Background - I don't have much spare cash, my lovely friend became a single mum to a 7 and 9 year old a couple of years ago after her !"£$%^& partner left her after a miscarriage. She works fulltime ad looks after her girls all weekend. I know both girls reasonably well and my DD gets on with them.
Anyway its her 40th birthday in a fortnight. I asked her what she was doing and she said some friends had offered to take her out on the Saturday night but she couldn't go as she had childcare problems. She then changed the subject.
I am thinking in lieu of a birthday present of offering to take both girls from just before lunch on the Saturday and delivering them back mid afternoon on the Sunday just so she can go out and have some peace and even a lie in for once.
I'm not a single mum I've no idea how I'd feel if someone offered to do this and I'm here to ask you if you'd feel patronised or if you'd jump at it or if you'd really prefer a wrapped up present.