Just wondering how many Mother's here got a gift or card from their Mother or MIL???

Or,those MIL's or Mothers , did you send one to your DD or DIL???

Do you think as a mother, you should receive a card from your Mother or MIL???

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I got a gift card from my mom, and I'm lucky I get something for Christmas from my MIL! I plan on giving my DD something for Mothers day when she has kids, and I will also being doing the same for my DIL, but for now the kiddos are 8 and 12 so I've got a while!

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Kristie
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I have never heard of a mom or MIL sending their daughter/DIL a card for mothers day....

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Nothing from my mom, but my mom isn't really into the holidays.

FIL always has a big dinner for MIL & all the kids, so I got dinner, but that's not really from MIL. All the girls don't have to cook or clean up.

Lisa

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My MIL has never given me a gift in the whole 17 years I have been in the family.

My mom doesn't give me anything for Mother's day.

My sister gets me cards

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Dawnie
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If there is a will there is a way!

No, I didn't get anything from anyone except the kids and a really nice friend.

For some reason I don't expect one from my MIL, but it would have been nice to get one from my Mother. We'll have to save that for next years arguement.

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"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked." ~ Bernard Meltzer

No, that's weird to me! And would be downright freaky to get one from my MIL since she died a year and a half ago.

My mother-in-law has sent me a card the last couple of years. It's nice that she does that. We haven't always gotten along. I think after 27 years she's given up on our marriage not lasting. :-)

This year she had an obituary stuck in the card. The obit was from January. It's probably someone my DH knows, but her timing on that was a little weird. Oh well, the thought does count!!

I had a great Mothers Day!My son called and wished me a Happy Mothers Day. My brother called my Mom and wished her a Happy Mothers Day. Then me and bf went over mom and dads and we all had cake and icecream .
Oh, and for Mothers Day,I gave my mom coupons and she gave me coupons.

I get a card from my MIL every year. The exact same card for a several years! She must have bought in bulk. Anyway, she sends it a week early, so I am pretty sure that she sends them to remind me to send her somthing. KWIM

I always get a card from my mother, and sometimes a little gift. For instance, this year, my mother gave me 2 pretty clay bead bracelets. Like these: http://www.sbstore.com/store/item.as...40&item_id=134

Holly

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Those are really pretty!

Christine

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Interesting to see how things are done differently.

I gave my mother a card, a Calla Lily plant, and an outdoor small garden flag/flag holder.

My son gave her a basket with Tastefully Simple items in it that I had bought at a party and a card.

My mother gave me a card with $50 in it, plus two plants for my front steps, and a lily for my flower garden.

My son didn't get me anything, which is fine. I had already told him that it would not make me happy if he spent a lot of money on me, and it wouldn't. I am really happy when he uses a coupon to get me something free. Last year he used the JCP $10 coupon and got me a free necklace. We went to brunch at the restaurant where he works, and then he had to work right after we were done eating. So I got to go home and take a nap - best gift of all!

We all wish each other Happy Mother's Day over the phone. This includes my mother, MIL, me... We don't send cards or gifts or anything. Somehow, none of us expect it which is really nice. I do love to talk to both of them though.

Me either and I don't expect then to.

My EX-MIL gave me a beautiful mother necklace. It's silver with a mom and three children. I LOVE it! My boys gave her flowers (which I bought, of course). I always say I divorced the man, not the family.

My mother always gets me something but it's for my DD to give mebecause my hubby never gets me anything for her to give me. This year he surprised me though and actually bought me something. My MIL usually gets me a card.

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Lord don't let that cold wind blow til I'm too old to die young'

Answering my own post now: I sent my Mom a singing Mother's Day card, and then we talked on the phone Sunday, and wished each other Happy Mother's Day. Nothing from MIL. I think she used to send cards, really not sure, I know she has sent DH Father's Day cards.

If my DD or DIL have children, I will honor them on Mother's Day. Who doesn't like to feel special??

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Doing the right thing isn't always the same as doing the easy thing.

My mil gave me a mother's day hallmark plate (from 2004...funny story) and a $20 cvs gift card...woo-woo!!

My mother gave me a $25 outback steakhouse gift card cause she loves to take my son for a weekend (her choice) and knows my hubby and I take advantage to go out on dinner and a movie dates!!

I also think they do this because I allowed both of them to be in the birth suite when I was in labor and during delivery and they saw my 10 lb 3 ounce baby boy rip me apart lol!! Plus, I gave both of them their first grandchild!!

