All right ladies, let's hear it! What did you get for Mother's Day? If you have pictures, post them, too!

Well, I bought myself a planter for my side porch yesterday and told Chris that would be my gift. But being the romantic that he is, he also bought me 2 scratch off lottery tickets and a box of Sleepy Time tea :lol That's probably the oddest things he's ever gotten me!

i got a dozen red roses from my FIL, another red rose from my SIL, bath and body works stuff from my mom and aunt, and a lane bryant top from my MIL. oh and lunch yesterday and today, lol!

An hour-and-a-half massage (scheduled for Saturday), dinner at the Olive Garden (my favorite, and where Tristan proposed) and a little clothes shopping after supper. Ah, bliss. :)

I got a gift card to tjmax from my bil, flowers from my sil, ear phones for my mp3 player that i really wanted and candy and a card from jason and flowers from my mama

I got a card from DH and he picked up the house before I got up (he put the clean laundry that was waiting to be folded back in the dryer....)

He tried to do the thought that counts gift but I'm a bit disappointed that I don't have anything to remember my first Mother's Day by, just pictures and a really full dryer.

Nothing. I was little disappointed and shocked b/c I really thought he would at least get me a card or something, but he didn't get or do anything. I didn't even get a "Happy Mother's Day" from him. Not sure what was going on with him. :(

Nothing. I was little disappointed and shocked b/c I really thought he would at least get me a card or something, but he didn't get or do anything. I didn't even get a "Happy Mother's Day" from him. Not sure what was going on with him. :(

Man, that's really messed up.... what was he thinking?

Man, that's really messed up.... what was he thinking?

I don't really know. The really shitty part is that it was MOTHER's day, yet I thought to think of buying HIM a card the day before that. I haven't given it to him yet b/c I was going to swap cards when he gave me mine, which never happened. So, I don't really know. It's not like he didn't have the chance. He went up to the store last night for ice and that NEX has a whole section of cards. So, there really is no excuse for it.

He didn't get up with the kids either, I was up before 5am with them, while he slept until after 8. I cleaned our entire upstairs yesterday b/c it was a mess and I've been waiting for him to help get things picked up in our room to make more room for the baby. So, yeah, I'm a little ticked I guess.

I haven't really said anything to him about it though, because I'm not even really sure what to say. My feelings are way hurt though. I stay at home all day, every day, with a 5 year old, 3 year old and almost 2 year old, plus I am pregnant. I clean every day, I make him meals every day, I do so much. I don't know... :sigh

I'm sorry Brandi that he didn't even wish you a happy mothers day!

Mine watched our son while I went and hung out with my mom, and we had dinner at home last night that he cooked. It was good. Mine was relaxing, just what I needed

I don't really know. The really shitty part is that it was MOTHER's day, yet I thought to think of buying HIM a card the day before that. I haven't given it to him yet b/c I was going to swap cards when he gave me mine, which never happened. So, I don't really know. It's not like he didn't have the chance. He went up to the store last night for ice and that NEX has a whole section of cards. So, there really is no excuse for it.

He didn't get up with the kids either, I was up before 5am with them, while he slept until after 8. I cleaned our entire upstairs yesterday b/c it was a mess and I've been waiting for him to help get things picked up in our room to make more room for the baby. So, yeah, I'm a little ticked I guess.

I haven't really said anything to him about it though, because I'm not even really sure what to say. My feelings are way hurt though. I stay at home all day, every day, with a 5 year old, 3 year old and almost 2 year old, plus I am pregnant. I clean every day, I make him meals every day, I do so much. I don't know... :sigh

I was just talking to my mom about this subject and she said years ago my dad botched their first Mother's Day together and didn't even say anything to her.... well she didn't say anything to him about it and 20 years later he does it EVERY year because she never held him accountable.

My point is if we're disappointed about how our hubbies handled Mother's Day then we need to say so. Men don't catch hints and that kind of thing, they need to hear what's expected of them. Otherwise they will do the same thing every year because they didn't get any negative feedback last year, why fix something that isn't broken?

I'm going to talk to Joe about it tonight. If I don't, he will think just getting me a card and pretending to clean the house by sweeping everything under the rug is acceptable to honor me as the mother of his children.

I think I will say something to him today about it. I gave him a little slack b/c he pulled his back or something Saturday and was not feeling well at all yesterday, but he managed to sit at his computer playing games and other things. And he had weeks and weeks prior to think of something. Its not like Mom's day is just an all of a sudden thing. I'm not normally the type to get bent out of shape about "just" getting a card either. I guess it was just the lack of acknowledgment that really disappointed me.

At one point, he pulled up some mother's rings on his computer and said "I just wanted to let you know that I didn't forget... I just didn't know which one of these to get for you" and I told him I wanted the one from Zales anyway, the one I've shown him several times. But I told him I'd rather not get it right now anyway b/c it's like $300 and I'd rather just finish taking care of other financial obligations.

I just wanted a card... and for him to wake up early with the kids... to think of making me some breakfast or taking the kids to get me something. That's all. Something simple, a Happy Mother's Day with a giant hug.... or something. :sigh You're right, I do need to tell him b/c I have a feeling this will fester and rear it's ugly head if I let it go.

I think I will say something to him today about it. I gave him a little slack b/c he pulled his back or something Saturday and was not feeling well at all yesterday, but he managed to sit at his computer playing games and other things. And he had weeks and weeks prior to think of something. Its not like Mom's day is just an all of a sudden thing. I'm not normally the type to get bent out of shape about "just" getting a card either. I guess it was just the lack of acknowledgment that really disappointed me.

At one point, he pulled up some mother's rings on his computer and said "I just wanted to let you know that I didn't forget... I just didn't know which one of these to get for you" and I told him I wanted the one from Zales anyway, the one I've shown him several times. But I told him I'd rather not get it right now anyway b/c it's like $300 and I'd rather just finish taking care of other financial obligations.

I just wanted a card... and for him to wake up early with the kids... to think of making me some breakfast or taking the kids to get me something. That's all. Something simple, a Happy Mother's Day with a giant hug.... or something. :sigh You're right, I do need to tell him b/c I have a feeling this will fester and rear it's ugly head if I let it go..

I Understand what you are going through. I didn't get ANYTHING for Mother's Day either. I told him last night before we went to bed because I am bad at pretending everyting is peachy. He said he had no idea I was expecting something.....I told him, I work full time, take care of YOUR 3 sibblings as if they were my own children and my toddler too. Hell YES I was expecting something. Nothing big, I told him I would have been happy with a card, or a letter that expressed his gratitude for everything I do for the home or something.

I woke up, cooked breakfast, washed dishes, cooked lunch later....it was such a NORMAL day. On Valentines day, I had gotten upset because he didn't get me anything...but he was waiting until the evening to give me my gift. So yesterday, I felt really stupid because I thought he was doing that "wait till later" thing he did on Valentines....Boy was I wrong!!

But we talked..."I cried, he listened" and he promised to make it up. We'll see what happens. He felt dumb for not realizing how UNAPPRECIATED I have been feeling. It's not easy taking care of children that are not your own, but I do it and I do it well. I just wanted some recognition / appreciation...NOT too much to ask.

Honey belive me I understand. PM me if you want to talk, I am here for you.

flowers and HE COOKED ME DINNER!!!!:yahoo