Do you send Mother''s Day gift/card to your MIL?

[Steel]

Date: 5/4/2009 5:01:22 PM
Author: zhuzhu

Date: 5/4/2009 3:52:50 PM
Author: Steel

Date: 5/4/2009 3:39:56 PM

Author: zhuzhu

Hehe,

Since all PSer, even the ones who are not usually in love with their MIL, are doing at least a card. I guess I should too....

Am I chopped liver?

I said I didn''t, not even a card!

Sorry Steel! I did miss it!

My tongue was planted firmly in cheek

 

[zhuzhu]

Date: 5/4/2009 5:25:26 PM
Author: Steel

Date: 5/4/2009 5:01:22 PM

Author: zhuzhu

Date: 5/4/2009 3:52:50 PM

Author: Steel

Date: 5/4/2009 3:39:56 PM


Author: zhuzhu


Hehe,


Since all PSer, even the ones who are not usually in love with their MIL, are doing at least a card. I guess I should too....

Am I chopped liver?

I said I didn''t, not even a card!

Sorry Steel! I did miss it!

My tongue was planted firmly in cheek

Sorry again honey!

Does your husband mind that you don''t send a card? I don''t think mine would, since he has only done the phone calls before he met me. I think I will stick to some generic card as not only do we live 3K miles apart,we are not particularly close either.

 

[Steel]

Date: 5/4/2009 5:36:37 PM
Author: zhuzhu

Date: 5/4/2009 5:25:26 PM
Author: Steel

Date: 5/4/2009 5:01:22 PM

Author: zhuzhu

Date: 5/4/2009 3:52:50 PM

Author: Steel

Date: 5/4/2009 3:39:56 PM


Author: zhuzhu


Hehe,


Since all PSer, even the ones who are not usually in love with their MIL, are doing at least a card. I guess I should too....

Am I chopped liver?

I said I didn''t, not even a card!

Sorry Steel! I did miss it!

My tongue was planted firmly in cheek

Sorry again honey!

Does your husband mind that you don''t send a card? I don''t think mine would, since he has only done the phone calls before he met me. I think I will stick to some generic card as not only do we live 3K miles apart,we are not particularly close either.

I just asked him: "Absolutely not" he replied. He also added that he would not expect me to send one as he only sends one (if he remembers) out of formality and why would I have to - she is not my mother!

What a guy (

)!

Are you going to send one from you or from the two of you or just you with your DH sending his own card? I don''t get this - honestly I never heard of it until you posted this topic. Why would the DIL send a card to the MIL?

 

[zhuzhu]

Date: 5/4/2009 5:58:57 PM
Author: Steel


I just asked him: ''Absolutely not'' he replied. He also added that he would not expect me to send one as he only sends one (if he remembers) out of formality and why would I have to - she is not my mother!


What a guy (

)!


Are you going to send one from you or from the two of you or just you with your DH sending his own card? I don''t get this - honestly I never heard of it until you posted this topic. Why would the DIL send a card to the MIL?

I was not sure how common that is either. Apparently from the replies here, most people do it though. I wonder if most MIL EXPECT it from DIL?

 

[qtiekiki]

We usually take her out to dinner along with SILs and BILs. I constantly remind DH that Mother's Day is coming and ask if he wants to get her a gift. If he says yes, then I help him think of/shop for something.

 

[zoebartlett]

No, honestly, it wouldn''t cross my mind to send my MIL a Mother''s Day card. My sister and I send our mom something (or I take her out to lunch), and my husband occasionally sends his mom a card. We''ve never done it jointly though.

 

[curlygirl]

Date: 5/4/2009 9:08:29 PM
Author: ZoeBartlett
No, honestly, it wouldn't cross my mind to send my MIL a Mother's Day card. My sister and I send our mom something (or I take her out to lunch), and my husband occasionally sends his mom a card. We've never done it jointly though.

Same here, Zoe! I'm sure my MIL wishes I would send her a card--she's very insecure and so desperately wants "approval" from me and subconsciously, that may be why I don't do anything. Gosh, that sounds mean. She's a nice person, she's just not MY mother. DH isn't very close to her either so I pretty much take my cues from him. He might remember to get a card for her but it's more important that he remembers to do something for ME (from our daughters)!!

 

[Stone Hunter]

Yes at least a card. Sometimes a card and flowers, a couple of years just flowers. My MIL and my M don''t really need any stuff. KWIM?

 

[brooklyngirl]

This is my first year having a MIL. I sent her an edible arrangement from DH and I. When we lived in NY, we would bring her flowers for MD.

I sent my mother the same one, from myself, DH, and the dog

 

[luv2sparkle]

Wow, I love to give my in laws gifts! My family is all gone- this year I got her a lovely pair of pink topaz and white sapphire leverback earrings. I loved them.

They raised a wonderful son, who I am so thankful to be married for 29 years too, I feel like I owe them a huge debt of gratitude and love.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

We send both mothers cards signed by both of us (and the kids). And we call both of them.

 

[fabienne]

My husband bought a card for his mom but I didn''t know about it until we were leaving their house Saturday morning. I heard him tell his Dad to give it to his mom on Mother''s Day. I was a little annoyed but didn''t want to step on toes, especially not knowing what was actually written in the card. Later on, I found out that it was a mother to son card but it was too late for me to get her a card. I hope she didn''t mind or notice.

 

[AdiS]

Lord, no!!! lol Though maybe next year I''ll get her a brand new lovely broom, so she could fly around as much as she likes.