Ideas for mom's birthday?

HarrietMWelsch
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:29:02 +0000

First of all, how wonderful that you’re putting time and thought into this! Your mom is a lucky one.

The gifts that have meant the most to me, from my two teenagers, have been things that they made or put together. Both have made me mix-cds of songs they thought i would like, with covers they drew. S actually wrote me a song and recorded it, too. And once he made me a t-shirt (on cafepress).

As for purchases, D recently surprised me with a couple of dvds of movies I hadn’t seen, that she knew I would like. They happened to be new, but it would have been just as nice if they had been second-hand - the point was, she figured out something that would appeal to me, that I didn’t already know about.

Is she a reader? Does she love music? There are lots of ways to get good books and music on a teenager’s budget. If you brainstorm things you know she likes, it will probably lead you to some good ideas.

Good luck!