A woman who carries you in her womb for nine months, goes through the unbearable pain of making you come into this world, raises you by staying up nights and sacrificing days – We’re pretty sure that she deserves more than a post on Facebook for appreciation on that one day of the year that is hers. The people who wake up at 12 a.m to write a long, emotional message as their status with a picture of them being held by their mommies (most of who aren’t even on social media), should scamper off to a little hole for a week. At least you missing will grab your mother’s attention rather than an expression on Facebook just to gain likes. Being expressive is one thing but thinking that you’ve thanked her countless efforts through alphabets without even getting out of your bed on Mother’s Day makes you an awful child.
So if you’re one of the people above or even one of the many who don’t do anything on this special day saying, “Every day is Mother’s Day, bro,” this article is for you. Yes, you. Stop instagraming a photo of your mother with a gazillion hashtags and read this.
Mothers do not want flowers and mugs with “the best mother ever” written on them. We’re pretty sure that the chocolates you get them will end up in the freezer and are actually for yourself. Sure, she’d like a cake as a token of appreciation but that’s just a side line. To actually know what goes on in a mother’s mind, we gathered mothers of all ages and had them speak their minds. We made sure that they wouldn’t sugar coat the happenings in the children’s absence and actually let it all out.
“You know, I got cupcakes on last year’s mother’s day. My daughter baked them herself. She didn’t clean the dishes, ruined the apron and spilled milk. I thought the gesture was very sweet but I had to stay up after twelve to clean up the entire mess. I wish she had just helped me with the actual chores. My son wished me in the morning.”
Making cupcakes for your forty-year-old mother and making her clean the mess later on is like getting a laptop for your birthday after having paid for it. It’s absurd.
“My 19-year-old son,” Mariam, a mother of five said: “Took money from me to order a cake for me. It was quite expensive as we’re a family of seven and it was customized. I fell special but I think if he’d gotten me that electric beater I wanted or gotten my car lights fixed in that amount, I would have been much more happier.”
Unless you are five, you should be ashamed for taking money from your mother to get her something.
“I got a day off. There’s nothing more amazing for a mother to get than a day off from being a mother” she said. “Two tickets to the spa and dinner made by my husband.”
Sure, get your mother bouquets and glitter pen cards ready but how would you feel when for your birthday your parents get you an eye pad rather than an iPad? Harsh, no? Your mother doesn’t even ask for costly things. No mothers do. What mothers want is a happy, relaxed, laid back day. So, if you failed your previous semesters, pass the exams and surprise her. Do the chores in the house for once. Fold your sheets, clean your room and get home early. Take her out, do what makes your mother happy and it’s very simple. She blows the candles out on her birthday too, she deserves extra special treatment on Mother’s Day! As a smile gleaming across your mother’s face would be priceless, do something out-of-the-box this Mother’s Day!!
Contributed by: Ayesha Muzaffar.
