Among Friends

[Daysdee]

To whom do you give gifts on Mothers' Day?  Do you gift your daughters, DIL?  Do you gift to daughters who are not mothers?    Years ago I would gift to Mom, MIL, and my husband's grandmother.  (Mine were deceased.)    I also gift to my daughters MIL when we celebrate Mothers' Day together.   

[goldensrbest]

My mil is gone ,use to buy for her ,and still have my mom she is 83, i buy for her ,no daughters here.

[cactusgal]

Only my Mother in Law bless her heart, she's 91. My mother past away in 2002.

[NicksmomESQ]

 Since my mom & mil are gone I haven’t given any Mother’s Day gifts in over 20 years.

[chrystaltree]

First, I have to say there are no rules.  Anyone can give a Mother's Day gift to anyone they want, even if that person is more of a mother figure than a mother.  We shouldn't over think it.  My own mother passed, I wish I could give her a Mother's Day gift now.  Curently;  we send gifts to my husband's mother, my husband gives me a small token gift and sometimes flowers,  my girls give me gifts.  I send a card to my sister who is a mother and grandmother.  When my aunt, my mother's sister was alive, I sent her a card.  Now that my girls are moms, hubby and I give them gifts.  That's a new custom in our family, neither of us grew up in homes where mothers gave gifts to daughters on Mother's Day but things change.  Expressing love and appreciation to the people in our lives is never a bad thing.     

[hondagirl]

I give myself a gift.  Both my son and daughter do not do Mother's Day with me so it's a day that I do for me....No need to ask why - it's just the way it is and I am not happy with either of them... So be it...

[Mom2Dogs]

I am a daughter, never a mother (step mom) and for a few years a step daughter would gift me or at least send a card...she has not done that for years.  DH and I never gifted his girls on mothers day, I think this gift giving just gets out of hand.

[GenXmuse]

My mother, mil and husband’s grandmother. 

[QVCkitty1]

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@chrystaltree wrote:

First, I have to say there are no rules.  Anyone can give a Mother's Day gift to anyone they want, even if that person is more of a mother figure than a mother.  We shouldn't over think it.  My own mother passed, I wish I could give her a Mother's Day gift now.  Curently;  we send gifts to my husband's mother, my husband gives me a small token gift and sometimes flowers,  my girls give me gifts.  I send a card to my sister who is a mother and grandmother.  When my aunt, my mother's sister was alive, I sent her a card.  Now that my girls are moms, hubby and I give them gifts.  That's a new custom in our family, neither of us grew up in homes where mothers gave gifts to daughters on Mother's Day but things change.  Expressing love and appreciation to the people in our lives is never a bad thing.     

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What a lovely reply !🌷

[SouthernBee]

@Daysdee : My Mother , grandmothers, aunt are deceased. No sisters. Never a birth mother. I have a precious step daughter, that in the last two years has surprised me with beautiful cards and special photo frames. My Mother’s special friend is 90 and has always been available for me- therefore- I make sure she has something special from me, she has two daughters that I am friends with. One lives in town and one out of town. I have a special church friend that is younger than me but she has adopted me as her : Bigmama. Sadly her, Mother is currently cared by hospice. I decided to surprise this friend with a box of her favorite items from bath and body works. I am very Blessed and will be 65 in July. I miss my family but have precious memories.Happy Mother’s Day. Southern Bee