Mothering Sunday Coming Up And I Can't Afford A Present For Mum

That's why I do surveys. They are all through the year and pay in various ways but mostly amazon vouchers or reward points that can be redeemed. I use the rewards for presents at Christmas and for birthdays. I used to not earn anything myself and I know how frustrating it is when you have family with birthdays etc.

Apologies in advance if this comes across wrong, but the first thing that crossed my mind was that at least you still have your mother. :-( Anyway, I'm guessing that a card would be just fine with her, and it's the fact that you're thinking of her that's more important than anything else...

My Mom loved her garden, and as she lived in town she found it difficult to get fertilizer. Every Mother's day I would take a load of cow manure to her, and spread it on her garden. Of course it smelled, but it made her very happy.In my case the best Mother's day gift was a big load of Cow Manure!

Why don't you sit down and write her a letter, expressing how much she means to you? I bet she'd like that more than flowers or candy or a card. Flowers die, anyway, and they're expensive anymore. If you bake, make her a cake or something. If I were a mother, I'd appreciate a nice phone call or letter from my child. If you think about it, there are things you can do to show your appreciation to your Mom and Dad.

In a way it makes me glad that my mum thinks along the same lines as me, that why do we need a special day to celebrate motherhood. It does allow me off the hook as otherwise I would be scraping around the pennies to try and get something. But to try and help have you thought about writing a nice letter to tell your mum how much you appreciate her, a poem or maybe have some special photos you could use in a gift to her. Often it’s those more personal gifts, such a letter that mean so much more. Hope you manage to come up with something, because I can tell how much it means to you.

That sucks! I would try to save little by little every month all the change in the house and stuff like that for as long as you can. You said 2 years now? Hopefully it doesn't take another year to find a job but if it does for one reason or another you can start saving little by little now. I don't know where you live but I'm sure there are other inexpensive things you can find to buy her and to send to her. I realy hope everything works out for you but gifts aren't what makes people happy either.

I can understand that you would like to give a gift to your mom, but just a phone call (if you live away) or just saying the words "I love you" can be the greatest gift of all. I don't have that much money often for Mother's day, so I tend to go see her for the day, tell her she means the World to me and I love her very much, which is exactly what I shall be doing this Sunday.

Hi Janey, I think your mother would understand what you are going through, a phone call and telling her how much you love her is enough, I lost my mum nearly eight years ago and its is so hard when Mothering Sunday comes up, buty having mum in my thoughts, I know that she knows how much I love her, so please don't be depress, your mum understands. Tamara

..hi.. I understand how you feel but right now, just as you've said, you can't send her anything except card.. then you might as well make the card personally rather than buying it so that the card could have a personal touch from you.. it doesn't have to be very beautiful.. what matters most is the meaning of the words you're going to write your mom.. don't worry too much about presents.. your mom will surely understand your situation right now.. your see, gifts and presents are not that important.. what's important is, you show the person you love that you care for them.. love and care cannot be bought by money.. don't bother yourself about the things that you can't do right now.. just be content with what you can afford and make the most of it.. you'll just get depressed and stressed thinking about things that should have happened in case you have like this or like that.. and never fail to let your parents know that you loved them very much..

..hi.. I understand how you feel but right now, just as you've said, you can't send her anything except card.. then you might as well make the card personally rather than buying it so that the card could have a personal touch from you.. it doesn't have to be very beautiful.. what matters most is the meaning of the words you're going to write your mom.. don't worry too much about presents.. your mom will surely understand your situation right now.. your see, gifts and presents are not that important.. what's important is, you show the person you love that you care for them.. love and care cannot be bought by money.. don't bother yourself about the things that you can't do right now.. just be content with what you can afford and make the most of it.. you'll just get depressed and stressed thinking about things that should have happened in case you have like this or like that.. and never fail to let your parents know that you loved them very much..

If I were in your position, I would tell your mother outright. You're her daughter, she will be very understanding if you simply cannot afford a present for her. She would much rather you be okay rather than put yourself in a bad financial situation buying a present for her

Hi Janey, Your Mum knows that you are temporarily out of the work force. Most of all she loves you and she understands. You cannot give what you do not have. Flowers and gifts are material things, they don't last. Love does and you have an inexhaustible supply of that in your heart. A phone call and a sincere "I love you" from the heart would surely make her day. In my life, I've been through periods of drought, but I am still here. In fact, quite recently, for 2 months and one day, I didn't have an extra usable penny, was barely surviving. It ended on 2/25/2010. It was quite a long stretch, but it passed. It had something to do with my social security check which was sent to JPMorgan Chase with the wrong account number and which Chase returned to the US Treasury and the US Treasury sent to the Bank of New York, etc, etc, till it found its way to the right bank, together with my February check, wow. I was very happy to be able to pay my bills and share some with everyone in my family. Problems get solved, Janey. What you are going through right now will soon be a thing of the past. But, the love in your heart will never run dry. Friends and family love you, too. That's your priceless treasure. Love is like a piece of raft that you can hold on to and get you through the storms of life. Though a hundred miles away from your Mum, you are there, alive and well, full of love. That is the most important thing for your Mum and that's more than enough to make her wondrously joyful. I know how important it is to know that a child is around, alive and well. I've lost one son, the father of the grandkids who are here with us. Cheer up, keep smiling and make your smiles warm your mother's heart.

Janey, your mum knows you love her; believe me she's perfectly happy just knowing that. She'll forego the flowers, but just don't forget to call... Same goes for your dad.