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Did y’all know it’s Mother’s Day this Sunday? Just in case this is news to you and you’re still looking for gift ideas, I thought that rather than giving you a list of things moms might like, perhaps it would be helpful to know what moms might not like.
Now, I realize all women are different, so a gift I could live without might be the perfect gift for your mom, wife or grandmother. But then again, maybe not so much. Here are a few items you (men folk in particular) might want to shy away from.
10. Monster Truck Rally tickets. (Unless they're for you and the kids while she goes to the spa, with the gift certificate you got her.)
9. Remote controlled foot bath (Does anyone actually use one of these things more than once or twice before it gets shoved in the linen closet?Although a gift certificate for a pedicure would be great.)
8. A bathing suit. (Unless a woman tells you which one she likes, the size she needs, and the name of the sales associate at the store that put it on hold for her, never EVER buy her a swimsuit. There's just not many scenarios where this will end well for you. Why risk it?)
7. I'm fairly confident no man of sound mind would buy this as a Mother's Day gift for his wife, but if this looks like something you think she might enjoy, see Number 6
6. (See Number 7)
5. A vacuum cleaner, or pretty much any household appliance. Sure, the woman in the picture looks happy, but she's a model. Or drunk. Or both.
4. The mass produced "I Love You Mom" plaque with glass rose. Just...no. She probably already has one, and that's one too many.
3. Mother's Day brunch at Chuck E. Cheese (See Number 6)
2. A carton of cigarettes. Really never an appropriate gift in my opinion. Especially if they happen to be YOUR brand. And she doesn't smoke.
1. Mommie Dearest on DVD or blue ray. Unless, of course it's her favorite movie. In which case finding a last minute Mother's Day gift is probably not your biggest problem.
I hope these ideas were helpful, and I hope all you moms have a wonderful Mother’s Day!
Some things I learned and some I didn’t from my mom
(For the record, I’m the adorable one in the middle with the Fred Flintstone feet.)
(This is a repost from last Mother’s Day, but everything still applies.)
What my mother didn’t teach me that I learned the hard way:
- that forgiveness is a gift you give yourself
- that God is my everything
- that having a newborn is not for the faint of heart
- that seeing your child in pain is excrutiatingly more difficult than your own pain
- that I really am creative, just not in the same ways she is
- that not all men are creeps
- that marriage isn’t a fairy tale, it’s a constant work in progress
- that just because it’s true, doesn’t mean it’s not gossip
- that mother’s aren’t perfect, but love covers a multitude of sins
Things I learned from my mother:
- to make lemonade when life give you lemons, even if it’s still a little bitter
- that creativity and a little elbow grease can go a long way
- to respect your elders even if you don’t agree with them
- to always say please and thank you
- that steamed rice goes with just about anything, even spaghetti sauce
- that when there’s nothing to laugh about, you can always laugh at yourself
- to always put the needs of others before your own
- to do an honest day’s work
- that happiness is a warm puppy – even the 3 legged variety
- that sometimes life is just about endurance
- that actions always speak louder than words
- to pick myself up and dust myself off
- to never say “I’ll never do that with my kids.”
- that the youngest child usually gets their way by means of wearing you down
- that the youngest child gets sucker punched in the back when mom’s not looking (okay, my sisters and brother taught me that one – frequently)
- that cute goes a long way, but character will go the distance
- to be a subservient and submissive wife (okay that one didn’t really take)
- that giving to others is infinitely more satisfying that hoarding things for yourself
- that true beauty comes from within
Thanks, mom. I am a better mom because I am your daughter.
Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms, daughters, grandmothers and granddaughters!
Things I learned and some I didn’t from my mother
(For the record, I’m the adorable one in the middle with the Fred Flintstone feet.)
What my mother didn’t teach me that I learned the hard way:
- that forgiveness is a gift you give yourself
- that God is my everything
- that having a newborn is not for the faint of heart
- that seeing your child in pain is excrutiatingly more difficult than your own pain
- that I really am creative, just not in the same ways she is
- that not all men are creeps
- that marriage isn’t a fairy tale, it’s a constant work in progress
- that just because it’s true, doesn’t mean it’s not gossip
- that mother’s aren’t perfect, but love covers a multitude of sins
Things I learned from my mother:
- to make lemonade when life give you lemons, even if it’s still a little bitter
- that creativity and a little elbow grease can go a long way
- to respect your elders even if you don’t agree with them
- to always say please and thank you
- that steamed rice goes with just about anything, even spaghetti sauce
- that when there’s nothing to laugh about, you can always laugh at yourself
- to always put the needs of others before your own
- to do an honest day’s work
- that happiness is a warm puppy – even the 3 legged variety
- that sometimes life is just about endurance
- that actions always speak louder than words
- to pick myself up and dust myself off
- to never say “I’ll never do that with my kids.”
- that the youngest child usually gets their way by means of wearing you down
- that the youngest child gets sucker punched in the back when mom’s not looking (okay, my sisters and brother taught me that one – frequently)
- that cute goes a long way, but character will go the distance
- to be a subservient and submissive wife (okay that one didn’t really take)
- that giving to others is infinitely more satisfying that hoarding things for yourself.
- that true beauty comes from within
Thanks, mom. I am a better mom because I am your daughter.
Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms, daughters, grandmothers and granddaughter!
Mother’s Day Tea!
Today was a very special day. I was invited to a Mother’s Day Tea in my daughter’s first grade classroom. I knew it would be special, because Rachel informed me that I needed to “dress fancy”. Each mom was greeted at the door with a single red rose from their child. We were then escorted to our special “spa station”, which looked remarkably like a child’s desk. Rachel treated me to a wonderful manicure and painted my stubby fingernails with the perfect shade of blue to match my “fancy outfit”. She proceeded to shower me with hand made gifts and pictures. Soon it was time for sweet tea and a yummy blueberry muffin. Afterwards, the kids all sang a very special Mother’s Day song. What a wonderful way to start the weekend! I love being a mom!
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