Relationship Success with Mothers Day

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