Tell me how you were appreciated today

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Just that really. Seeing a lot of threads about being disappointed today, but what did DC/DH do that was nice?

I got a cup of tea in bed and a nice bunch of flowers. It’s the first year DD can talk and she said ‘happy mummy’s day, I love you’ - ugh ❤️

We are visiting DD at Uni - she made me a cake and gave me a card. Heading home now and DS is (apparently) going to make dinner for me. Lucky I like pasta and pesto!!

Just as important as my lovely DC are the people who have messaged me with sympathy as this is my first Mother’s Day without my beloved mum.

One of my adult children booked and paid for a week's holiday for me. Very generous and lovely of him.

Last night my youngest was making herself ger favourite noodles.

She brought me some quite unexpectedly abc said she’d only found out from school yesterday that it was Mother’s Day this weekend and it was all she could think of to do. Bless her.

Her father who has her 50% of the time is at least consistent with him making me as invisible as is possible except for his convenience.

DH got the kids up and dressed. 4yo made me toast and jam. 2yo gave me daffodils. Both kids gave me artwork from nursery and a bar of chocolate they chose themselves when DP took them to the shop in the week. 😍

Then 4yo pinched 2yo, 2yo pinched 4yo. 2yo fell off their chair and gave themselves a bloody lip and normal life resumed 😂

Flowers, a card and a present which DD11 shopped for herself - a scented candle and some oil for my diffuser. I had a long lie in and then did some gardening in the sunshine. My mum came over and we had tea and cake in the garden. DS15 has been away on a sports training camp but I got a lovely hug (unusual!) when I picked him up and it turns out he had given DD the money for the pressies! DH is now making a roast dinner for us all. Feeling very loved and very grateful.

I went birthday shopping for my son. Whilst out he picked me out a drawer tidy for my cutlery drawer that has been a mess for years as a normal cutlery divider doesn’t fit. I paid for it but he sorted it all out for me so I’m really pleased with that. I’m not really one for flowers etc and I hate unnecessary clutter, which my children know so something thoughtful/ practical/ helpful means a lot. Plus I just wanted to spend the day with him as he doesn’t live at home. My younger child made me a cup of tea. Also helpful. So I’ve had a nice day and I feel very grateful to have them both because my youngest son died as a baby so I never take the children I have got for granted.

I had a plant and card from DD9 (from school) and DS11 made me a card (apparently at the insistence of DH) with a lovely heartfelt message inside. Hardly anything compared to what other people talk about, but I know my children love and appreciate me, and that means more to me than cards or gifts on a particular day.

Text message from adult DS who is out of town at the moment . I received a card last week though with lovely message.

My 2 adult dc took me for a lovely lunch today. I also got flowers, a card and some wine from both of them. . Dd bought me some "bonus" gifts too. Meaning they were just from her. A sweatshirt, and some lovely, much needed handcream.
Dh did his bit too, bringing me a toasted mini hot cross bun and hot drink in bed this morning. 😊

Heard 3 year old DD wake up and the first thing she said was 'its mother's day!' which was cute enough.

Tea in bed, a lovely pair of earrings that she picked out with DP, card has to wait till Tuesday because we forgot to bring it home from Nursery, but she'd already told me all about the card she'd made and how it was a surprise 😂

Normal Sunday morning activity club, and then two hours at the allotment on my own, (my request!)

Afternoon in the sunshine in the garden - lovely :)

I got the most lovely card from DD. She struggles to express feelings verbally (ASD) but she'd written a really beautiful message for me.

A lie in, fruit bowl and coffee in bed, daffodils picked from the garden, and a small gift I had a good idea I was getting (we found a shop of trinkets I loved on holidays, so I sent DH back to pick something out). Plus a card, and another coffee made at lunch. DH suggested a lovely family walk after DC activities, and overall it was just a dreamy, low key day.

We never go overboard for any special day really as we can't afford it and money needs to go on other things so generally everything apart from kids Christmas and kids birthdays is a card and maybe a cheap bottle of wine.

Today my 17 year old soon to be 18 year old DS wrote in his card "Thank you for not leaving me even though im turning 18" which seems like an odd message but then I realized he is aware both DH and I were out on our ear by 18 and deemed capable of looking after ourselves (we weren't really but soon had to work it out). I had a little tear and told him I wouldn't leave him even if he was 38.

Cappuccino in bed with maple pecan pastry (bought frozen and baked this morning) from Dh. A lovely card with a thoughtful message in it. Cards given to me by my sons who are almost 19 and almost 22. Beautiful heartfelt messages about what they love about me plus lovely hugs which I get daily anyway, they are a delight. They sat and watched movie clips with me from my favourite movies and didn't care that I sang along (normal behaviour from me) whilst Dh cooked lunch (normal behaviour from him.)

We watched a tv show together as a family which we have been wading through and watch daily anyway. We are trying to finish a few things before Ds2 goes back to uni. I have a truly lovely and thoughtful family. Dh was raised beautifully by my much missed MIL.

I slept until I woke naturally, made myself coffee and croissants to eat in bed with the newspaper, then guilted my teenager into a lovely long walk. We chatted about everything, admired the views, then had McDonald's on the way home. In a bit I'm going to guilt him into watching a Marvel series with his elderly mother 😄. I asked him to rate my mumness out of 10, and he said "2 ... only joking, 20!". I'll take that.

DH booked tickets to a big farm & adventure park. Almost 2 yo DD loved it, the sun was shining and it was such a lovely family day. We also had dinner out. I’d prefer a family day over anything else as we run our own business and DH works A LOT! So it’s a joy to all be together.

Living room decorated, lovely pressies and a long walk and chat and coffee sitting in the sun. Very grateful

Ds made a nice thing in school and gave me a big hug.
Dd said happy mother's day.

A lovely card through the post from my 22 year old, which I wasn’t expecting as I am visiting the city he lives in this week and he is taking me for drinks. The long message was lovely it nearly made me blub.

Dd24 rang, a lovely surprise, we are whatsappers rather than talkers, it really was lovely.
DD22 lives here, made cake, "let" me play my computer game on the big telly and after, we watched Grey's Anatomy together.
She and DH made dinner, walked dog, did dishes...
Have had a lovely, lovely day.

I think it was the looks on their faces when giving me their handmade cards and little gifts. My 3 year old looked so proud and reverently showed me how she’d written her name at preschool (‘it took me ages’) and her 1 year old sister just looked very confused when asked to bring me hers 😂

My DS (10) was so excited for Mother’s Day and had hand-made me some wonderful gifts. He had been working on these “top secret” projects all week, bless him. He even made me some posters which he put up around the house. I felt very lucky and touched by what a kind and caring son I have.