What To Buy A Mom

Mother's Day gifts to buy and then keep for yourself.

If you read my Valentine’s Day gift guide you’ll already know how I feel about these forced gifting holidays that fall outside of December. And if not, I’ll recap briefly here: as the proposed recipient of the gift, it’s nice when you get something, but also…you know…don’t get your hopes up too high. Call me jaded, but having been on both sides of Mother’s Day (generally ignoring it until the day before then ordering flowers in a hurry (sorry Mom!) and now hoping, at best to sleep in), it all seems a little…ehhh….manufactured? Maybe?

Or perhaps it’s just me! I’m the worst gift giver of all time, I’m absent minded and self absorbed, and prefer to give little tokens randomly than something Meaningful and Significant on pre-determined days. Thus, I don’t really expect a gift unless I’ve sent a very clear hint well in advance. I also think there are big deal gift giving moments (birthdays, Christmas), and ones that are more or less strictly about the sentiment.

That all said, it is awfully…