Special Things to Do on Mother's Day

A mother is like a chauffeur, cook, maid and guidance counselor rolled into one. She even can catch a lie as quick as a cop can catch a crook, and also like a backup file, she helps out when things break down. These were just some of the similes you can find on the net when you search for the keyword “mother”. Very true – a mother is a superwoman possessing no special powers but only super strengths and skills to be able to cope with the day to day domestic responsibilities. I see these super things every day with my own Mey (our lazy term for mommy, in case you haven’t read my “Back Home: A Childhood Recollection” post) who plays the computer game Dynomite Deluxe till 11pm and wakes up at 4:30am just to cook for our breakfast, then travels by 8:30am to supervise our small restaurant business. All these things, they do it for FREE! This Mother’s Day, I would like to share some simple yet special things to do for our superwoman on her day based on the answers I’ve gathered from the conversations I had with the mothers I know. These things need not be of grandeur value but it would mean a lot so that she will never forget this day.

·         Treat her for a foot massage. Her feet have been so tired from walking back and forth around the house to fix our garbage - she definitely needs this treat to pump up.

·         Cook your mom’s favourite dish; it is her turn to just wait for the food to be served.

·         Make her the queen for the day; obey whatever she asks you to do no matter how simple.

·         Watch her anticipated movie together and take care for the snacks and drinks.

·         Have her hair coloured to cover the grey hair; believe me she believes she’ll look younger minus the grey hair.

·         Buy her the bag or clothes she’s been dying to have.

·         Send her a simple or personalized Mother’s Day card.

·         Tell her she’s the most amazing and beautiful mom in the world.

·         Have your family dinner at her favourite restaurant.

·         Call her mommy gorgeous for a day.

·         Surprise her with a bouquet of her favourite flowers.

·         Make her a collage or slideshow of her photos to relive the important events in your family; if she tells a very long recollection of her stories, just listen.

·         Say these words, “I love you”.