What are you doing on Mothers Day?

Mothering Sunday will be different this year, my mother died many years ago and mil in January. DD will be in Beijing and Dil is working nights. DS will probably come to lunch.

Maw the gifts are a lovely idea and what a lovely thing for your DD to say, something to treasure.
The whole concept has become very commercial with a lot of pressure put on families to 'buy', whereas a card and a hug, or phone call can mean so much.
Wishing all a Happy Mothering Sunday ?

Mother gone 45 years and MiL 25. I will be flying to Italy for work on Sunday. Will probably get cards from some of my three but don't need them to know I'm appreciated and loved. And I'm sorry for those who find it a hard day.

Older generation here as well, so no DM or MIL.
Will be leading service at one of our local churches, with an emphasis on how mums, and churches, make mistakes.
Then tackling the dreaded M25, M11 A14 en route to youngest DD and family. Co incidence that it is Mothering Sunday for this visit, we are needed to support family for a few days while DD does return to nursing course.

DD is away for the weekend so DH is cooking steak for DS and us. I will watch the Bohemian Rhapsody DVD DD bought for me.

DS1 has sent flowers and a card ; if I'm lucky, DS2 may text a picture of flowers and a card....

We are lunching out at the invitation of a friend. Families live too far to visit and in any case will likely spend the day with their in laws. Twas ever thus.

Like so many GNers I no longer have DM or MiL but have planned to take flowers to DM grave tomorrow.

On Sunday both DDs and DH are taking me out for brunch as DD1 has to get back home in the afternoon. We won't see DGD as SiL is taking her to see his DM on Saturday for an over night stay.

I have already made sure Daddy knew to get things and DGD has a gift for DD1, I also left a gift for her to give to DD1 from me too.

We had the "why are you giving mummy a gift granny she's not your mummy?" Lol, so I said because she works so hard at being a lovely mummy and a great daughter and she deserves lots of love.

DD2 is single and the girls are having Spa Day on Saturday with a film fest to follow then all together for brunch on Sunday.

I am so pleased SiL is going to see his mum and as much as I'd love to see DGD I'm happy she is going to see her Gran. She hasn't see her since Christmas, they do Facetime and WhatsApp and her Gran sends her lovely letters and poems so they have a good relationship even though we see more of her.

I don't remember being this organised when the girls were young and I wonder how many Mothering Sundays my Mum went without the day being marked. I don't know if it was just me not being very aware of the day, we did live abroad a lot when the girls were young and not so in you're face then, but even so I'm sure I don't think I was as thoughtful to my Mum as my girls are to me.

Whatever you are doing may you enjoy your day.

Just heard that my grandson (9) is taking his mum out on a date tonight for mother’s day ( as he will be away with daddy on Sunday ) .

GS “ I’m taking you to the cinema tonight for your mother’s day treat mum and you can have whatever you like .... popcorn, big drink, natchos, hot dogs ..... anything ......”

DiL “wow, how lucky I am ..... what are we seeing ?”

GS “Dumbo and don’t worry about the cost cos daddy’s paying “

Not doing anything on Mothering Sunday, card sent to DM as she lives 300 miles away. I will ring her.

Out for a Carvery on Saturday with DD, my DiL & 2 DGs plus a single friend who's Birthday is Sunday. DD has also won Sunday Lunch at the same Carvery so she's no meals to prepare over the weekend

I expect a nice???? card but no presents, just lovely to be able to spend time with my family since I moved closer 4 years ago.

DGS2 has made a card at Playgroup, he's not 2 yet, DGS1 has bought cards for his Mummies

to all Mothers out there.

Not a lot hopefully! I am happy to have a quiet day. although I have sons only 20-30 mins away but I appreciate it is more a day for my DiLs now. I do always get a card & a pressie but not necessary on the day- usually before. Elder son may well pop over as he is not living with his wife for some years now although they are still good friends.
I will get chocolates or flowers from the cats via DH as usual.
It looks as if the weather is going to be great so maybe fire up the barBQ- then DH can cook. If not I think there will be a couple of good rugby games on TV in afternoon- couldn't ask for more!

My mother died when I was 11. My children have never sent me a card yet (and they didn't in France either, when it is May), so I expect I'll be doing bugger all. As usual.

