What are you asking for this Mother’s Day?

[mbcdefg]

MH said he ordered some things that seem to have gotten delayed in the mail so we’ll see.

He also said he looked into takeout packages from local Italian restaurants for dinner, since I mentioned a specific chicken dish, and the packages are all expensive and huge (*eighth grade giggle*), so I said not to bother with anything Italian since the local Italian places will likely all be swamped on Mother’s Day. I would just like him to figure it out himself without me having to organize anything and I’ll be satisfied. I said that Thai or Chinese takeout would be nice.

I had dropped hints about how I can’t find my little emergency phone charger and how I found Etsy knockoffs of Meghan Markle’s Cartier wedding earrings. I don’t want anything enough to specifically ask for it.

[cricketwife]

TAkeout dinner. Probably pizza. I haven’t had good pizza in a long time and the kids like it so there won’t be whining.

[sloan]

Well I read the word “cheesecake” in this thread and now it’s all I can think about, so I’m gonna go with that.

I would LOVE to sleep in, but the nursing baby will not allow that, so I think I’ll take a nap instead. Oh, and takeout to go with the aforementioned cheesecake.

[Pilsy]

We're worried about money, so I asked for a take-out dinner, homemade cards from him and kids, and takeout for dinner. There are some things I'd like, but they're either too expensive or currently impossible. Maybe next year.

Oh, and I bought myself a journal and asked him and the kids to write in it last year. They didn't, so I bugged them, and they finally did for my birthday. This year, it better be happening for Mother's Day. I reminded him last night.

ETA: I might ask for time to take a nap, too. This is awful, but I'm hesitant on that, because I feel like I need to be ready for him to get the same on Father's Day, and I don't know if I'll feel like providing it. lol

[aspentosh]

A week of silence and a solo vacation. Just me?

Really, nothing. I'd like to not worry about food and I did request a decadent chocolate cake.

I'll request some quiet time alone so I can read in peace.

[expectantsteelerfan]

The puppy we are getting is my main mother's day gift. It took a while for dh to be on board fully with a new puppy, so the fact that he is excited now makes me happy. I also asked him for 'some sort of tasty treat that I don't have to buy or make myself' and he he picked an awesome dessert that will hopefully be delivered on Sunday (and then picked the same thing for his mom lol). We will probably also do take out for dinner.

[nicolewi]

I"m updating my response b/c our weather looks super Sh@#$y, so DH might be home, but likely not going on a walk. 
--A nice breakfast (I don't care if I make it--I just want something good that I like)
--I usually want flowers but don't want DH to have to go out on a special trip this year
--kids will make me things--I will enjoy that
--a relaxing day
--a good dinner that is not a lot of work for me (maybe takeout?) with a delicious dessert. I have to think about what I want.
--I would love a grown-up movie night with DH. Usually we are too shot once the kids are in bed to get through a movie. 

I really want a magnolia tree for our yard, and that would be great b/c they bloom around Mother's Day....so maybe later this year they can get me one.

[pandora89]

I asked for this asymmetrical initial necklaces with DS’s and soon to be DD’s initials from a Jeweller in Montreal. The jeweller posted a picture of the stuff he mailed out on Monday and I think this one is mine! I also asked for these 2 rompers from Smash + Tess. I was tempted to ask for those Kyte Women’s pjs but couldn’t justify $120 on PJs lol on top of everything else. I may ask for them for my birthday which is a week after I have this baby.

[sdlaura]

I've been wearing my Ugg slippers everyday, and they're now 5+ years old and have actual holes in the bottom. So I asked for a new pair.

My birthday is also in a couple weeks and I asked for a comfortable adult-sized raft for our pool. Something that if I end up with a 30 min, I could lay on and read a book. We have a whole bunch of kid pool toys but nothing comfortable for adults.

[lilles]

Coke Slurpee

[goldengirlz]

I asked for AirPods or an Apple Watch. (I think I’m getting the AirPods.)

I’m taking some time to myself, though not necessarily on Sunday. I just want to leave my house, by myself, for a few hours. I don’t know where I’ll go — maybe a local beach or park, maybe grab a special treat in the city — but H said “just get out of here*,” and I plan to take him up on it.

H will also probably cook a special dinner and/or brunch.

*ETA: In a nice way 😂

[Poeticxpassion]

I told DH exactly what I wanted, so I’m getting a cookie cake and a takeout steak dinner. DH and DS will make homemade artwork. I’m also wanting to buy some Halloween ornaments from my list on Etsy. I’m going to start a Halloween tree this year and I found some amazing nightmare before Christmas ones.

[glitzy07]

Ideally, to not have to lift a finger around the house or with the kids for the day. But also for him to do some random projects that I have been dreading/putting off doing, such as cleaning the laundry room, and purging/decluttering the boy's clothes and toys.

What will actually happen is that I'll be solo with two of the three kids (SS will stay with his mom for Mother's Day), while my H works a 10-12 hour day. Waaaaaaaaaah.

[moonpie]

I have a not great relationship with my mom and it brings out lots of feelings and resentment this time of year. So we generally don’t do big things for the holiday.

I want to sleep in, have dh cook dinner, have dh order my mom something so I don’t have to deal with it. That’s it, lol

[osulori]

May 6, 2020 12:54:47 GMT -5 glitzy07 said:

Ideally, to not have to lift a finger around the house or with the kids for the day. But also for him to do some random projects that I have been dreading/putting off doing, such as cleaning the laundry room, and purging/decluttering the boy's clothes and toys.

What will actually happen is that I'll be solo with two of the three kids (SS will stay with his mom for Mother's Day), while my H works a 10-12 hour day. Waaaaaaaaaah.

