AoWW Posted 13 March 2010 Posted 13 March 2010 ... is tomorrow! Don't say you haven't been reminded! Still enough time to nip to the nearest petrol forecourt and buy her a bunch of carnations.
jonthefox Posted 13 March 2010 Posted 13 March 2010 im one organised geezer. sorted it at 10pm last night.
Webbo Posted 13 March 2010 Posted 13 March 2010 ... is tomorrow! Don't say you haven't been reminded! Still enough time to nip to the nearest petrol forecourt and buy her a bunch of carnations. My wife keeps asking me what to get for my mother. How the hell do I know?She doesn't wear perfume, kills flowers stone dead, is on a diet so off chocolate and seems to have read every book ever printed. Ladies, I need your suggestions.
AoWW Posted 13 March 2010 Author Posted 13 March 2010 My wife keeps asking me what to get for my mother. How the hell do I know?She doesn't wear perfume, kills flowers stone dead, is on a diet so off chocolate and seems to have read every book ever printed. Ladies, I need your suggestions. Er, I dunno... Take her for a meal (even if she's on a diet, she still has to eat summat!); theatre ticket, voucher to spend at some pampering place; bottle of gin?! Has she got any hobbies... anything you could get her that relates to that?
davieG Posted 13 March 2010 Posted 13 March 2010 Does it have to be material? Why not an extra big hug and an "I love you," not that this should be a once a year event. Write her a letter. Make an appearance.
Lillehamring Posted 13 March 2010 Posted 13 March 2010 Does it have to be material? Why not an extra big hug and an "I love you," not that this should be a once a year event. Write her a letter. Make an appearance. way to make me feel guilty....
Daggers Posted 13 March 2010 Posted 13 March 2010 Does it have to be material? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ2tYoBfnlw
FoxyPV Posted 13 March 2010 Posted 13 March 2010 My mum gets a visit and a big hug and kiss - why buy a load of shite for a holiday that was created by card companies to sell more (same for father's day)? Make something yourself (like primary school) probably a card with plenty of spelling mistakes and crap handwriting
andyh1884 Posted 13 March 2010 Posted 13 March 2010 My mum gets a visit and a big hug and kiss - why buy a load of shite for a holiday that was created by card companies to sell more (same for father's day)? Make something yourself (like primary school) probably a card with plenty of spelling mistakes and crap handwriting I'm fairly sure it has origins dating back hundreds of years. Not like Valentines Day.
Jimothy Posted 13 March 2010 Posted 13 March 2010 I'm fairly sure it has origins dating back hundreds of years. Not like Valentines Day. Yeah I think it dates back to the ancient Greeks. Fathers Day was invented by the card companies though.
davieG Posted 13 March 2010 Posted 13 March 2010 I'm fairly sure it has origins dating back hundreds of years. Not like Valentines Day. Indirectly, it is an Americanisation of the Christian Festival of Mothering Sunday usually the 4th Sunday in Lent and was, according to some the going to Church (Mother). There's lots of other influences but I doubt whether it included buying presents etc until the last century. Edit- it seems it, Mother's Day became a national holiday in America in 1914 and Father's Day was 'created' as long ago as 1910 by someone based on a Mother's Day sermon.
Samilktray Posted 13 March 2010 Posted 13 March 2010 Got mine a mug, she asked for a mug which was strange. Cost me £10, for a fucking mug?!? Scandalous.
Anish Posted 13 March 2010 Posted 13 March 2010 Got mine a mug, she asked for a mug which was strange. Cost me £10, for a fucking mug?!? Scandalous. The card companies make a killing on these occasions. I bought a bloody card for £4.40, which is just a scandalous given that it'll be recycled in a couple of weeks! And that wasn't even the most expensive card either"
FoxyPV Posted 13 March 2010 Posted 13 March 2010 doubt whether it included buying presents etc until the last century. The card companies make a killing on these occasions. I bought a bloody card for £4.40, which is just a scandalous given that it'll be recycled in a couple of weeks! And that wasn't even the most expensive card either" Don't buy all the shit that all these companies send out for these fooking holidays... yet another example of the crass over-commercialisation of modern society - do something more practical like cook a meal for her etc it's more personal and therefore more meaningful.
Daggers Posted 13 March 2010 Posted 13 March 2010 Make something yourself (like primary school) probably a card with plenty of spelling mistakes and crap handwriting We're going to be soap making in a minute, not Fight Club style though - although I fancy the liposuction.
FoxyPV Posted 13 March 2010 Posted 13 March 2010 We're going to be soap making in a minute, not Fight Club style though - although I fancy the liposuction.
Matt Posted 13 March 2010 Posted 13 March 2010 My mum gets her nails done quite often so got her a voucher this morning for the beauty place she goes...Might have to get vouchers from there more often, beautiful women in there
FoxyPV Posted 13 March 2010 Posted 13 March 2010 My mum ... the beauty place she goes...Might have to get vouchers from there more often, beautiful women in there Hope you're not getting a tad Oedipal on it there!
Webbo Posted 13 March 2010 Posted 13 March 2010 Er, I dunno... Take her for a meal (even if she's on a diet, she still has to eat summat!); theatre ticket, voucher to spend at some pampering place; bottle of gin?! Has she got any hobbies... anything you could get her that relates to that? The bride got her some (clip on ) ear rings. She wasn't even got her ears pierced, that's how hard she is to buy for.
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