Are you expecting OH to do something for you on Mother's Day

[TheRealCinderella]

So it will be my first Mother's Day as a Mum on Sunday, I've told OH that I'm expecting a card flowers and a cuppa in bed while he gets up with LO, he says I'm not his mother why would he get me a gift! I do 99% of the childcare alone as he works away and I think I've made it clear to him that it's important to me and I'm hoping he will do something.....is this unreasonable? Does your OH do anything for you?

@socksrock Sending you a hug x

Gosh, so sorry socksrock

I have the same discussion with DH in the past. His response was also - “You’re not my mother.” That only lasted until he phoned me one day whilst I was out and asked me to pick a present for his mother. My response was “no, she’s not my mother!” Suffice to say, I have at least a card and flowers every year, things the girls have made at school and usually get taken out for the day. We have a meal booked this year with MIL and FIL, usually we have to wing it as he forgets to book somewhere!

Not impressed that this is now on the daily mail....fuck you daily mail and your commenters. Name change me thinks

Exh used to go and see his mother every mothers Day ,I had to adjust my work shifts to accommodate it.

It never occurs to OH to do anything about Mothering Sunday. I had to remind him yesterday to buy his mum a card. My mum died before DD was born so it never occurs to 17 year old DD to do anything about it either as she has no role models.

I have to remind her it is Mothering Sunday.

Just an update before I disappear from this thread.... I asked and he has gone out and got me something off his own back without me having to tell him said he was only joking when I mentioned it originally

Why do the Daily Mail readers call Mumsnetters "fat"?

Maybe they only look at the posts where people post about being overweight?

I must admit that when posters talk about themselves I see far more posts from posters who are overweight and are very well endowed than from slimmer posters.

Fwiw my only expectation for DH is that he looks after the kiddiwinks while I run a 10k tomorrow! They've both made cards at nursery which makes me very happy.

Shove that up your 'fat mumsnetter' pipe DM readers!

LoniceraJaponica Right. Odd because on this thread I haven't read anything about weight issues but the newspaper comments still say "fat".

LastOneDancing Go you! Hope the weather is on your side.

Mother's day is a big one in our house, to be honest with four children, it's them insisting I get treated and DH would look terrible if he didn't...so let's say he is pressurised into it.

I normally get a few gifts, cards from the children and a meal out. It's nice to feel special one day a year. Christmas in our house is all about the children and my birthday ends up being just a normal day, so I don't feel like I am too demanding ;-)

I wasn't referring to this thread, but in general. My interests in clothes and food often lead to threads where people talk about their weight.

Ah right. I think the DM regulars are just having a pop and that is the first insult they think of.

My OH went out on a bender on Saturday, rolled in at 5am and was too hungover to manage anything for mothers day. He had got me a card from my 8 year old son who had signed it but he had not taken him out to choose the card. Then he couldn't understand why I was upset. If he can't be bothered now and my LO is taking his lead, I'm worried he'll make no/little effort when he's old enough to sort it out himself.