I'll be right there with you.  J works on Sunday so it'll be me and the kids. We'll likely go over to my parents now that we've started reopening the proverbial social circle a tiny bit (right now it's just my parents and our babysitter) but that's it.

[gerberdaisy]

I want H to have the kids to a craft for me. I've texted him many examples; however, there is a 2% chance of this happening. I like when the kids bring home things they've made at school for me! Other than that, I want to sleep in, have coffee brought to me, go on a family hike, not be the primary parent for the day, and not cook dinner.

However, even with explicit instructions, H manages to f it up every year. The weather is also supposed to be cold, so expectations are low.

[melsbels]

I have asked for coffee in bed followed by a few hours of time to myself. Maybe some bacon and mimosas for breakfast. Was hoping for a big walk but the weather is supposed to be crappy this weekend.

I think my H ordered me some jewelry because I remember seeing a charge on our credit card a few months ago, but I can’t remember what it was. My sister dropped off some stuff for my kids last week, and I saw her bring a small box into the garage that he quickly squirrelled away, so I’m assuming she helped him lol

[namasteak]

I want to stay in bed drinking mimosas and eating whatever I want.

I need to find noise cancelling headphones so I can watch tv and not hear the kids.

Combo Mother’s Day/anniversary gift is redoing the front yard landscaping and adding a patio.

[beerlover]

There's nothing I really want for myself at the moment as a present.

I like the idea a few people have brought up about takeout breakfast. That's one meal we haven't ordered out yet, so that sounds nice. We have a local place that has a really great fruit crepe with homemade whipped cream. Maybe Bloody Mary's or mimosas with that. And bacon, obviously.

I would really like to be alone too, but I just had the opportunity to do that this past Sunday (I drove to a neighboring town to go to Trader Joe's and then ate sushi alone in my car, lol. It was perfect.) There's nowhere for me to go in our town really, except maybe on a solo walk. I'm sure I'll do that at some point during the day.

Hopefully my kid will take his once per week nap that day so I can read a book in peace. We'll probably get takeout dinner too, because I just don't want to do anything in the kitchen that day.

I will say, this sounds awful/selfish (and I do love and appreciate both my mom and MIL) but one upside of the pandemic is that I am not obligated to go to my moms or my mother in laws. We may still do a quick stop and drop off a hanging basket or something at each place, but we're not going to be sharing a meal for hours or anything like that. I always was kind of annoyed about Mothers Day after I became a mom, because I just wanted to do what I wanted on that day and not be visiting all over the place.

[Susie]

All I really wanted was some kid-free time to take a bike ride outside, and maybe some help cleaning out our basement workout room.  But gifts are H's love language, so I am getting a Garmin Vivoactive 4s.  This is fine with me -- I have a 2 year old Fitbit, and it annoys me that I have my daily data in the Fitbit app and my workouts/routes all in Garmin Connect because all my fitness watches have been Garmin.  I really would prefer to stick with one platform, and my ties to Garmin are tighter.  I wouldn't have spent the money myself until the Fitbit dies but I guess that's why it's a gift.  

May 6, 2020 14:13:13 GMT -5 beerlover said:

I always was kind of annoyed about Mothers Day after I became a mom, because I just wanted to do what I wanted on that day and not be visiting all over the place.

I have never had a mom and been a mom on mother's day (my mom died about 10 days before my first MD as a mom -- which super sucked), but I definitely feel this. Not to say moms of adult children shouldn't be acknowledged or anything (they should!), but I am firmly of the opinion that the activities on MD should revolve around the moms who are still in the trenches and are probably exhausted.

Between the situation with my own mom and being one of those "in the trenches" moms now, I tell H he's welcome to go do whatever with MIL on mother's day, but if he does, he needs to take the kids and I get the down time while they're gone. I don't go with. In normal years it's win/win.

[minzy]

What I would really love is a solo run, being the one who “gets” to do the shopping for the week, the kids making an effort to clean up after themselves, and time alone to binge at least part of the last season of Schitt’s Creek.

[beerlover]

Susie, I agree with you completely and I'm sorry about your mom and your sucky first Mother's Day! Ugh I hope your H takes the kids and leaves you with some down time!

[abs]

I'm gonna also add not get a single meal or snack ready for anyone in this house including myself all weekend long.

God I am so tired of my kitchen.

[keweenawlove]

I asked H for a Kindle paperwhite. I have a super old Kindle without a backlight and DD broke the reading light on my case.

[felicity]

I've always wanted DH and DS to make me breakfast, but they never can because we have to do brunch with my mom. Not this year! I told him exactly what to make and am super excited. Otherwise I just want a little extra time to myself. We don't really do gifts but DS did make me something.

[Mrs.flang]

I want DH to make breakfast, go on a nice long whine-free walk with H and the kids, and get take out for dinner. It’d also be nice if DH helped the kids make me a card.

[clseale]

Our neighborhood is being paid a visit by a dessert food truck. That’s all I need. LOL

I wanted a nice day outside, a yummy mocktail, and to grill. But the weather is iffy, so we’ll see.

[bdubs419]

Porch family pics (just did the other day), ice cream or an ice cream cake from local homemade shop and hopefully to be left alone for some peace and quiet!

[gastro]

I just don’t want to have to make any meals and get a super long shower.

[kate1482]

I splurged on a set of hestan nanobond pots and pans and told dh it was a Mother’s Day gift. Dh asked if I wanted to go stay a night in a hotel and relax/sleep in. He looked into the Westin since the local boutique hotel is closed. I told him it sounds amazing but with no spa, minimal food options and not being able to meet up with other friends it just doesn’t seem like the right time.