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The bird show. Hey, Trace.
B
Hi.
A
How are you?
B
I'm good. How are you?
A
Poor little Trace was out yesterday with her migraine.
B
Yeah, you know what? I used to get them all the time before I had a baby, but now afterwards, I don't know. My hormones, I guess, are in high gear, so I get them more consistently, But I'm better today.
A
Neat.
C
I'm sorry. Body chemistry changes completely. Shut down and close the windows and black everything out.
B
Exactly.
A
I used to work with a dude in Dallas, I think I told you about this guy. Used to have to do the show with all the lights off. And then when we were done talking, he'd go into a dark room by himself and. And just sit there until it was time to come back on the air and start talking again.
C
Poor thing.
A
I was a little like one of the regular guys.
B
Yeah.
C
I had a college roommate that if I walked into the dorm room and saw everything off, I knew to be very quiet when I was in there.
A
Really bad. Did you have it on Mother's day?
B
It started to come on Saturday, and then on Mother's Day, I was kind of fighting it on and off, and then it wasn't till Sunday night that it actually kicked in.
A
Yeah. That's the only reason why I brought you down here, is to ask you how your Mother's Day was.
B
It was good. It was kind of a Mother's Day weekend because, you know, we split things between Saturday and Sunday. We had a birthday party to go to for Scott's niece on Sunday.
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On Mother's Day?
B
Yeah.
A
Oh, dude, I can't do that. You can't be born on Mother's day. She wasn't born on Mother. Unless you're a mom. She wasn't born on Mother's day.
B
She wasn't born on Mother's Day. But that's just the day that worked for everybody for the birthday party.
A
That worked for you as a mother.
B
Well, I can't complain, because I just realized that we planned Ella's birthday party for Father's day.
C
Sweet revenge.
B
So, yeah, it worked perfectly. But it was really good Saturday since we had to get up early for the party on Sunday. Scott got up early on Saturday and took Ella to the grocery store, made me breakfast, brought me flowers and all that stuff and some gifts. So that was fun. And then I got to do whatever I wanted on Saturday, which was basically nothing, because I never get to do nothing.
A
It's like being at work.
B
Yeah, right.
A
For who? For Tracy. All of us, Isn't it?
B
It's Mother's day every day for Jeff, isn't it?
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Jeff is the mother of the bird.
B
So we just went to the farmer's market on Saturday and I just hung out. And then on Sunday we did the birthday party and then visited my mom.
D
Cool.
C
So that was really nice.
A
It is really convenient when your kids are this age and you can move around that birthday. It really is. It's very, very nice. It's convenient.
C
Put it whenever you want it.
A
Hollis's is gonna be celebrated a week after his birthday. You won't know it, man. He's three years old. He has no idea.
B
And Hayden's, you move around by like six months or something.
A
Oh, we haven't celebrated his in four years.
C
It's like leap year.
A
We'll tell him when he's like 12 years old. We'll just celebrate all of them at one time. These were the mothers that didn't have such a great Mother's Day. We set up this vent line yesterday at the last minute because we realized early in the morning that moms were upset. And the mail that I email I got yesterday from moms that were so upset at husbands that didn't honor their wives that are also moms with the excuse, you're not my mother. Why would I give you anything?
C
That is the laziest thing I've ever heard. Selfish and rude and lazy mothers were so upset. I bet. Well, and it's like we said yesterday, this is what, what you're going to make a stand on. You know, this is where you choose your battles, guys. And if you honestly are digging in on the fact that she's not your physical mom, then that's just. I mean, you're not having sex all the rest of the month or you knew that, right?
A
Because it just reeks that you don't appreciate your wife as a mother. You don't know what she's doing.
D
Right.
A
You just don't appreciate it. So, yeah, I got a bunch of emails about that yesterday. But here are some of the Atlanta moms really upset by Sunday and Mother's Day weekend.
D
I'm not frustrated with a partner, but I'm. Well, actually, I am. It was Mother's Day. He never does a thing. He controls everything, money and all. And three kids and still hadn't anything done anything. So I'm on strike and I've already strike for a week now because he's sorry. So anyway, thank you very much and I hope there's not others that have sorry mates. Sorry, mate.
A
That's like a product there's something you put in your coffee. Like, was she going on mommy strike or was she just going on I'm not giving them any good stuff strike?
C
Probably both.
A
What it sounded like.
C
It sound like she did say strikes. There's something around the house she's not doing.
A
That's like, that's major. You know, like when there are two countries that aren't getting along real well. First there's like the embargo. You know, the sexual embargo is very, very, that's a strong message. They're very powerful.
C
And I was just thinking, also with Mother's Day, it's almost like with women, we're, you know, social, like communal. So we're talking about everything that goes on. So it's kind of like why weddings are so important and women feel wedding pressure. Well, mother says the same thing. As a mother, not only do you not want to feel appreciated in your home, you don't want to have to tell your friends that nobody did anything for you for Mother's Day, you know,
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because the other mommy friends are going to look at you weird.
C
Yeah.
D
End of message. Yes. I've been married for 13 years. I have three children. A 12 year old, 11 year old and a 5 year old. My husband has never gotten me anything for Mother's Day. And this message.
A
Oh, is he walking in or something?
D
Yeah. I'm glad that you guys have this because I'm here.
A
What happened on that last one?
C
It seemed like somebody was walking in
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the door, she was venting and this. And the husband probably walked in the door right there and then.
C
Why back down? You're so mad like, oh, never mind.
D
Flick.