With my mil, it's kind of a contest with us...who can get the best deal. With my mom, it's a gift from the heart...through and through.

I also make it a point to get my grandmother's something nice. My maternal gm is diabetic so I got her sugar free russel stovers pecan delights and my paternal gm hersheys pot of gold nut assortment (cause it's the best!!). I would have got my husband's grandmother something but we never see her (her choice) and she told me to stop giving her things especially pictures...she's a bit bizaar.

I gave my mother the gourmet family dinner from the honeybaked ham deal along with a quarter ham for later it was a joint gift because my dad's birthday is on may 9th so he got cookie cottage cookies (his favorite Cookie Cottage) and we got mom flowers delivered to her work along with a candle that says motherhood is where love begins (had my ds give her this in a gift bag).

I gave my mil the quarter ham and the hambone soup mix with the yellow soup bowl from honeybaked ham (and yes, crafton, the warm ham was deeelicious!!) as well as flowers delivered at her work and the same candle as we gave my mom...again, gave it to my son and he gave it to her.

I also gave my babysitter a vera bradley handbag that she will be using as a small convenient diaper bag for her little one (we just had the yearly sale at our Coliseum and all microfiber was 90% off!!).

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My mother passed away a few years ago. This year my MIL got me a small wall hanging its a little heart that says special daughter in law and has my name and 2007 to hang on the wall in my house. I thought it was very sweet of her

After my DD was born, my Mom always gave me a card with a check on Mother's day. I always got her a big hanging plant and took her out to brunch with my sister. Now that Mom's gone, my sister and I take ourselves out to brunch every Mother's day still.

MIL nope
My mom not really but sorta this year, she wanted to take me to lunch so we ate at "her" choice place lol. I wanted a Starbucks so she footed the bill on that. But usually I don't get anything from either side.

My husband does not think of holidays . So, my mother in law takes my kids shopping and gets me something, but the card and gifts always say From the kids. My mom also does the same thing, she takes my kids shopping and says it's from the kids.

On the other hand, My mother in law is very good to me, and I get HER a card always and when I can afford it, I get her a gift too. I also, spend the day with my mom and the day after with my granny.....Just to show appreciation, as all of them are the best to me! ~I am very fortunate to have such terrific 'mothers, grandmothers, & in laws'.

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No, I don't receive a card from my mother-in-law nor my mother, when she was alive. I've never thought of it.

BUT -- my husband got me a Happy Wife's Day card!! (He said I wasn't his mother!)

First, let me answer your question.

I did not get a card from my mother this year. It would never occur to my mother in a million years that it would be a nice gesture to send any of her daughters a card.


Darlene

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Sell crazy some place else, we are all stocked up here.

Married for 21 years and MIL never gave a gift or card. My mom usually gives me a gift and card along with a gift and card.

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I think it's terrible how some of your husband's don't acknowledge you as mothers and the fact you are not their mother is how they justify their thinking! Were most of them not there during the birth of the reason you are called mom? Were they not there the night of conception? Once you are a mom you are a mother to someone...his children! My husband has been trained to respect women (for the most part) and he does appreciate all I do and for ONE DAY out of the WHOLE YEAR I get to sit back and watch him take care of the boy without so much as changing a diaper, giving a bath, or putting on an outfit let alone worry about what we are eating or where we are going to eat! I do the same for him on Father's day! It's one FRIGGIN' day out the the year! Is that so much to ask? Why do parents raise their children that way? I know md is a hallmark holiday but personally, I embrace the day! Do you know my ds (2.5) loved to tell me happy mother's day, mommy, I love you! over and over and over again? Most of the time he is so encompassed with his trains or his toys or the backyard that he forgets to tell me he loves me (then again, he is 2.5) so to have him "practice" throughout the day and pamper me along side his daddy was awesome! It was the first mother's day I actually enjoyed! I didn't even get a card! Just diamond earrings and wild flowers (from my son and his daddy). One day won't kill you to allow your children AND your husband to pamper you...you may like it and appreciate them just a little better once the day is over for putting so much effort into making sure you are comfortable!

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my mom passed away in 2002. My MIL ALWAYS gets me something. This year it was a pretty jewerly set w/ earrings, necklace and bracelets. She's wonderful, and I absolutely love her. My step MIL always calls me on Mother's day. My dh always get me a gift too, after all, I gave birth to his kids. He even calls his ex to say happy mother's day b/c they have a son together. But we all get along really well.

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