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Make Time For Mom! Join MetLife’s #SocialBlackout Event (sponsored)

May 9, 2013 by Nicole 5 Comments

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for MetLife. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating.

Mother's Day #socialblackout

I plan to wake up (after sleeping in late, of course) on Mother’s Day to the sounds of my husband and children happily cleaning the house. The warm smell of pancakes will fill the air, and I will know the kids have cooked a special breakfast for me.

I will hear my husband call out to me: Take your time getting dressed, honey! I am running a nice hot bath for you. Why don’t you soak in the tub for awhile? Don’t worry, the kids won’t bother you because they are busy folding laundry.

Wouldn’t that be a great way to start off my Mother’s Day? That scenario may play out in some alternate universe, but here on Planet Earth, here’s how things will really go down at my house:

I wake up (early) to the sounds of kids fighting over whose turn it is to play XBox. My husband hears it too, and looks up from his iPad long enough to tell the boys to quit arguing. Then, he’ll go back to checking his Facebook account. He will notice that Facebook people are wishing others a Happy Mother’s Day. A lightbulb will go off in his head. He’ll quietly go in and remind the kids to wish me a Happy Mother’s Day. The kids are still playing XBox and will grumble about how they don’t want to quit the game. I can hear all of this going on from the other room, by the way.

I don’t get my feelings hurt because my kids are choosing XBox over me. I know they love me and will eventually unplug from their game long enough to give me Mother’s Day hugs and kisses. But it sure would be nice if we could all (myself included) spend a few hours of quality time together without updating our Facebook status. playing XBox, or looking at our smartphones every few minutes for email updates. Don’t you agree?

MetLife thinks so, too. That is why they are inviting everyone to honor mom on Mother’s Day with a #SocialBlackout event. It’s probably the easiest event you will ever attend – because you are not supposed to show up! I joined the event and even downloaded this cute Snoopy badge to show my support. You can do it, too! It’s easy. 

1. Join the #SocialBlackout event page by CLICKING HERE!
2. Invite your friends to join
3. Log off Social Media on Mother’s Day

#SocialBlackout Badge

I made a list of three things I would like to do with my family while we are unplugged for the Mother’s Day #SocialBlackout.

  1. Go on a family bike ride
  2. Take a long, uninterrupted bath (or shower, I’m not too picky…the key word here is *uninterrupted*)
  3. Hug my kids and tell them how lucky I am to be their mother
What are your plans for Mother’s Day? Will you and your family take the MetLife #SocialBlackout Challenge? Do you think you can do it? Let me know in the comments.

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  1. Helga says

    May 9, 2013 at 10:11 am

    Great idea! We all need to do a social media blackout regularly.

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  2. Julie Wood says

    May 9, 2013 at 2:05 pm

    I am going to do this. I do not know why I did not think of this. Wouldn’t it be nice to wake up to pancakes being made! I think that families, mine included need to step away and have a Social Blackout. It is good and healthy!

    Reply
  3. Janet W. says

    May 10, 2013 at 3:54 am

    This is a great idea! Many of us are obsessed with social media. What a lovely idea to spend time with family instead!

    Reply
  4. Denise Taylor-Dennis says

    May 10, 2013 at 7:05 am

    This is not going to be easy to do. Would it count if I still used the computer while my son is napping? LOL, I really need to do this though.

    Reply
  5. Sandy VanHoey says

    May 10, 2013 at 1:05 pm

    I think it’s wonderful….IF my daughter and grandson was home, I just may join in on this. But…they are gone and won’t be home until late Sunday evening so I’ll be lost with nobody home so…I’ll probably be online. Happy Mothers Day to you!

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