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Growing up my father always made sure we went shopping to get our mum a gift, he'd then help us in the morning make mum breakfast in bed.. even once they broke up he made sure to get her something for mother's day. It made me look forward to mother's day. Since becoming a mum, 6yrs, my (now ex) partner only attempted one mother's day. Never any gifts, breakfast or once my son got older helped him buy or make me something. Felt utterly ignored and unappreciated but atleast every yr then I went our for coffee with my mum and she would pay for my coffee as my treat for being a mother. When my son was in kindy he said to the then 4yr old a couple days before mother's day and said so what did you buy mum for mother's day... the look on my sons face was heartbreaking because he thought he'd done something wrong.
I do expect soemthing doesn’t have to be big. It’s a day to celebrate being a mother and should be appreciated by not only the children but by your significant other. 🥰
We are a 2 moms family and we both get one present for each other (we go big on bday and Xmas but we don't want mother's day to turn into another big spending occasion, it's more about being together) but there's no label on it, it's not "it's from me" or "it's from our daughter", it's just "it's a present for you to celebrate you as a mother".
I expect nothing big but i do expect gift to celebrate that day. Same with fathers day.
I don’t expect him to buy a present on behave of himself for Mother’s Day after all I’m not his Mother but I do expect him to organise something on behalf of my son. He always comes up with something really special and thoughtful so this in itself shows me he appreciates me etc
My baby is 9 weeks, I don’t expect a present at all from him or my partner However I would expect to have something like a breakfast/ dinner made for me/ the house cleaned/ flowers or something just to acknowledge the day and everything I do for them Having said this, prior to having a baby and getting a partner my mum would always organise something ‘from my dog’ to me for Mother’s Day and I noticed her texting my partner a lot recently so I have a feeling she’s talked him into organising something special
I don’t expect a present, but maybe just some extra attention. I don’t mean buy me gifts or go out and do something big (even though I’d never say no to a present 🤣). But more attentiveness for me to be able to relax a little more and made to feel special. This is my first Mother’s Day though so who knows how I’ll actually feel on the day.
My husband said he's working on Mother's Day, and he wouldn't have bought me anything he's been too busy. BUT whatever effort I get for Mothers Day is what he'll get for Fathers Day. I'm mentally preparing that my first Mothers Day will just be another day.
Mothers Day, Fathers Day and Valentines Day are just another day for us 😊 I suspect that'll change once our kid is older (currently 15 months old)
No, only on little one’s behalf
My baby will be newborn and my other son is 21 months but I expect a gift on behalf of their father for birthing them, as we celebrate Father’s Day the same. We made each other parents so it should be celebrated as such ☺️💗