[Archived] Mothering Sunday

[Stuart]

First off, a reminder to the gentle-folk of BRFCS.com. DON'T FORGET MOTHER'S DAY ON SUNDAY!!

Okay, down to serious business. I've a mum and a Mrs Jisty to buy for (on behalf of the kids) but what do you get for the woman who has everything?

Looking for ideas beyond the usual flowers, chocolates or bottle.

Cheers!

[Ozz]

Try spending £120 on a pair of Red or Dead boots.

[Tom]

First off, a reminder to the gentle-folk of BRFCS.com. DON'T FORGET MOTHER'S DAY ON SUNDAY!!

Okay, down to serious business. I've a mum and a Mrs Jisty to buy for (on behalf of the kids) but what do you get for the woman who has everything?

Looking for ideas beyond the usual flowers, chocolates or bottle.

Cheers!

Get em tickets to go and see Dancing on Ice or something like that.

Works with my wife anyway!

[Stuart]

Get em tickets to go and see Dancing on Ice or something like that.

Works with my wife anyway!

Did that last year!

[cn174]

Did that last year!

Well it's on again this year

[SouthAussieRover]

Get them an iron or vacuum cleaner.

Then.......run for your life!

[adopted scouser]

Table for the parents booked at francs in Altrincham. Very nice.

[Hughesy]

Get them an iron or vacuum cleaner.

Then.......run for your life!

+1

[roversmum]

Get them an iron or vacuum cleaner.

Then.......run for your life!

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*smacks South Aussie Rover* -

Mr Roversmum pulled a cracker recently - twas our 25th wedding anniversary and it was barely mentioned. At least the kids will remember Mothers' Day hopefully

[Tom]

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*smacks South Aussie Rover* -

Mr Roversmum pulled a cracker recently - twas our 25th wedding anniversary and it was barely mentioned. At least the kids will remember Mothers' Day hopefully

To be fair to him he had to be at the Fans Forum meeting

[gumboots]

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*smacks South Aussie Rover* -

Mr Roversmum pulled a cracker recently - twas our 25th wedding anniversary and it was barely mentioned. At least the kids will remember Mothers' Day hopefully

Spend nothing but spoil them. Give them a voucher promising to do a job they hate and ACTUALLY DO IT. I'd give anything to have someone to promise to clean my oven for me, or make sure all the ironing was done for a week, especially all those school shirts. Get the kids involved too - most mums don't want things. They want attention and to be made to feel appreciated. Let her put her feet up for the day and she'll love it.

[roversmum]

That's very true, gumboots. Dropping some flowers on the side is all very well but when it coincides with a pile of muddy football kit and a cry of 'what time is dinner ready' the effect is rather spoiled.

A nice cup of tea at intervals during the day, control of the tv remote control and the sight of someone else lugging the lawn mower over the hill that is our garden is a good start although I do love flowers ...

[gumboots]

That's very true, gumboots. Dropping some flowers on the side is all very well but when it coincides with a pile of muddy football kit and a cry of 'what time is dinner ready' the effect is rather spoiled.

A nice cup of tea at intervals during the day, control of the tv remote control and the sight of someone else lugging the lawn mower over the hill that is our garden is a good start although I do love flowers ...

Me too but the other things with them are what makes the gift better, as do compliments about how nice you look, how kind you are, a few more pleases and thank yous than normal, all of which cost nothing but do a world of good to egos that are often battered by the daily routine of life. Being a mum is great and probably the most rewarding job in the world, but it's probably also the most wearing and often the least appreciated, until suddenly you don't have a mum and then you think of all the times you could have told her how good she was and didn't.

[ABBEY]

taking my mum ,the mrs mum and my aunty from america to the auberge on sunday.

[Alan75]

Just commercialism

Why should mothers only be appreciated one day of the year.

[den]

Get the wife some black lingery.

[DanLad]

Spend nothing but spoil them. Give them a voucher promising to do a job they hate and ACTUALLY DO IT. I'd give anything to have someone to promise to clean my oven for me, or make sure all the ironing was done for a week, especially all those school shirts. Get the kids involved too - most mums don't want things. They want attention and to be made to feel appreciated. Let her put her feet up for the day and she'll love it.

Hmm. Do it once, even for Mothers day, and before you know it you have to do it all the time...

Maybe get the kids involved by teaching them how to do the ironing. Result all round?

(I'm actually a very good husband/father and I only speak in jest!)

[Brfcrule1]

Jisty as you live in blackburn this will help yougo to Hobkirks under the railway bridge and buy the mothers day t-shirt hanging in the window £12 bargain that's what I have done for my mum they even agreed over the phone to send the t-shirt out to me in London so was a good result all round!

[gumboots]

Hmm. Do it once, even for Mothers day, and before you know it you have to do it all the time...

Maybe get the kids involved by teaching them how to do the ironing. Result all round?

(I'm actually a very good husband/father and I only speak in jest!)

Most mums know what has to be done week in week out to keep things running smoothly - they don't expect it done all the time but a little support and appreciation goes a long way. good businesses appreciate that. It's why they have incentive schemes; it's why our Head buys us cakes once a month etc. That is really all most mums want - someone to notice when they do things now and then. For example, my kids never get down from the table without saying thanks for the meal; they know I'd rather be sitting down doing nothing sometimes than cooking tea so they show some appreciation. Works wonders

[Paul]

Most mums know what has to be done week in week out to keep things running smoothly - they don't expect it done all the time but a little support and appreciation goes a long way. good businesses appreciate that. It's why they have incentive schemes; it's why our Head buys us cakes once a month etc. That is really all most mums want - someone to notice when they do things now and then. For example, my kids never get down from the table without saying thanks for the meal; they know I'd rather be sitting down doing nothing sometimes than cooking tea so they show some appreciation. Works wonders

This is all very true and I agree with everything gumboots and roversmum have said. In our house though, and I'd suggest many around the country, both parents have to know how to keep things running smoothly and ensure the jobs get done. When the kids were around we never had any defining of who did what, if one had nothing to do and the ironing was waiting get the iron out - mother or father! First one home etc. puts the dinner on, tidies up, hoovers.....................though I always got landed with feeding the guinea pig till he passed away a few weeks ago.

If I want to go cycling all day Sunday I know I need to get my finger out on Saturday with all the household stuff.

[Al]

This is all very true and I agree with everything gumboots and roversmum have said. In our house though, and I'd suggest many around the country, both parents have to know how to keep things running smoothly and ensure the jobs get done. When the kids were around we never had any defining of who did what, if one had nothing to do and the ironing was waiting get the iron out - mother or father! First one home etc. puts the dinner on, tidies up, hoovers.....................though I always got landed with feeding the guinea pig till he passed away a few weeks ago.

If I want to go cycling all day Sunday I know I need to get my finger out on Saturday with all the household stuff.

You are a bloody saint Paul and it's people like you who are ruining it for us lazy sods.

[ABBEY]

Spot on al..its mothers day Not creep to the wife day ....Pmsl ..lol