<p>First and foremost, happy upcoming mothers day to my cc companions.
I wondered what things your kids did for mother’s day that still resonate in your heads and hearts. </p>
<p>This is a crazy, emotional time for us-- both boys graduate next Saturday morning (HS and college), and both have convocation on Friday night. Friday also happens to be s#2’s 18th birthday. DH will be heading to S#1’s college graduation, so misses s#1’s bday and graduation), and will return early next week with DS’s stuff and car (DS is heading out to do volunteer work right after graduation, so I won’t see him or his graduation). Anyway, I sorta forgot about mothers day amidst all the activities. This weekend, I got not one, but two hugs, totally out of the blue, from my typically non-affectionate s#2. In actuality, the second one was probably because a classmate’s father passed away this weekend, and it is a painful event for all. He just said it made him thankful. Wow. Then, s#1 responded to my IM, and asked some innocuous question that went totally over my head. Turns out he was fishing for thoughts about what we were planning to do after graduation as he was trying to pick out a mothers day gift to order and send. So, in the middle of all his celebrating, and last minute running around, packing, finishing stuff, partying, etc., he was looking for the ideal mother’s day gift. I think his thoughtfulness is the best gift of all. These are the gifts I will cherish.</p>
<p>Son gets to start his final exams on Mother’s Day- I won’t bother him and expect him to forget about it. I remember my sister being gone for one of my graduations. It’s tough when one parent has to miss a graduation- you should have told oldest son to pick a college with a different graduation day! I’ll never forget going to the kid’s play area at a local park with another physician mother and our around 1 year old sons on a long ago Mother’s Day, both of our physician husbands were on call and we remarked how we had to do the mothering on that day instead of being treated specially (of course, it was a treat to be able to spend the time being mothers). My own mother died over 25 years ago, but I do remember my m-in-law when she’s in this country- they need to thank d-in-laws for all the times their sons remember events!</p>
<p>wis75–that is so true! My inlaws would be totally unremembered if it were not for me sending/doing things in DH’s name! Well, he’s a lot busier than I am, and always grateful when I remember upcoming holidays & birthdays.</p>
<p>I have a S graduating from college on Mother’s Day, and that’s all the celebration I want/need.</p>
<p>Since I have a 6 yo & a HS junior I have the joy of all the unadulterated affection the 6 yo provides (moms is the best!) and the perspective to know it won’t last forever (from the 16 yo)! It’s all good, though. :-)</p>
<p>I just loved the homemade cards from when my kids were little. Construction paper and giltter. The best.</p>
<p>My dad died quite recently and my mother is a thousand miles away… I wish I could think of something particularly nice to do this year for my own mom, who would be MidwestGrandma if she were on this board…</p>
<p>Midwestmom-
A friend of mine did this for her H for his 60th birthday [VoiceQuilt</a> Recorded Messages and Voice Memories Are A Unique Gift](<a href=“Thanks For The Memories | VoiceQuilt”>Thanks For The Memories | VoiceQuilt) If you get friends and family to do it quickly, you can perhaps have it ready by the weekend? Her h really, really loved the personalized sentiments and that he could keep it forever. If my mom were still alive I’d have considered it for her.</p>
<p>Last year my then 13- and 15-year daughters put up small posters all over the house with things they liked about me (sample - “you drive us everywhere and almost never complain”).</p>
<p>It was one of the high points of my life as a mom, sort of the equivalent of an outstanding performance review for a SAHM.</p>
<p>My early Mother’s Day present came in two recent and spontaneous comments. </p>
<p>From my 13 year-old daughter: “Mom, thanks for not ever saying, ‘You’re leaving the house dressed like that?’.” I think it was her way of thanking me for letting her be herself. </p>
<p>From the 1st grade boy: “The best mom in the whole entire universe is the one I call mine.”</p>
<p>Most touching:
Four years ago, DS was a college freshman.
I got a Mother’s Day phone call asking if I was near the computer. I was directed to the school webcam page and saw my son and 2 friends with a banner reading: Happy Mom’s Day I Love You. All 3 boys were on their cells calling their moms!
Most memorable:
The 4 year old DD crying from the yard whilst I was on the Mother’s Day call with my own mom. I go out to see an obviously deformed forearm. Dinner was late due to the trip to the ER.</p>
<p>DS called yesterday to let us know that he will be finished with finals this Sunday and would like to come home then. When I commented that it was Mothers Day, there was dead silence on the phone and then he announced " won’t that be a nice present, me coming home early". He managed to get himself out of any type of present since his coming home should be enough for me (and it is). What more could a mom ask for on Mothers Day with all the laundry I am sure he is bringing home, and the stuff I am just as sure he is going to pack at the last minute. So now I am busy preparing for his arrival home and trying to figure out what special dinner we can have for him, I mean me of course…</p>
That’s my Mother’s Day present to myself.</p>