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Mother's Day always creeps up on this well-meaning, if sometimes clueless DCUD.
Please, any advice on Mother's Day gift or event or brunch/lunch/dinner ideas? |
Anonymous
| I wish I knew!!! I hope you get valuable responses, I just thought it was so nice you posted here I didn't want to leave you hanging! I would LOVE the "tired idea" of a coupon book- massage from dad, one sleep-in ticket, breakfast in bed ticket, clean the car, dad make dinner card, afternoon shopping, mani/pedi, etc. I would have to put some more thought into it all, but things that you know your wife would love (and of course could get if she just asked) because we get tired of asking all the time. |
Anonymous
| How about doing all the laundry - including folding and putting it away. Push her out the door and tell her to go shopping for something for herself without the kids. Other ideas: buy her something, however small, that you know she would never spend the money on; make a nice brunch and let her read the paper while you do it; pick up a chick flick and give her some alone time to enjoy it; find a restaurant you haven't tried and get take-out. |
Anonymous
| I know it's not original but when my husband asked me what I wanted, I suggested a gift certificate to a spa so I can get a massage or a mani/pedi. I would have also liked a gift card at a favorite clothing store so I could do some guilt free shopping -- seems like I'm always just buying baby clothes. I know they're not super unique ideas but I'm sure she'd be happy. |
Anonymous
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I would LOVE a home made gift card booklet that I could redeem throughout the year:
1 free saturday or sunday out (so I can shop, spend the day with a friend, etc.) 1 free saturday or sunday where dad takes the kid for a few hours so I can just hang out at home and relax Dad cooks dinner nights Dad cleans bathroom (or other grunt jobs) Dad babysits while I go out with a friend for a drink I would also have a photo of your family framed so she gets something personal, too. As for actual Mom's Day: Uninterrupted breakfast - you make the breakfast, lunch and dinner and tend/entetain to the child while she eats in peace. |
Anonymous
On Sunday send your wife out to the local nail salon for a mani/pedi. Just the little place in the shopping plaza will usually do -- the time my husband got me the 'spa' one i found it too stressful to try to schedule and though i consider myself high end i dont really care to have a 1 hour pedicure....my time is valuable 
It's ok to send her while the kids are napping -- then while she is gone, tidy up the house, fold the laundry, get her flowers (grocery story kind is usually fine for us, especially if the family is on a budget). Its really all the little things..like change the diapers alllllllll day Make her a coupon book, the old fashioned kind - where she can cash it in for "dad makes dinner" nite or "mom gets 2 hours alone wherever she wants" or "dad on duty" - get her car washed and vacuumed.
I guess i just want to stress...you dont need to spend a ton. -- Take a special family picture on Sunday - give that to her framed once you can get it developed...all these things make for a GREAT day. |
Anonymous
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You're cute! It's the same theme as others have proposed, and I don't know how old your kids are (or if still breastfeeding, for example) but I would LOVE it if my husband turned off my alarm, got up with/before the baby, and spirited her away. One morning of sleeping til 10am would make. my. week.
(Which isn't to say he doesn't let me rest on weekend mornings, just that I usually get up, do the morning routine, and then go back to bed once she's ready for the day. I don't want anyone flaming my man. )
Funny how many moms would like a little non-mom time for mother's day. I only feel a leetle bad chiming in! |
Anonymous
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Although I am like the PPs is so far as I would love a few hours to myself to read the paper, get a manicure, etc. It could also be nice to do something as a FAMILY on Mother's Day. Maybe you plan a trip to the zoo while everyone else is having brunch or something like that. Just a fun day all together where you do all the planning and she can just enjoy the day and remind her how fun it is to be a mom.
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| A night at a swanky hotel by herself or with girlfriends for a GNO. |
Anonymous
| Flowers? |
Anonymous
| I agree with the Spa suggestions! |
Anonymous
| So, Clueless Dad... What did you end up doing today? |
Anonymous
| Part of the error was in waiting to the last minute to start planning. Good luck. |
Anonymous
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Clueless DCUD here.
Thanks, everyone. All great ideas. I did a bit of mixing and matching. Flowers, laundry and breakfast while she slept in, family event followed by some alone time, and then dinner at a new place. I'm keeping the spa idea for our upcoming anniversary. Happy Mother's Day, all! |