A
If Stacy was doing that, she would have spoke up. Yeah, she would have started yelling into the phone. Oh, and here he is now, the guy that didn't give me anything for Mother's Day. Bird show here, Bert, it's for you.
D
Agated as hell. I am one of five children. Only two acknowledged my mother with gifts and came and saw her, myself included. Two of the other siblings did call and acknowledge my mother on Mother's Day, but one was a selfish. I see you next Tuesday. Oh, I'm just so frustrated.
A
She's talking about one of her own, her own sister siblings.
B
Yeah.
D
Hey, you know, my mother's not in very good health and the least the little selfish could have done was to acknowledge my mother. She has done everything for her, but she's up her mother in law's butt that because she's wanting in her will because she's extremely Wealthy. I'm just, I'm glad that you guys have this line because I'm beyond livid with her and if I say all this stuff to her, it's gonna start a all out family war. But she is a selfish, self centered, hateful bitty and I hope that her two sons do this to her. Thank you. Bye.
A
Wow, that's been boiling. I love the end of it and thank you very much. Have a good day. Bye.
D
Bye.
A
Yeah, that's been bubbling for a while now.
C
Holy cow.
D
Yes. My Mother's Day started on Saturday with my husband picking out a Mother's day card with my son while I was at the card store with them. And then Sunday I got a card and that was it. And we argued and we. End of message.
B
And that's how it ended.
C
Weird.
A
She too just ended like somebody walked in the room.
C
Yeah.
D
Hey, mom. My Mother's Day was great because I had to teach my 2 year old to say Happy Mother's Day to me because I don't have other kids and I don't have a husband who can forget to do things for me. So I would kill for that. So you guys who think you have it so bad, you might not after
A
all this is turning up to school the rest of y' all terrific bit. Damn.
D
I just wanted to say that as women get older and have kids of our own, it would be really nice if our mothers would remember we're mothers too. I spent my entire day doing everything my mother wanted. And then I had to go home and cut the grass. So much for my own Mother's Day. Thanks.
A
What's that?
C
Was her mom going to cut the grass for her? I don't understand that.
A
I don't know.
C
She was like mad at her mom for doing stuff for her mom for Mother's Day and said I had to go home and cut the grass. Did she want her mother?
A
That sounded like she was venting all the way around. Like the husband was supposed to cut the grass and didn't.
C
She was complaining about she was doing everything all day long. Nobody did anything for her birth control.
A
That's interesting though. Take on it though. I've never heard a mom complain about her mom not celebrating their daughter as a mother.
D
Also, my Mother's Day was horrible. I have three children living at home all over the age of 20. Didn't get anything. Not even a high end of message. Oh my God. For Mother's Day, my very, very first Mother's Day, I get a 20 bill that says Happy Mother's day on it. I am so freaking mad that I got a twenty dollar bill, not a car, nothing. This is crap.
A
She got a $20 bill.
C
So he just said, happy Mother's Day on a bill and hand it to her.
A
It's a good trick that saves you the, you know, three bucks for the little bill holder. I can't. Anything less romantic than that, and she has to go spend that. She has to hand that to someone.
C
The only thing less romantic is if it was thrown at her. You know, like, here you go. Just.
B
Just laying there.
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That's like something your grandparents do to you when you're, like, 4 years old, when they give you a dollar bill.
C
But at least it's in a card.
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Jacked up, jacked up.
D
Get it?
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The bird show.
This episode of The Bert Show turns the spotlight on Mother's Day, focusing on the ups and downs experienced by moms within the show's community. The hosts share personal anecdotes about their own Mother’s Day celebrations and invite listeners to call in and vent about less-than-ideal experiences. As a result, the episode becomes a raw, humorous, and sometimes poignant window into the expectations and disappointments that often accompany this holiday.
Tracey's Migraine Saga and Motherhood
Tracey (B) shares how her migraines, which were once sporadic, became more frequent after having a baby, attributing the shift to hormonal changes.
Celebrating Mother’s Day Across Two Days
Tracey describes splitting her Mother’s Day over Saturday and Sunday, attending a birthday party and leaving space for herself.
Birthday Parties on Holidays: An Unwritten Rule
The hosts laugh about planning kids’ parties on family holidays:
Small Gestures, Big Impact
Tracey appreciated Scott’s efforts to start Saturday early: breakfast, flowers, and letting her do “absolutely nothing.”
Going On Strike
One listener shares frustration with her controlling husband who hasn’t done anything for Mother’s Day, declaring she’s been on “strike” for a week.
Hosts interpret the strike as a “sexual embargo.”
Sibling Drama
Another caller vents about being one of five children, only two of whom acknowledged their mother; another sibling is called out with biting honesty.
The Awkward Card Store Trip
A listener’s husband picked out a card for her with their son while she was in the store with them, and that’s all she got, ending in an argument.
Solo Parenting
One mom voices that she had to teach her own toddler to say “Happy Mother’s Day.”
Mothers Forgetting Their Daughters Are Moms Too
A caller laments spending all of Mother’s Day doing what her own mother wanted, with no one doing anything for her as a mom.
Adult Kids, No Recognition
Moms with adult children share their disappointment at being ignored.
Worst Gift Ever
A first-time mom rages at being given a $20 bill with “Happy Mother’s Day” written on it in lieu of a card or proper gift.
Hosts laugh at how impersonal that is:
The Bert Show channels both empathy and irreverent humor as they explore the gap between what moms hope for and what they actually get on Mother’s Day. Listeners’ stories of being overlooked are met with a blend of camaraderie, tongue-in-cheek advice, and shared outrage, making the vent line cathartic, relatable, and entertaining.
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