If You're a Mum tell your Partner now what you want for Mothersday

[TellYourPartnerWhatYouWant]

Just that really. Just a little reminder to tell your partner what you would like on Mothers day.

I know for many that will be something simple like hand made cards from your young kids. So tell your partner that because likely that's not what he would want and so it's not in his mind right now.

But as usual people on MN want it both ways, a DH can’t ask but also has to get the right thing.

Nonsense.

Several people have pointed out that people moaning that he didn’t get exactly the thing she was hoping for is unreasonable.

Maybe give men some credit for managing to book a Sunday lunch out and arrange the kids to make/write a card (or whatever).

It isn’t some test of psychic abilities to manage to get yourself organised to help you kids celebrate Mother’s Day with your wife of a decade.

Maybe one where any present come out of the same limited family pot. For example nice bottle of gin = £30 is what I'd normally have been bought plus maybe some chocs. I desperately needed a new raincoat so managed to get one for £42 including postage which is a far better use of the family budget at the moment.

Of course if I just had a bunch of daffodils and a bag of candy kittens plus a home made card I'd be just as happy that money wasn't being wasted but as we can stretch to £40 for a coat I'm going to need right through the summer I'm chuffed to bits.

It doesn't mitigate the knowledge that you have a partner who wouldn't have given you 2 minutes thought without having to spell it out for them.

DH gave me a steel metre rule, last year. Love it and use it lots. I just wish he would stop buying me terrible, cheap socks for Christmas.

We don't have children but DH gets me a card, some flowers and presents every year from our dogs. I have never had to remind him or tell him what I would like

I am a mum but I’m also a widow so unless I find a medium that can actually contact the dead, or my children get themselves a job between now and Sunday, I’m afraid I will be buying my own present. The good thing is I always know what I want.

Make known your wants and needs. No one is a mind reader. I'm going swimming in the sea with my two adult sons.

I reminded H to booked a table for lunch whilst we were in the venue because his mum would be disappointed and I would have to cook.

I don't care.
He knows I don't care

Kids will make me tea and toast in bed that's plenty (it also gets better each year, first time was dreadful but they were so cute and proud of themselves that burnt toast and grey tea was just a minor part)

Seriously?