How would you feel about this?

[Huga]

An exchange with my mother before mothers day via text. (£ is me, # is her)

£-Hi Mum, what do you want for Mothers day? I can't think of what to get you.

#Not Flowers

I don't want flowers. Text your brothers in the group chat and tell them not to get me flowers.

£- Oh OK, is there anything you do want?

#- Money x

Now my view may be tainted by my relationship and childhood.

So I'm just wondering how others would feel if they had that exchange with their own mothers? Mum is not hard up for cash BTW.

I have to try this

She probably received 2 3 4 bunches of flowers last mothers day.
I'm not sure what your problem is. You asked what she wants and she told you.
But I wouldn't be her flying monkey and tell your siblings, tell her to tell them herself.

Flowers die after about a week. Some vouchers or money would be more useful.

It wasn't me

I didn't start this

Seems reasonable she doesn't want flowers, i suspect she's asking for money just as she would rather choose something herself than something she doesn't need and will never use that someone else has chosen- it doesn't mean you have to give her any though!

I'm always surprised when people say they have an 'odd' mother too or whatever, mums are still humans and underneath it all just regular people. Everyone is different and you don't just morph into part of a big entity of identikit mums.

The text size would annoy me immensely.
She will have to tell your brothers herself what she does what she does or does not want.

I agree not everyone would like flowers!

Mother's day is march yes? Please god tell me it's March, and not another thing I've managed to forget 🥹

Is your mum Miley Cyrus? Maybe she would rather buy herself flowers, write her name in the sand.

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Strange. I'd never have asked my mum what she'd like. My AC have never asked what I'd like. I've always been happy with anything at all (mine always get me a present, even when I've said I'd be happy with just a card). Your mum, OP, sounds ungrateful.

I wouldn't ask my mother what she wants. I know she's not keen on getting cut flowers. She likes a parcel with something in it.

@IwishIcouldButIcantSoIwont , what if there was a flower you didn't like? Maybe you didn't like lilies or had a cat, would you be grateful for a big bouquet of lilies?

I think flowers are a waste of money

I can't see an issue.u asked she told u. Gift dilemma solved