<p>If my kids were home or anywhere close I would love a walk on the beach with one or both or a lunch out or just some time. For this mothers day I would be thrilled with a phone call that doesn’t end with asking me for something! Just a call to say “here is what is happening in my life. I love you Mom.” (I’m not holding my breath on this though)</p>
<p>Don’t wake me up! Don’t ask me for anything! Leave me alone! Clean up the house! Do your own laundry! Go away!</p>
<p>A “Thank You” would be appreciated.</p>
<p>PS–Could you pick up some dinner?</p>
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<p>Wow, that brought tears to my eyes. It’s so very true.</p>
<p>^^^^ditto^^^^</p>
<p>I would love to spend the day with my daughter. Last year she took me to a tea room - my first time. It was so special…</p>
<p>Kid,</p>
<p>Please call me.</p>
<p>Mom</p>
<p>This year…from my DD…keep getting excellent grades and maybe re-think the law school thing.</p>
<p>Next year will be better—May 1st 2012 I will make her last tuition payment! Now that will be a Mother’s Day!!</p>
<p>I can’t tell you what other mothers want, but I can tell you what this mother likes for Mother’s Day … time with my family without interruption from a phone, e-mail, text, tweet, etc. I like to wake up and lounge around in my p.j.'s while others bustle about, cooking my favorite breakfast and cleaning up behind themselves as they go. I like it that they suggest doing things they know I want to do that day, even if it’s something they ordinarily wouldn’t want to do. DD has always been great at making personal items for me. Last year, I got a lovely hand-bound recipe book for me to add my favorites. A Mother’s Day free of cooking, cleaning, and decision-making is always a good Mother’s Day! You can give your mom a fabulous Mother’s Day without spending a dime and, believe me, most parents would rather see their children save their money. Just spend quality time with your mom and she’ll love it!</p>
<p>To sleep in, to have someone else do the grocery shopping, and to not have to cook dinner. For my youngest son (he’s 16) to snuggle with me and for my oldest son (a freshman in college) to call me.</p>
<p>I guess the general consensus is that the day doesn’t really matter…as I mentioned I’ll still be at college during mother’s day, getting home the week after. It seems as though something nice when I get back will work. </p>
<p>And I guess it’s one thing when I’m thinking of gifts as a teenager, but now that I’m in my mid twenties, it seems though things like photos, etc. are all the more special due to rarity.</p>
<p>Thanks to all the mothers out there, you’ve been a big help! Hope you all get what you’re looking for.
Marc</p>
<p>Marc, ds, a college freshman, called me today and talked for almost two hours! What a gift. I couldn’t be happier. A nice letter and just chatting her up would be fabulous. What I loved about today’s conversation is it was a look into his new life, not just talking about “things” like flights home. He talked about his new idea for a major, what classes he wants to take next year, etc.</p>
<p>To expand on the photo idea… I like to see my kids in their world. So I’d like a series of photos, of my daughter at the places she frequents the most at this point in time of her life, rather than a formal portrait. </p>
<p>For me, I’d like them digitally uploaded, either to facebook (she doesn’t put many photos there), or a simple google isite, or something like that.</p>
<p>You could make a yearly tradition, of choosing 12 and printing them into a calendar, if you think she would put it up.</p>
<p>a variation on the photo theme…</p>
<p>select several favorite photos from childhood which depict a special moment in your life. Write down your thoughts on the day, and why mom made it special. We moms like to know that our kids had happy childhoods…it’s why we breathe.</p>
<p>I will be thrilled to get phone calls from far away college kiddos.</p>
<p>A whole day in bed and harmonious vibes throughout the house. That would be swell.</p>
<p>I’d love to have my children actually come home for the day… sigh…</p>
<p>Marc, you sound like a wonderful son…thoughtful and considerate. Your mom did something very right! :)</p>
<p>On another note…anyone catch The Middle this week? All she wanted was a day to herself…until hubby and kids left for a perfect family day together, WITHOUT HER! it was classic stuff.</p>
<p>My biggest gift is happy, thriving children (and H!!) (((and dogs)))</p>
<p>But,
I would really love some unprompted (very important) and planned expression of thanks, and a day of “what do you want?”, “here is your breakfast?”, " do you want to spend time together or just rest?" from my now older D’s. Something from the heart, and oriented to me.
Coddle me and enjoy it, and stop with everything else you have going on, and do it with love and warmth.
Call me at least!</p>
<p>Not sure it will ever come together that way. But just saying it because it was asked.</p>
<p>I still have a note written in pencilled kid print with lots of erasures from one of my D’s when she was about 6 taped to my lamp by my bed. It’s been there over 11 years. I read it before going to bed every night. It really helps when things are a little rough. It says,
“Dear Mom I love you sooo much
I wish I could spend ev(erased e)ry moment with you
XXXX” </p>
<p>Happy Mother’s Day, everyone.</p>
<p>My 12 year old, who is the light of my life, spent his allowance at the plant fair at his school yesterday to buy me a pretty plant. Unfortunately, he tied it up in the bag and suffocated it. I will be spending the weekend talking to and tending that plant, while laughing like crazy. He is the most generous boy but a little flaky. I am very blessed in him and my two daughters.</p>
<p>how cute, Zoosermom.</p>
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<p>Well said.</p>