Mothers All

Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers, grandmothers and all those women who care so selflessly for children. You are all mother-figures and the world owes you a debt of gratitude. Just one day each year is set aside to honour mothers. So, we must not forget to celebrate and reward our mothers on this day.

How Will You Mark Mother’s Day?

Will your mother just get a phone call? Or maybe, you’ll splash out on a bunch of flowers and a card. There will be the lucky mothers who will get a gift of some description too.

But, what would your mother really like from you, apart from your love and more than one phone call every year? Given what she did for you, she has got to be worth more than that.

Mothers are People Too

As well as being your mum, mothers are the girls of yesteryear with hopes, dreams and interests. Those girls are still there – maybe deep down, but they are still there. Becoming a mum doesn’t cancel the girl within. Mothers and grandmums like to think that the people who love and know them respect that. So, when you reach for her gift, if she is one of the lucky ones, remember the girl who became your mum. She is one in a million – your mother.

Mothers Rarely Expect Much

With motherhood comes a lot of self-sacrifices and the ability to praise off-springs for the smallest gesture or gift. So ingrained is this in most mothers that they continue with this over-gratitude when their children become adults. This results in a mother almost going into paroxysms because she gets an annual phone call, a card or a bunch of flowers from the petrol station on the way to dinner at her house that she is cooking on a day that she should be spoilt.

What Would Your Mother Really Like on Mother’s Day?

Well, for starters, you remembering that it is her day and not a day you get a lovely meal she slaved over in the kitchen to serve for you. Then there is the fact that as well as being your mum or gran, she would like to remembered as more than that. She may say she likes the bunch of flowers and the card, and she would not be lying – flowers are a lovely gift and women are particularly fond of a bunch of blooms. But, make an effort. Don’t get some scraggy bunch from the petrol station.

More than Choccies and Flowers

Maybe you could make a real effort this year and wow the mother in your life with a gift that will literally blow her stockings off – that’s if she wears them. And, then go one step further and present it to her at a slap-up meal at her favourite restaurant instead of expecting her to cook. Now, if this is not too much of a shock to her, get her a decent gift too. Chocolates and flowers are always a winner, and they should be included with the real gift.

How About These Gifts?

For the dynamic mum or grand-mum, please don’t hold back, go for something she secretly has on her bucket list. You may need to talk to your dad or someone who really knows her to get that right. If research is anything to go by, you can’t go wrong with paragliding. Can’t see your mum or gran doing that? You may be very wrong, but in your case maybe keep her feet on terra-firma and send her clay pigeon shooting. Blasting clays out of the sky will have her laughing out loud. Mums often have a lot to put up with and realising tension with a bit of axe-throwing may be just what she needs. If you think she’s a crazy, then go for it with a paintballing session or some other adrenalin-fuelled activity.

A More Sedate Gift

Okay, so your Mum & Gran are not the adrenaline junkies that some women secretly are. So, how about a hot air balloon ride, a Segway experience or a boat trip? Are they Brainiacs and love puzzles? Then we can confidently recommend an Escape Room. Now, that’s quite a few recommendations, but if you have no idea what your Mum or Gran would like, then choose a Geronigo® Gift Card, and then they can surprise you just how adventurous they really are when they choose their activity. As the card will give then the choice of every single activity type in the UK and Ireland at over 2000 venues, they really will be spoilt for choice.

Happy Mother’s Day!

By CJ