Mother's Day - MNHQ needs your do's and don'ts.

[AbbyMumsnet]

We're putting together a list of Mother's Day do's and don'ts and we'd like your help. (You know the sort of thing: Do let me have a lie-in. Don't ask me, "What's for breakfast?". Do buy me beautiful things. Don't make the mistake of thinking that a red and black thong from Ann Summers qualifies as such.) The idea being that you can leave our humorous yet helpful list lying around somewhere that your DP will see it, so that your Mother's Day passes without a hitch. (Aren't we good to you?)

We look forward to receiving your suggestions. Ta v much. Mumsnet HQ

Do remember would be a good start in our house!

TeeCee. PS: I only realised who you used to be the other day. How slow am I?

If the children are going to make me breakfast in bed /cakes for afternoon tea etc please clean up after them. If I have to do it it defeats the object of the exercise really.

For me the best day would be:

Lie in until I wake up naturally - no screaming DC.
Be given lots of hugs and kisses.
Have breakfast in bed - something lovely - coffee, croissant and a newspaper to read.
Then get up to find the dishes washed and put away, the lounge clean and tidy.
Be taken out to lunch - of my choice.
Then spend the day with my lovely, thoughtful family doing something I really like - going to the movies, bowling, reading, walking.
Then a nice tea with the family. And no arguments from the DC or DH at all.

Oh well, I can dream

Yep, I'm with Do Remember.

No garage forecourt flowers or Ferrero Rocher please

abbymumsnet I am SHOCKED at do's! Where DID that apostrophe come from? (looking at your profile I can see actually )

no grudging anything. i'd rather nothing thanks.

please don't buy me anything

remind the girls that a drawing from them is worth more than some crappy present from the card shop

A big snuggle in bed with family inc the dog
breakfast in bed (of course)
That'll do

No good to me! No DP to read the list.
Normal day in the tortoise house.

Can I shyly suggest Go Out For The Day Leaving Me To Some Glorious Solitude?

When is it this year?

Reminding me to take the day off would be a good one! I work Sundays...

MI, no shy about it imo you can demand a lie in as your right every few weeks!!! nevermind mothers' day

I disagree

A lie in once a week is mandatory

Do not take me out for lunch actually on Mothers Day, its beyond naff

Do take me out for any other time, but only somewhere that serves healthy food

Give me breakfast in bed with Bucks Fizz

Don't believe her when she says she doesn't want flowers/anything (ooooo I was in trouble)

yes I get a cup of tea and time to read about 10 pages alone in bed once a week

Some. Bloody. Peace.

I think that mother's of newborns should not start expecting fathers to buy them presents from the "newborn" that's just tacky.
Don't expect presents from your dh/dp, you are not his mother!

Homemade cards by children are much much nicer than shop bought ones.

A lie-in and a cup of tea are so much more appreciated than a bunch of garage bought flowers - and a lot cheaper!

I'm not talking about a lie in. I'm talking about a Whole Day Of Glorious Solitude.

I have to phone in sick to get one of those

I'm sorry CD. It just slipped out. Am going back to my juggernaut, suitably chastened. What's wrong with my profile, btw? More typos?

Do not assume that you can book lunch somewhere nice the Friday before Mothers day.

You can't.

And ripped you are new arsehole over it last year. You don't want that to happen again, do you?