Mothers Day

dirtychinchilla said:
I'm getting my mum a gift (about £25) and a card. It's also her birthday, and I'll get her a birthday present too. We don't do anything else, though.
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Clarkson said:
My mother's birthday is the day after so I'll be getting her some nice jewellery to cover both events. Least amount of faff in typical bloke style. :D
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Weird. It's my mother's birthday on the 26th too :o

I've got her a necklace and a card (one card for both) and we're schlepping out to have lunch with her.
 
Avenged7Fold said:
OP

I'm really interested in what exactly your wife expects from mothers-day considering her kids are too young to buy her gifts. Will she be mad at you if she ends up getting the same treatment as what you get on fathers day?

If she isn't happy with flowers and a card, what sort of gift would she be happy with?

Surely if its the thought that counts flowers would have been enough and if it isn't just the thought, then there is a minimum price tag on the gift?

Treating mothers-day like another Christmas or Birthday is really foreign to me. Is mo-day<Valantines for your missus?
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I just spoke with her and she is expecting to be taken out and flowers and cards (that's what i would do anyways as I think that's pretty much the norm) just like she is doing for her mum.. not sure why she mentioned gifts yesterday.. anyway all sorted. She is getting a slap up KFC as a treat on Sunday.
 
Lucky girl.

Yeah taking them out and a card seems standard. Make sure you get her some corn on a cobb to show her she is special. A shame they dont sell Viennetta anymore
 
I don't celebrate mothers/fathers days just seems like another holiday created to make money, if you want to treat your parents just do it you don't need a day created for it.
 
I'll get my wife a card and flowers from the kids and I'll be buying my mum a card and flowers.

I may have bought presents in the past if I see or think of something nice, but it's not expected.
 
Avenged7Fold said:
CD?

You mean those coasters i use at work that for some reason have old OS loaded onto them?

Understandable, coffee and tea rings are a proud mother's worst enemy.
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Aye that be them. I've explained in detail, several times about MP3 but I think if she could she would go back to casettes, vhs & a Nokia 3210.
 
What is it with people expecting stuff nowadays? Card from the kids, flowers, breakfast in bed, partner cooks that day.

Expects to be taken out for a meal? Seriously? By all means do it if YOU want but anyone who expects it is being used reasonable.
 
I plan to take my wife out for lunch for mothers day, my son is too young to do anything himself. I'll buy her a card and gift too, because why not.
 
As someone who worked in hotels / restaurants for near 6 years, the absolute worst time to take mother for a meal is mothers day. The kitchen is usually going crazy, there's not enough staff and the diners wait forever. It's the same on valentines, also flowers go up by double or even triple for 3 days. Far better is cook something at home, forget the flowers and buy them something for £30 quid they might need or use! Flowers are nice, but dead in a week or so, what about a nice framed pic (30-40 bucks buys a nice one and lasts forever) of you and yours, same goes for buying for partners on behalf of the kids. The money I'm saving on flowers and chocolates alone is paying for my mum and my missus to go overnight to a spa in a couple of weeks. I normally cook anyways, so I'll splash out a bit more and get two nice joints and some langoustine and a nice dessert. Still be saving massively on going out to wait ages at some eatery. The money saved will probably near pay for their spa, everyones happy.

Regards to gifts, I get stuff my wife needs, stuff like mobile phone cover or keyrings etc. I'm kind of lucky my mum collects porcelain so I get her something along them lines. Usually for fathers day I get a new tool or something I've found that would make my life easier fixing stuff up. Still, I cook on fathers day mainly because I want to eat it!

I try to think a bit beyond the 'usual bloke' thing, and I admit, I do get kudos for it. Neither of them know about the spa, and I told them I'm going out that Saturday so they have to stay in with the kids!
 
I don't really get Mother's day - I used to get my Mum a card and maybe make her a small present like a picked bouquet of flowers or cook something. I don't think my dad ever got her anything before my brothers or I were old enough (like 6 maybe) to do it ourselves. Never celebrated father's day at all. I won't expect much different if I have children and I don't think my wife would either.
 
Zatoichi.uK said:
As a new father It's just dawned on me that I now need to buy two gifts/cards. One for my Mum and one "from" my 9 month old to my girlfriend.
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In the same position as you this year! Card, a little present and cooking her a nice meal :)
 
another rape your wallet day invented by unscrupulous gouging retailers just like valentines day, father's day. They should make a day called dump through the letter box day and make money on dump cones to facilitate the depositing of a stool via the letterbox.
 
wildman said:
another rape your wallet day invented by unscrupulous gouging retailers just like valentines day, father's day. They should make a day called dump through the letter box day and make money on dump cones to facilitate the depositing of a stool via the letterbox.
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Or we could just have a mad 12hr period like 'The Purge' ?
 
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