Who's in charge of Mother's Day for your MIL?

[puppyluv]

I usually take care of something but I am making him do it this year. He hasnt thought of anything yet and he missed her birthday yesterday too. I am waiting to see how this one goes down.

[mrsjuleshs]

DH is. Though since he is at work this weekend I am hoping he will at least call her. He has to drive about 20 mins. from the rig site to get any sort of a signal.

[IrishBelle]

MIL is deceased but when she was living he was in charge. Some years he bought a card and some years was just a phone call. His family is very low key for birthdays, Christmas, etc.

[lmdbww]

I get cards for everyone but I dont see MIL on mothers day. We usually plan separate events w/our own moms at the same time, and then DH and I spend time together later on w/DD.

[penguinsidecar]

i bought both his mom and stepmom flowers. if i hadn't, they would have recieved nothing.

this is why i want to make sure i have a female child at some point.

[far2529]

He's responsible for his family, I'm responsible for mine though, we do talk about things jointly.

[crashgizmo]

It's a joint effort. His mom lives in town so I will normally prod him to find out what his sisters are doing. My mom lives out of state and he'll remind me to send flowers or a card if I don't remember. I sign from both of us.

[pinkynells]

He is. I might remind him to get a card, but I make him put in the effort.

[Deleted]

SO handles his mom and I handle mine. He orders cards to be mailed through Hallmark - it is all very easy for him.

[rex]

Well, I just bought her card so I guess I am!

Honestly though we won't even see her on Mother's Day. She goes to a brunch with all of her sisters and her mother.

[drloretta]

Me. Totally me. I've saved his ass more times than he can count. I'm the one with the creative gift ideas too. He should tell me every day how glad he is to have me

[KaraOrNot]

We usually go shopping together. He makes the decision on what she will get.

[orchideous]

Me me me.
I took over all gift giving responsibility as quickly as possible. He's very forgetful when it comes to dates.
His parents are out of state so we always send a bouquet, card, and gift card for dinner out.
My parents are ~45 minutes away. We are going there Sunday, helping with some landscaping, and having dinner. Easy peasy.


Father's Day is what trips us up. My dad is easy, but I always over-think what to get for his.

[megs193]

I do all the gift buying in our house unless it is for me. It normally annoys me but I don't mind this year since my mil sent me chocolate covered strawberries. She said she thought I deserved extra recognition this year since I am pregnant and chasing around a toddler while my husband travels for work 5 days a week. I thought it was very sweet since I would never expect anyone but my DH to get me anything.

[Deleted]

DH doesn't really have a mom (they've been estranged most of his life) but we always send a card to step-MIL. They aren't close so I usually pick it out and mail it. We don't really do mother's day/father's day gifts with either family usually - just cards and a phone call.

[pippa]

DH is, but his sister handles it for the three siblings. I'm just happy I don't have to do anything.