Mother's Day Expectations

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Do you expect your DC's to visit you on Mother's Day?

Mine are teenagers so still live with me. My own mother is away for the weekend so I won't see her but I see her pretty much everyday anyway

No.

Mine are 12 and 7 so, yes, I expect them to be here.

I'm 36 and haven't ever had Mothers Day away from my Mum. I don't think it would cross my mind to do anything that doesn't involve her; even if it's just a Sunday roast at home.

We see MIL, too, every year without fail. SIL never celebrates Mothers Day or visits MIL and it's odd, but their relationship is odd.

My mum is cooking lunch for me and my siblings and the grandchildren that are free. I'm taking dessert, not that she knows it yet, but it's her fave.

Mother's Day was a nice reason, but it wasn't the only one.

No

My dcs are young but I’ll visit my mum tomorrow as she lives far and sundays are difficult.
She’ll be thrilled and I want to see her.

Mine young still too. My DM is seeing my DSis but I'm sending her flowers and she's coming to ours for Sunday lunch next week instead.

DH's DM is coming to us for the weekend and DH is taking her for lunch (and me too obv!!) with the DCs.

I would really hope my DCs will want to see me on Mothering Sunday when they are older.

I will go and see my mum on Saturday with the kids.

I am working 07:00 to 21:30 on Sunday so don’t expect anything really.

It's not easy though as people have mils, their own mums, perhaps stepmums and perhaps they are mums themselves. I have a friend whose mum died last year so I'm going to be with her so some of it.

So not easy to see everyone on the day.

All my dc will be with me. Older ones have taken the day off work. We have been through a lot as a family and they would not dream of not all being together on Mother's Day.

I live 300 miles away from my mum. She will be with my sister, who lives 300 miles away in the opposite direction! I’ve sent flowers (to arrive on Monday when she gets home!)

I never see my mum as she lives too far away for an overnight visit and Mothers Day always falls in term-time. Maybe once DS leaves school!

MIL is close enough to visit and come back in a day but we'll go next weekend when we can go out for lunch when prices and menus are normal and restaurants are not heaving.

I guess if you live locally you can do something, but I imagine a lot of people live too far away from each other.

Unless they are working or have to do something important on that day, Yes I do expect to see them.
Tbh, this is nicer than a card through the post or delivered over priced flowers.
They like to be here anyway, then the older one accompanies his partner to see her mum.

I'm 34 and would always visit my mother on MD. My husband always visits his too

DD is still a baby, so we're having the day together... After DP gets up with her at stupid o'clock and I get a well deserved sleep in!

My mum lives miles away, and tbh we don't have a great relationship, but I have sent cards and presents that she'll have on the day. MIL will be with her own mum.
We used to see her on mother's day before DD was born but we spend it as a family now... I feel a bit guilty but as a PP said its hard to please everyone when you have a big family.

We don't celebrate Mother's Day. Just the same as any other day here.

My Mum and MIL are coming to us for lunch on mother's day. We're lucky they're local. DS is 3 and DD is 10 months so they'll be here too. Hope they still want to see me on mother's day when they grow up!

Mine's still gestating so she doesn't have a choice about visiting me.

I'll talk to my Mom via Skype video chat since we're in different countries.

I don't think anyone should expect anything. However, it's just a nice thing to do.

My DS is only a toddler so I'll definitely be seeing him. My mum has to work on Sunday so we're going to go see her Monday and she's asked to have DS overnight. DH is no contact with his birth mum and adoptive mum so no one to see for him. I do have a step mother but she's never been anything remotely like a mum to me so she doesn't get a look in from us on the day even though I'll get a cheeky text about it as I do every year!

I hope my kids will still want to come for a visit on the day when they're older.

Mine are 7, 10 and 13, so live with us and I have no expectations for Mother's Day, a card and a mention of it is nice, but it's not that big of a deal.

We're going to my in laws tomorrow for a meal as BILs are both here, so we'll get together and call it a Mother's Day celebration.

I'm seeing my family on Sunday as my eldest and dh are away at a hockey match most of the day so my sister (a single parent) Mum, brother and SIL and all the children (bar my eldest) will get together for afternoon tea at my brother's house. This is mainly as last year my sister was really upset that her ex hadn't made any effort to get her a card from their children, so this year we're preempting that and doing something so she knows we're all together for Mother's Day.

I lived overseas for a few years, so I'm used to not seeing people on 'special days' and it doesn't really bother me. It's nice of we can, but it doesn't upset me if we can't for whatever reason.

My DDs are nearly 9 and 6 today so they will obviously be with me. They spoiled me with flowers and cards on Valentines Day so I'm looking forward to seeing what they give me on Sunday.

My DM is in Africa so my DDs and I will try to Skype her on Sunday, and my DH has sent a card to my MIL and a grandmother card from my DDs.

My relationship with my DM is tricky so I find the day difficult but it's all about enjoying sharing it with my DDs now.

As I've always made time for my mum on Mother's Day & this is my 1st Mother's Day since she passed away I was hoping my ds would want to spend some time with me but eldest has just informed me he probably won't be here despite being home to see his girlfriend pretty much every other weekend this year - youngest still lives here so expect to see him!
So I think my answer is probably yes I was expecting to see my "children" on Sunday

Torn between a duty visit to my mum, or visiting Mil which would be more pleasant.

Probably I will grit my teeth and visit mum as I haven't seen her for a while.

I will give Mil a call, DH will probably forget as usual. He always thinks of me as the Mother on Mother's day since DD (6) was born DH and DD are intending to spoil me rotten, so I will probably get a cup of tea in bed and breakfast

I always spent Mother's Day with my Mam, never out of duty or expectation. Last year was the last time I had a face to face conversation with her as she passed away a few days later, this year will be awful without her and I don't have children to distract myself with. Have told DH visit his mum and have lunch with her, while I avoid everything to do with the day

I always visited mine until I had my own kids. Now we sometimes see each other on mother’s day but not always. She understands.