To show you my Mother’s Day gift (for my DM!)

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Hi MN, I’ve bought my DM a gift this year that I’m super excited over and I want to show everyone!! (Otherwise I’ll get too excited and give it early!!!).

For context, I’m early 20s, never had much money before for these occasions so felt like splurging a bit.
I’ve never gifted her anything like this before as she doesn’t typically wear jewellery but after the gift that I originally bought her didn’t arrive on time, I popped into a boutique in London and found this!

I’m a bit nervous as I’ve never seen my DM wear jewellery, not even a wedding ring. But I’ve put in two photos of me and her when I was a baby and also had it engraved with the year I was born (hence, the year she became a mother).

Just wondering if any of you mums to adult children would want to receive a gift like this? I’m very nervous that she won’t see the sentimental value or won’t like it 😭

link below :)

https://www.monicavinader.com/id-mini-locket-chain-necklace-adjustable-41-46cm-16-18/gold-vermeil-id-mini-locket-chain-necklace-adjustable-41-46cm-16-18

I would love it, I'm a sucker for sentimental, thoughtful gifts.

Oh how lovely OP.

The engraving (2003, not quite so clear in the photo!) and pictures :)

I would love it. I have a necklace with my initial and my kids’ initials. I wear it all the time. Great choice!

I hate sentimental shit but this really is lovely. I would feel so loved if my kids got me that ❤️

Oh it's beautiful.
What a lovely thoughtful daughter you are.I would be proud if you were mine.I hope she likes it and wears it all the time

That's really thoughtful of you. I'm sure she'll love it!

That’s a very thoughtful and lovely gift. I’d be thrilled to get that

That's lovely. I don't wear jewellery either, but I would wear this.

It's beautiful, I'm sure she'll love it OP.

That's lovely OP!

Please don't tell me that 2003 is your birth date, because surely if you were born in 2003 that only makes you approx 10 years old? 😉

[Tries to ignore the fact that I have an almost 17 year old, born in 2007, so of course actual adults were born in the early 2000s.]

Thank you all so much for being so lovely, I’m relieved as I was worried it was a bit cheesy/tacky (I don’t usually do sentimental gifts!) I’m only on here because I’m a trainee teacher, I realised this would be the best place for opinions on it from mums with kids my age!

The lady in the shop who looked about the same age as my mum couldn’t quite believe it either when I told her it was my birth year 😂

I know! I keep thinking that the 90s was only 10 years ago 😂.

That’s so lovely.
I am very sentimental and it brought a tear to my eye.
I hope your DM isn’t on mumsnet though as she might recognise the photos!

Ahhhh that’s so thoughtful OP! I’m sure your mum will love it as it’s not just a random piece of jewellery - it’s personal and shows you’ve put a lot of time and effort into it

I’m pretty certain she isn’t on here, she only got an iPhone about 5 years ago and Facebook is her extent of social media. hoping no one she knows recognises it though!!

She'll love it. My ds gave me some MV jewellery and I absolutely love it 😊

It's lovely. She'll probably cry 😁 be prepared!

I have a 2003 and 2004 baby and I would sob buckets if got this. But I'll be happy with my box of chocolates :)

Well done OP. How lovely.

What a lovely thoughtful gift . Your Mum is a very lucky lady .X

It's gorgeous and stylish - beautiful gift - she'll love it :)

I'd be absolutely thrilled to bits with it. She's a lucky Mum.

How gorgeous is this - a beautiful gift, how very lovely!

It is fab, I would cry if I received this, lovely 🥰