Question: My mom is so hard to shop for. Every year we have the same problem: what do we get mom for her birthday, for Christmas and now for Mother’s Day. Any suggestions?
Answer: I have the same problem! Except the way we deal with it is to ask Mom what she wants — or let her buy it herself. I know, I know, it’s no fun. But at least she gets exactly what she needs or wants without the hassle of having to return whatever we bought.
I went online this morning to look for gift ideas. A lot of sites — like Red Envelope and Amazon — categorized their suggestions by personality. For the workout mom, get her a new set of yoga mats. For the foodie mom, get her cooking tools or gadgets.
But Howard Dicus of Hawaii News Now said it best this morning on his “Ask Howard” segment. Someone asked him what to get for his mom for Mother’s Day — which is May 9, by the way — and he answered, “Time.”
Your mom probably has everything she needs. But what she would probably like is you spending quality time with her. Take her out to a nice dinner, invite her kids and grandkids, talk story and be together. I’m pretty sure my mom would like that, too — with some cheesecake, of course.
Any other ideas?
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Time. That’s awesome, Cat! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Hello Cat,
That’s what we need to do more of, spending time with our family and loves ones. Not only on special occasions but everyday.
I like that suggestion. Thanks
ach. tearjerker. it’s the one thing i regret now that my mom’s gone, not making time to walk all the way down to aloha tower w/ her to have lunch on the water like she wanted. she had a lot of friends. she just wanted to do that w/ me.
I wholeheartedly agree… the most meaningful gifts can’t be bought.
hi ‘mom’ at the risk of repeating myself from mother’s day’s and other days – you done good.
we americans do not honor our parents as much as we should. i’m so thankful my son does. just hearing ‘i love you, dad’ cheerfully, as he signs off a phone call is enough to fill me with indescribable joy. @nonstopmari
I am thinking of giving my mom a one way ticket to Paris… think she will fit in there.
I will surely use your suggestion for my moms birth day…thanks for sharing
My three daughters gave me in past something I will always cherish. They all did together and clean the entire house for my for a month. Now they also learn to up keep in cleaning it for me everyday. That the best gift I always love forever.