up: Old B&W post-card of an exhausted young mother lying on the sofa; note the make-up, stockinged feet, high-heels on the floor, unfinished laundry, unpacked grocery, toy teddy-bear, and sandwich.

Caption 1: Sleeping Beauty, after marrying to Prince Charming

Caption 2: Sleep (Web Dictionary): 1: the natural periodic suspension of consciousness during which the powers of the body are restored. 2: a state resembling sleep, a syndrome mostly found among young mothers, as in: oh please put me to sleep. 3: comatose.

The story lines:

(l) 媽記三文治

三文治的一代,上有父母,下有孩子,自己和拍檔夾在中間,三代都要照顧,如果是上班族,朝九脕五做牛做馬不在話下,放工後家務纏身,煮飯丶洗碗丶洗身丶洗衫,孩子上了床之後,坐上梳化,一半电視新聞還未看完,已撐不開眼晴,要爬上床昏睡,所以做母親最渴望的就是一覺好睡,24小時,36小時,48小時,睡過痛快, ....不過可惜母親節只是一天。

(2) "The Young and the Restless" vs "The Old and the Sleepless"

- Mom, tell him to stop bugging me!!
- You two stop fighting or else (or else what? ....).
- Stop that this very minute!! I've had enough. Now, both of you, go to your room!!
- I hate you (X2) !!!
- (Prince Charming walks in) What's for supper, hon?

(3) Father putting children to bed: 快睡吧,小宝宝!! 今天是母親節啊!!!

Hush little baby don't say a word,
Papa's gonna buy you a mocking bird.
If that mocking bird don't sing,
Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring.
If that diamond ring is brass,
Papa's gonna buy you a looking glass.
If that looking glass get broke,
Papa's gonna buy you a billy goat.
If that billy goat don't pull,
Papa's gonna buy you a cart and bull.
If that cart and bull turn over,
Papa's gonna buy you a dog name Rover.
If that dog named Rover don't bark,
Papa's gonna buy you a horse and cart.
If that horse and cart fall down,
You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town.

(Father whispers quietly: Happy Mother's Day ^_^)

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