General Chat

Why, especially on Facebook, do people feel compelled to list all the presents etc they were given for Mothers’s Day? And when did the gifts get so elaborate instead of a card and small bunch of flowers?

Apart from the fact that some may be telling porkies, anyone who wastes time doing that needs to get a life.

Unbelievable idiots.

It becomes to appear like a competition.

I agree. Like all things Mothers Day has become commercialised, and just an exercise in one upmanship. Years ago CHILDREN made their mother's a card and picked or bought a small bunch of flowers just to show their love and appreciation. Now of course it's all about how much everything costs, and who buys the biggest and most expensive! - sad really!

I got one Card & a bunch of flowers of my son when both my sons were youngsters they made little things presents & cards I still have a boat made from plastic @ many cards hand made .mean more to me than fancy gifts Barbara

I never listed mine But my best Pressie
is the love of my Children and grandchildren <3 <3

Mind I even got a card from Strays three cats :-D :-D :-D

My pressie was a joint Mothers day and early Birthday pressie ...

I love my Mum with all my heart and as long as the family are together and happy
that's all she wants...

My mum used to love to be given a little bunch of violets she would not have understood the currant custom of expensive gifts.

I detest Mother's Day!
It's in March, the weather is usually cold/wet/windy, it's too commercialised, and pubs are full.
Even if you get into a pub/restaurant, where the food on the whole is okay, on Mother's Day is usually awful - like on the run up to Christmas.

I insist we celebrate 'our' day (I have2 daughters) in late April at the earliest - and nowhere near Easter! :-(

However, I did receive a card and phone call rom one, and a card, quick visit, bottle of plonk and a vegetable lasagne from the other. :-D

Mind you, her card was plain white, with the following written in black:
" I choose my Mother's Day
Cards like I choose
my nursing homes.

Low cost and in a hurry.

:-D :-D :-D :-D

Our Mother's Day is later ........... not even sure when, I think June

OH NEVER gives me anything ............ he says "you're not my mother' :-D

Daughter used to give me little homemade gifts and cards, now just a card.

TV ads here suggest buying diamond jewellry, expensive cars, expensive holidays to your mother :-0 :-P

At least, the ads have stopped suggesting fur coats :-D

All I wanted was all my children in the same country for Mothers Day....fat chance.

I don't want cards or gifts, a phone call or message from overseas is enough to make my day :-D

Our neighbour sends her daughter a card on behalf of her granddaughter.
The granddaughter is old enough to make & write one herself :-S

As for posting/boasting on FB, perhaps the mother’s are trying to prove either how much they’re loved or how financially successful their children are?

Sad innit? :-(