We took Mother’s Day things to my MiL last weekend when we visited last weekend. I will visit my mother on Sunday.
I’m not expecting anything from two of my children this year as my daughter suffers mental health issues and has caused yet more terrible upset yet again this last week. One of my sons may visit.

MB so like your practical but family warm celebration of the 'occasion'. Any excuse for contact with family suits me fine.

My lovely Mum died (at age of 80 yrs) in 1984. Still miss her most days. On Sunday I will be taking it easy - but am being taken out on Saturday by daughter who lives near me and her daughter for a day out at a large and very lovely, Garden Centre. Will have lunch there, and the other children will have sent that daughter cash so that I will have a goodly sum of money to spend as I wish at the garden centre.
Hope that on Sunday my g.children will all be baking cakes and looking after their Mums (my daughters).

I'll give a few moments thought to my Mum and MIL, both long gone now, and then I hope to have a normal quiet Sunday with DH. Two of our AC live too far to visit for just one day (at least I hope they won't make the journey), and the other one is just a few miles away. But I'd prefer if he spent the day with his partner and family. I'm quite happy with a phone call or a card. I hope to spend some of the day on a large craft project while I still feel well enough to do it - intermittent health issues.

Not Mothering Sunday in Portugal for them it's the first Sunday in May. As our children are in the UK my friend and I decided to go out for lunch to a nice restaurant on Sunday and the husbsnds will be coming too. I remember saying something about Mothering Sunday to my DH some years ago and his reply was "well you are not my mother". In his defence he isn't the father of my children.

For the first time in about 8 of 9 years I will actually have the pleasure of seeing all my children on Mothering Sunday. Will be at a Spa hotel overnight on Saturday with both my daughters for my older daughter's hen party, hopefully older daughter will be up in time to have breakfast with younger daughter and I before we leave to motor some 200 miles to watch my son play in a concert with his string quartet. I'm feeling very blessed this year.

I'll be going to the Mothering Sunday service with DD1 and the younger DGS. Then they, SiL & the 8 year old who will have been at rugby training, will all come to me for a late lunch.
I had a lovely weekend at a spa last week with DD1 & DD3 so that was my present to them for being great Mums. I don't think DD2 knows its Mothering Sunday as she's in Oz.

My daughter and I deliberately don't go out to lunch or buy flowers for Mother's Day as we think that retailers take such liberties.

We will meet up for a coffee and she'll give me a card on Sunday, then on Monday my daughter, granddaughter, and little greatgrandsons will go out, probably for a meal at the Carvery.

Best of both worlds.

Another here feeling blessed this year, as I'll be seeing all my DC and DGS. Our SIL's mother is kindly hosting a bit of a do at their house for Mothering Sunday and our family March birthdays, all five of them. I'm in charge of the cheeseboard (very important!). I can count on cards and presents from two of my three on the day, perhaps even a hat trick....the one that usually misses the actual date really hasn't an excuse this year!

I will be going to the beach with DD1, SIL and my 2 DGC where we will make sandcastles and then cook hot dogs in the campervan. DD2 in Spain will ring and probably donate to charity in my name instead of flowers. You don't need to spend a lot of money to have a good time

I spent the weekend with my daughter a couple of weeks ago and she gave me my Mother's Day card and a pressy of Pandora charm for my bracelet which I shall open on Sunday. We don't see each other that often so it was nice to spend all weekend together. I will get a card of my son tomorrow, no pressy but then we don't normally anyway so that's not a problem, and they will both ring me on the day and it will be lovely to have a chat with them both.

I am working this weekend so DD and GD have been over today with pressies and cards. DS gave me pressies early. Other DS and GS I will see next week.

My 3 DDs have invited me to lunch. The 2 DGS will be there too, so will be with their Mums. DH will be taking his Mum out for lunch and one Son in Law will be visiting his Mum. Probably will be cards and flowers for me but it is the time the time they spend with me that is the most precious thing.

I am going to my eldest daughter's for lunch on Mothering Sunday. My youngest daughter and her partner will be there plus 'babybump' as I call my first granchild......due at the end of May.
My son and his fiance are going to see Sunderland in the Cup Final at Wembley on Sunday which is fine because he has promised me a celebration some other time. So all in all I feel a very lucky Mum!!

I only gathered it was Mothering Sunday this weekend when my boss mentioned it yesterday.

Me, I'll be preparing for a colonoscopy (eating stodge in layman's terms) on Tuesday.

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