Mothers day card from grandchildren?

[emzky90]

nah, it's mothers day, not grandmothers day.

 

[tinkerbelle2]

We do, not only because my mil expects it, but because as some one else says she's a
gran MOTHER to, yes its my DD but she does a lot for her, so its nice to have one day to spoil her, (it also makes sure dh doesn't forget to get me something from DD!)

 

[mummytobe]

Do you get a mothers day card to their nanny ? I used to get one for my nan when i was younger But i kinda think against it with getting my MIL one as shes not my LOs mum (despite her thinking she is)

So what do you do ?

I think I remember a thread before where you said your MIL was a bit OTT with your LO? So in your case, no I wouldn't buy one. But I will get one for Grandma from my LO simply because we've had a really tough time of it lately, losing my Nan so think she needs it. Plus my Mum knows and respects her boundaries with my daughter so there's no risk with it.

Yes, My MIL often thinks that LO is hers and i guess i am just the child bearer, never included in 'family photos' with LO. But.. lately shes got better. Probably going to resort back to evil MIL again when this little one comes lol.


On another note... when is grandparents day ?

 

[pinklightbulb]

We don't, no. I add Eamon's name in my card to my Mum but I don't get her a separate one from him.

 

[TattiesMum]

nope NEVER! Its mothers day there is a GRANparents day if they so wish to be spoiled. Mothers day is about the mum of the child/ren not about the grandparents..

I find it funny this never comes up about fathers day? It always seems to me the nan's,grans (90% of the time the MILS) who want to think the grandchildren are their children

I always get a card from Kaylum ... I'm only his Nonna but I see or speak to him every day (Tattie's choice, not me putting myself forward) and we love each other

My DH always gets a card from him of Fathers day too ... but we don't do Grandparents day at all

Having said that I wouldn't have a hissy fit if I didn't get one

 

[Lettuce]

Yup, it's my mum and mil's first mothers day as a grandparent, I think they'll be so touched. The cards do say "for you gran, on mothers day" plus I've bought them a card each from us. (DH is useless, he bloody better get me one! )
I just wanted to thank them, they do a lot for us, and they love Jennifer so much. If it makes them happy, 79p is a small price to pay! they get wee treats throughout the year tho, walnut whips or a packet of jelly babies, keeps em sweet.

 

[tallybee]

I send one to my Gran, but only cos my mum is no longer with us.

We send one to MIL, she's lovely and loves cards.

The kids make them at school for me

But nope we don't buy cards 'from' the kids

 

[Eternal]

yeah I do, i resent it though, lol, mostly as cards are just a waste of money to me and I don't want any myself, but yeah hundreds of trees are wasted by me making sure no one is offended. lol!

If i started again i would just write all the names on one. lol!

 

[chel27]

nope I dont its mothers day!!! I dont even expect anything myself. My mother isnt a grandmother to my kids anyway, we never speak to her. Infact I dont generally buy one for her either.

 

[Mummy2B21]

I dont follow this yet, but as my children get older i'll probably encourage them to send my mum a card.
And i know its quite bad but my reasoning for doing so is because then they will learn or be more likely to do it with there children so when im a nanny ill get one too LOL hehehe....

 

[carly_mummy2b]

I always send my nan a mothers day card she does a lot for me and my LO baby sitting so I can work etc and I think it's an act of kinds and to let her know how special she is to both me and my son x

 

[Vesta]

I dont follow this yet, but as my children get older i'll probably encourage them to send my mum a card.
And i know its quite bad but my reasoning for doing so is because then they will learn or be more likely to do it with there children so when im a nanny ill get one too LOL hehehe....

Talk about planning ahead!

 

[Nats21]

We get a card for both the nannys, (not bothering for OH's step mom though) I never did for my nan but as OH buys for his mom a nan card then I like my mom to feel included to! xx

 

[RachA]

I refuse to do it as it's mothers day and not grandmothers day (there is actually a separate day for that but i don't know when it is). OH though insists of getting one for his mum off our two and it really annoys me. Nether set of grandparents do the bringing up of my children and therefore i don't see the need for my lo's to send a card expressing their thanks for all they day. Can you tell it annoys me lol

 

[RachA]

United Kingdom
The celebration was introduced to the UK in 1990 by the charity Age Concern. It has been celebrated on the first Sunday in October since 2008,[14] although it is not widely advertised and hasn't been as commercially successful as Mothers and Fathers Day. Businesses specialising in gifts and greeting cards have started merging the respective grandparents days with Mothers Day and Fathers Day to try to boost sales.


the above is from www.ask.com

 

[jenny82]

Tbh I don't really agree with mother's day and won't do anything myself (it actually is just a commercial holiday and I know I'm appreciated all year round). BUT my mum would be really upset if a fuss wasn't made so I do get her a card and she'll get one from my LOs as well.

The argument that its MOTHER's day so you wouldn't give your own mother a card from their grandchildren bis a it silly imo.

 

[charlotte-xo]

Yes, I get my mum, grandma and great grandma a card from me and a card from Alfie just to make them feel extra special and loved =) Yes its a commercial holiday but I dont really care its one day were you can really say thankyou, my mum and grandma have done alot for me and alfie and I know it really puts a smile on their faces when they get a card. I also get my grandad a fathers day card from me and Alfie on fathers day.

xx

 

[dizz]

I would rather celebrate mothers, grandmothers, greatgrandmothers on Mother's Day than go in for that stupid-recent invention of Grandparents Day. Always been the way it was done in my family - mothers day was for all the female line of mothers to grandmothers etc and you sent cards up the chain, fathers day similar... so mothers day I'll send a card to my mum, I'll remind my husband repeatedly and end up posting his mum's card myself as normal (this year we've made progress and he's actually bought the card in advance) and I'll send one to both the grandparents from the baby... fathers day I send one to the man my mum married when I was at uni (although I tend to send a jokey one and not one that uses the word father - he's been more of a dad to me in reality than my real one ever was), to the grandfathers, and to my step-dad's dad who is absolutely choked up at the idea of being a great grandfather (his own biological grandkids by his other son have no access with him - because their father's a money-grabbing prat really - so it's probably the first feeling of a new generation that he's actually involved with bless him!)

Grandparents day I refuse to do as I get sick of this modern attempt to create new days and flog stuff with them. Tends to be the common viewpoint among my family regarding that particular one.

I do find it amusing that those grabbing mothers day for themselves only and shouting "oh but we have a grandparents day for them"... don't even know when it is!

 

[lodie]

yep i buy cards & presents - once you start you can;t really decide to stop!

 

[TennisGal]

Both grandmothers and great grandmother get cards from the girls. It's only a card (well, in our case it's flowers and special lunch, too ) and it makes people feel good, so well worth it, IMO.

To be honest, I always think about my own mum above myself on mothers day...I know my husband will do something nice for me with the girls...but we will spoil both mums, too. They worship the girls and help us out. They deserve some spoiling.