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to ask if you put you and DCs names on MIL's mother's day card?

30 replies

ABigGirlDoneItAndRanAway · 14/03/2012 21:39

Trivial question, my DH is currently online ordering flowers with a personalised card to be delivered to MIL for mother's day. Although she is not my or DD's mother I would like our names on the card wishing her Happy Mother's Day as she is a lovely MIL and Granny and we both wish her a lovely day although we won't see her due to distance, what do you do for MIL?

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DumSpiroSpero · 14/03/2012 22:53

No, my mum gets a card & pressie from me, and DH gets his mum one. DD usually will make each of them a 'Nana/Nanny' card and if I see a little something (keyring, fridge magnet kind of thing or if she's just had a nice photo taken will put that in an inexpensive frame) she can give them each I'll add that to it.

123caughtaflea · 14/03/2012 22:54

Oh God, I feel like I've done the wrong thing for the last three years now.

For years I have organised one (big) bunch of flowers from DBro and I to our mother. I have had DS now for nearly 4 Mothers' Days and I tag his name on the card too. I think that's fine, she's his grandMOTHER and bless her, as I am single she helps DS sort all his birthday/Easter/Christmas/Mothers' Day things for me.

But for the last 3 years, because it felt wrong to put "lots of love from DBro, Caughtaflea & Son, I have been putting "lots of love from DBro and SIL, Caughtaflea & Son.

Must ring DSIL and grovel. It was meant to be including her, not suggesting our mother is hers!

Scoobyblue · 14/03/2012 22:55

My mum gets a card and pressie from me. Dh sends his mum flowers from him. No problem here. No-one has ever batted an eyelid.

skateboarder · 14/03/2012 23:04

I added dh's name to my dm's card also added the dc. Actually did this without thinking.
Dh can either add me or not tbh. I purchase, he writes.
Dc will make something for dm, not for mil as they do not have a close relationship. This is at dc1's suggestion btw.

galletti · 14/03/2012 23:13

Don't think you rbu, but in our house, dh and me always just sign cards from us individually - Christmas/Birthdays joint, but mother's day are just from the actual child.

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