With Mother’s Day this Sunday in May, I wanted to be sure to be supportive of all your relationships with some relationship success tips for some creative ways to celebrate Mother’s Day.
Of course there is the cards, flowers, brunch motif. Tried and true. Classic. Good luck getting a reservation in some metro areas if you have not already done so. Well then, if you are a last minute kind of person what can you do? Often you can still order flowers online even if you cannot get any more in person at the store where you are at. Also chocolates always work. Yes, yes, your special woman might be low carbing it (Atkins, South Beach, Mediterranean, and KETO are all Low Carb diets and lifestyle food plans) or simply avoiding refined sugars and carbs. Of course you will know your unique situation best. Often the ladies of the older generations over 60 or so, especially when in a nursing home over 70 or so are quite slim and desire and enjoy the extra calories from her favorite chocolates. See’s chocolates is open all day Saturday. Both Target and WalMart carry a beautiful selection of chocolates in special gift boxes as do the drug store chains like Rite-Aid, Walgreen’s and CVS. WalMart, Rite-Aid, and Walgreen’s are often open late and some are even open 24 hours.
In addition to a few classic gifts, the very gift of your time and enjoying time with you is part of what moms, grandmas, wives, and aunties most want. So even if all you are giving is a card, that is just the gesture, is it not? What are you writing inside of the card? What words are you using to convey your love and appreciation to her?
Additionally, as I mentioned, she wants to spend time with you. She wants you to visit her. Is she in an assisted living facility or nursing home? Some of the really good ones have a marvelous food services and dining area. Join her for brunch there and stay for a few hours simply to talk, walk her around and be with her. If she is in a nursing home, to take her out to brunch, you often need to make arrangements in advance with the administrative staff. Of course they know you all want to go out on Mother’s Day. Be sure to phone in advance to smooth the way for whatever arrangements need to be made. Your visit to her on Mother’s Day not only makes her day, it makes her week it is so special.
Make something for her. Give her something special. You might already be in the marvelous habit of visiting your mother often and doing many little somethings special for her. However, for the others who need a little creative stimulation, remember when you were a kid and you gave her little coupon books good for chores and errands run by you? Think like that and put that in the card you are giving her. “Redeemable for 3 visits to the dog park.” or “Redeemable for 3 shoulder rubs.” Little thing like that which really are all about gifts of you to her. That’s what she wants.
Lastly, I’ll say something special actually on Mother’s Day, allow me to remind you to include the other adult women, women like your aunts who have prayed over you, changed your diapers, played with you, and loved you for years. Perhaps they for one reason or another didn’t get to have children. Especially as they age, they will be so touched that you included them in the special celebrations of Mother’s Day, remembered them, and honored them, too. Go ahead, share the love. There is plenty to go around.
Happy Dating and Relationships,
April Braswell
Rob Northrup says
May 8, 2010 at 4:01 AMGood point that if you have other mother figures in your life like aunts (or that crazy queen uncle) you should acknowledge them as well. Even if you don’t do it on mother’s day we often forget about these other formative influences in our life.
this is not related to mother’s day, but it seems relevant…
if there was someone that really made a difference in your life (a teacher, a boss, a friend) that you haven’t talked to in forever, what are you waiting for to acknowledge their influence. Try to find them if you have lost touch and just a short phone call could change a persons perspective on life for the better.
Seize the Day,
Rob
Sonya Lenzo says
May 8, 2010 at 4:23 AMThank you April, for reminding us to remember aunts, etc. and even our Mothers friends if our mothers have passed away. and to remind us that there is always enough love to go around.
Sonya Lenzo
Mark says
May 8, 2010 at 5:17 AMI like not only the scope of people you include for Mother’s Day, but also the variety of gift ideas you offer in this post… if you are gonna go chocolate, go Dark Chocolate! Yum!
Mark
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Trisha Chambers says
May 8, 2010 at 5:18 AMTo me, just being acknowledged as a mother is enough for me. I don’t need flowers, cards, etc…..Just my kids saying thank you and I love you is enough for this mom!
Shane says
May 8, 2010 at 7:41 AMHonoring mother’s on mother’s day is so important and you bring up a good point remembering the other mother figures in our lives.
Shane
Tim Van Milligan says
May 8, 2010 at 8:32 AMThanks for reminding us about aunts too. I completely forgot about them.
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Sabrina Peterson says
May 8, 2010 at 9:49 AMWe moms appreciate all of these great tips to honor us! It is true that we don’t need “things” but a little chocolate never hurt. (A little chocolate, not pounds and pounds of it!) We do, more than anything want appreciationg. I love it when my kids give me homemade coupon books.
Sabrina Peterson, NASM CPT,CES
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Tom Pierre says
May 8, 2010 at 12:51 PMgreat post as usual, April. So timely to think about Mother’s Day.
Michael D Walker says
May 8, 2010 at 1:02 PMThis is outstanding advice that I hope more people utilize.
I also like to send cards to my single female friends who may be between relationships and their children are too little to know about getting something for their Mom.
Lastly, even though I am divorced, I took my 3 year old son out to pick out a card for him to give to his mother—I think too many divorced dad’s forget to teach their kids how to treat their mother’s nice even if they themselves are no longer together.
Michael
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Lisa McLellan says
May 8, 2010 at 8:03 PMYes, I try to remember all the mothers in my life, not just my own.
When my mom slept over two weeks ago, she commented on how comfortable my bed was. I said, “Ahhhhh that’s my featherbed! I love my bed because of that.” She said she wanted to get one. So Wahlah….. a featherbed it is for my mom for Mother’s Day! I listened mom.
Lisa McLellan
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Eileen O'Neill says
May 8, 2010 at 9:06 PMApril,
as always great advice & great loving ideas & tips for Mother’s Day – but also for all those other special occasions and special people in our lives….
And I agree with the other commenters, too: time & appreciation are deeply valued.
Eileen
Scott Sylvan Bell says
May 8, 2010 at 9:09 PMAlways good to spend some time with my mother, just don’t need one day out of the year to do it. Any day will work .
Scott Sylvan Bell
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Steve Chambers says
May 9, 2010 at 6:02 AMThanks for the great Mother’s Day tips. It’s important to spend time with your Mother and sad that most people don’t except on this day.
Make this a year round thing.
Steve Chambers
Body Language Expert
bryan says
May 9, 2010 at 7:48 PMI don’t have any “crazy queen uncles” 🙂 ..but I try and spoil my wife as much as I can.
michael c says
May 9, 2010 at 8:08 PMOne of the best things I have ever done for my mom which brought tears to her eyes was planting some jasmine.
I went to the local gardening store and bought a few of them.
I planted them inher patio where she could see them and she was so happy.
It’s nice to know somebody appreciates what you are doing for them.
Michael
Isis Wagner says
December 16, 2010 at 7:56 PMYou want to know how a man will treat you in a year? watch how he treats his mother, for sure!
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Davey says
December 21, 2010 at 10:54 AMHelen shakes her head and he tears up the card, throws it onto the tiny saucer that holds a candle to your tips April