Anonymous wrote:I’m a single parent so no ding dong husband BUT. My kid didn’t say anything to me until I reminded her around 3:30. No card. No flowers. No gift. I cried. Hard. She’s 13 so old enough. I bought myself a new purse but it didn’t even feel remotely special.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not my husbands mother, therefore I don’t expect a gift or card from my husband for Mother’s Day. Yes, I do expect him to encourage the kids to make me a card or help the kids make me breakfast or something along those lines. If he forgot it altogether and didn’t even assist the kids w something I’d be upset. And he should handle getting a card/gift/phone call for his own mother himself without me reminding him. As long as he does that, I’m fine.

I find it odd that so many people expect their husband to go all out buying them jewelry, clothing, etc. for Mother’s Day. That’s weird. If you want a shirt, just buy it yourself.

Agree. What is with wanting gift.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not my husbands mother, therefore I don’t expect a gift or card from my husband for Mother’s Day. Yes, I do expect him to encourage the kids to make me a card or help the kids make me breakfast or something along those lines. If he forgot it altogether and didn’t even assist the kids w something I’d be upset. And he should handle getting a card/gift/phone call for his own mother himself without me reminding him. As long as he does that, I’m fine.

I find it odd that so many people expect their husband to go all out buying them jewelry, clothing, etc. for Mother’s Day. That’s weird. If you want a shirt, just buy it yourself.

THats tradition with everyone I know and everywhere I’ve lived. Husband gives his wife and mother of his children a card, gift, nice day, along with the children. It’s a nice day to remember to appreciate someone who likely does a lot for you and your children.

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Anonymous wrote:So last year I got exactly nothing for Mother's Day. Not a card, nothing from the kids, nada. I was upset - I mean, can't you even have the kids make a card or something? and later on got the guilt flowers from the grocery store.

This year, husband is working in another city, so we're not together. My kids stepped up and gave me nice cards and a picture from each. I got a phone call from my husband, that's it.

I have never been huge on gifts for Valentine's, Mother's Day, even our anniversary. I was tying to just chill out about it but then my mom sent a text saying she hoped I got some beautiful flowers. Well, I didn't. And of course I have always been the one that has taken on all the responsibility for sending my 7 nieces and nephews gifts, flowers or gifts for my mother in-law for her birthday, anniversary, Mother's Day. IF I didn't, my husband wouldn't even think about it.

I'm not sure it's worth me even telling him anything. But it just feels like crap.

It could be worse, my husband gave me a card and a bag of candy from the grocery store.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not my husbands mother, therefore I don’t expect a gift or card from my husband for Mother’s Day. Yes, I do expect him to encourage the kids to make me a card or help the kids make me breakfast or something along those lines. If he forgot it altogether and didn’t even assist the kids w something I’d be upset. And he should handle getting a card/gift/phone call for his own mother himself without me reminding him. As long as he does that, I’m fine.

I find it odd that so many people expect their husband to go all out buying them jewelry, clothing, etc. for Mother’s Day. That’s weird. If you want a shirt, just buy it yourself.

Why would you think it is only to celebrate YOUR mother, and not all mothers?

Celebrate them by giving them a shirt they picked out for themselves?

I do think all mothers should be honored by letting them know how loved that are (could be done by writing a card, in person tribute, making breakfast in bed, making a nice dinner, cleaning the house, being kind, whatever other nice gestures) and generally just supporting mothers throughout the year by being loving and equally hard working partners, etc. do I think that means that I should celebrate all mothers by giving them some random token gift like a shirt? No.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not my husbands mother, therefore I don’t expect a gift or card from my husband for Mother’s Day. Yes, I do expect him to encourage the kids to make me a card or help the kids make me breakfast or something along those lines. If he forgot it altogether and didn’t even assist the kids w something I’d be upset. And he should handle getting a card/gift/phone call for his own mother himself without me reminding him. As long as he does that, I’m fine.

I find it odd that so many people expect their husband to go all out buying them jewelry, clothing, etc. for Mother’s Day. That’s weird. If you want a shirt, just buy it yourself.

Why would you think it is only to celebrate YOUR mother, and not all mothers?

Anonymous wrote:My ex is better at this than your husbands. We've been divorced for 22 years and he texted me Happy Mother's Day.

Anonymous wrote:I’m not my husbands mother, therefore I don’t expect a gift or card from my husband for Mother’s Day. Yes, I do expect him to encourage the kids to make me a card or help the kids make me breakfast or something along those lines. If he forgot it altogether and didn’t even assist the kids w something I’d be upset. And he should handle getting a card/gift/phone call for his own mother himself without me reminding him. As long as he does that, I’m fine.

I find it odd that so many people expect their husband to go all out buying them jewelry, clothing, etc. for Mother’s Day. That’s weird. If you want a shirt, just buy it yourself.

Anonymous wrote:He coached the toddler to wish me a Happy Mother’s Day, which was sweet. MIL got that + flowers...