Moms Talk Q&A: What Do You Really Want for Mother's Day?
Save yourself the trouble of returning that rust-colored cardigan and tell us what a mom really wants for Mother's Day.
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Mom will always say, "It's not the gift, but the thought that counts." While that sentiment is wonderful, it is a universal truth that a thought is always more fun when accompanied by a brightly wrapped package.
With Mother's Day right around the corner, the question on every child and husband's mind is, "What do I get her?"
There's the usual: flowers, chocolates, a handmade card; the unusal: skydiving lesson or a gift card for plastic surgery; and the unfortunate: a new set of cookware or complete collection of Reader's Digest condensed books.
But what does mom really want? We're asking the moms of Macomb to share what's on their Mother's Day gift list, and please, make the thought count.
Kelly Grignon
8:27 am on Wednesday, May 4, 2011
I love for my kids to make me cards, or at least buy one and write something inside. It's so nice to pull out saved cards and remember when they were that little and look at all the cards and see how they've grown. BUT as special gifts every now and then, a sentimental flower or a special something that has a great memory attached. You have to make memories in this life and the best "things" I have, the ones that I cherish the most are the ones that have great memories attached to them. They don't even have to be expensive, sometimes a ticket stub with a picture framed together is a perfect gift.
Kelly Grignon
10:55 am on Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Christmas is for the things you WANT, Mother's Day is about the memories you have made being a mom. :)
TrentonMomof2
5:02 pm on Wednesday, May 4, 2011
I try to remind my hubby that I just want him to have our daughter make something for me..draw, paint, something I can save that doesn't have to cost a thing!
Meghan Everly
6:43 pm on Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Is it bad that I would like the morning off from being a mom? Get up with the kids-take them out to breakfast or whatever and leave me a full pot of coffee and the paper. I will take care of the rest :)
Kelly Grignon
6:47 pm on Wednesday, May 4, 2011
That sounds great Meghan! Leave the cards on the table before you go, see you at afternoon naptime :)
Mandy Trombly
7:36 pm on Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Meghan, I totally agree! I'm going to have it made this Mother's Day! My amazing mother-in-law is taking my kids overnight Saturday night and my husband will be at a certain golf outing for the weekend, so I'll be sleeping in in a quiet house! Holla! Then my MIL will be dropping my girls off right in time for naptime, then we're heading to my Grandma's for pizza...so no cooking! I can't imagine a better day and it's seriously all I want.
Meghan Everly
5:19 am on Thursday, May 5, 2011
Seems to me like this golf outing may be planned with Mother's Day in mind :) I forgot to mention that hubby needs to make sure the downstairs is clean before he leaves. I don't want to have toys staring at me making me feel guilty as I "veg out"
Erin Tinsley
1:38 pm on Friday, May 6, 2011
I am reading this post thinking of all the "things" I would love to have for Mother's Day. In reality just having my healthy, smart, beautiful children is all I really need! Motherhood itself is something I wanted so badly and after a while I was fortunate to be given that gift. I love when my children make be things too. My son always comes home with fabulous mother's day gifts from his school, and those presents are truly the best, and definitely put a smile on my face. For the husbands, I would love to come home to a house that just had a good scrubbing or a cooked meal. Now if my husband just HAD to spend money on me, I would love something that would contribute to helping me relax- maybe a gift card for a massage or facial ;)