Mother's Day is coming up fast-this Sunday, May 12th!
Do you know what you're getting your mom?
Well, hold off, because your mom might have some shrewd advice for you.
Mother's Day is all about our moms.
Sometimes it goes like this:
Mother's Day www.youtube.com
AKA, your family got it hella wrong.
So hoping to solve the problem of what to do for Mother's Day, u/zxkool took to Reddit to ask the moms just what they wanted:
Moms of Reddit: What do you actually want for Mother's day?
u/zxkool
And moms had so many great answers.
"Just a day where I get home from work, they've done their chores and they aren't bickering over nothing. It's not a lot, really..."
BlueMaboo
"I'd really just be excited to get uninterrupted sleep for a night."
AbJ1622
"A clean house, a long nap, and to not have to see my mother-in-law this year. It always turns into her day but hi, I'm a mom too."
Gingerpants1517
We are seeing a pattern here...
"I want to go to the park with my husband and son. Maybe go out for lunch somewhere together. And I don't want to be the one to have to initiate things we do together as a family."
GarnettGreen
"Champagne. Someone to come deep clean my house. Someone to cook me dinner while I sit on the couch with a drink."
tastinginstereo
"I want a house that stays clean for more than an hour, a meal I didn't make that I dont have to clean after, and a lovely day with my children and husband without having to worry about spending money. And chocolate, and a nap I don't have to set an alarm for."
mydearmrsrobinson
"To not have to hide in the bathroom to eat ice cream or sweets by myself. My 3 year old can hear the wrapper on a Klondike bar from a mile away."
mrschukchuk
It seems like the most significant amount of stress is the home life for moms, and for the most part, everybody really just wants a chance to relax.
"Gift voucher for a massage, a clean house and the lawns mowed. And a charcuterie board and a bottle of paired white wine all to myself."
twilexis
"An hour or two of total and complete silence."
RedDeadRedditGirl
"What I've learned from this thread is a clean house and if they have kids living with them, either time with them or a short break from them, is all that they want for Mother's Day. And my mom has told me that she wants a clean house every year yet I still clicked on this thread to see what I should get for her."
appetizerbread
"For you to get off Reddit and. clean. your. room."
justkiddingbutnot
Just a simple task—to not have to pick up all the domestic slack.
"Not to be needed for just a day. I took a trip by myself a couple of years ago and the absolute best part was not being needed by anyone."
"I could just relax without worrying about when my relaxation would be interrupted by my husband and kid coming home and needing help with stuff or attention."
"Don't get me wrong, I love spending time with them and shower them with attention and cuddles, but I really miss having uninterrupted me time without having to worry about getting texts asking me where something is or if we have milk or whatever or watching the clock wondering how much time I have left."
ZoraksGirlfriend
"A clean house, a large iced coffee delivered to me from my favorite coffee place, delicious food I don't have to make and no fighting or being pestered for a whole day."
alternate_life
"A day alone. A whole day. To sleep in. To shower as long as I want. To nap. To drink my tea and coffee HOT. To go to the bathroom uninterrupted. To nap again. To peruse through the shopping centre at my own leisure. To not be bombarded with a million questions (majority of which are "Why?")."
PimpOnTheBarbie
"All I want is to be woken up with a "Happy Mother's Day", then left alone for the rest of the day so I can play video games and nap at will. Also dinner that I didn't have to make or clean up after. This is all I ever want for my birthday as well - along with cake that I didn't buy or make."
witchywoman869
So before you break the bank for your Mother's Day present, check out what these moms are saying and see if your mom could benefit from the same.
"Straight men of Reddit, what is the strangest thing you have been told not to do because 'that's gay?'"
The following behavior just screams, "gay," fellas. Watch out.
Song Choice
"Sing a Lily Allen song during karaoke."
– KentuckyFriedEel
School Protocol
"Advice I received in high school from other students:"
"Don't cross your legs with one knee over the other. Put one ankle over the other knee."
"When carrying books, palm them and carry them at your side. Don't rest one edge of the books near your waist."
"Never button the top button of your shirt."
– Gorf_the_Magnificent
Look, But Don't Look
"This one time, at summer camp, this guy who'd just been swimming in the lake told me you could tell how cold the water was by how hard his nipples were. 'But don't stare too long,' he said, 'because that's gay.'"
"You were the one who told me to look in the first place!"
– SonOfTheShire
Sandwich For Sissies
"When I was a kid, my dad called me a sissy because I cut a sandwich diagonally."
– captainmagictrousers
Getting Woodwind
"I played the clarinet. I got called Faginet a lot."
– Virtual_Caramell
"But that's one women do," one might argue.
Daddy Duty
"Changing my daughter's diaper. Mentioned it in the office one day. Called gay."
– Bullydaddy
A Lighter Shade
"Buying a white IPhone."
– Freshrendar
"Added my husband (then boyfriend) to my phone plan. Went to the store on my own to upgrade both our phones. We both just wanted the next gen Samsung. It was only available in purplish-pink in store."
"I shrugged and said it didn't matter, he's putting a case on it anyways. Guys working at the store kept trying to talk me out of it, actively pushing me to go to another store, making them lose commission, just so my partner wouldn't have a feminine phone. He used his pink phone for 3 years."
– Caity26
Life Skills
"I've been criticized for knowing how to sew and cook. Those are essential life skills!"
– placeholderNull
"My father was a Marine drill instructor in the 50's. Guess who did all the sewing in my house growing up?"
"Yeah, no one dared to call him gay for it."
– desrever1138
Here are examples of guidelines for being a manly man, according to manly men.
Manly Appetite
"Not a straight man but... back in my bartending days I asked a man if he wanted to see a dessert menu. He said 'if I wanted dessert I'd order wings like a real man.'"
"Weird flex but okay."
– BigJiggies
When I'm In The Mood, I Masticate
"When I'm feeling extra manly, I just take a bite out of a cow and then chew on some raw wheat."
"Like a man."
– AmigoDelDiabla
No Appointments Necessary For Straight Men
"I left a pick-up basketball game because I had an appointment to get a haircut. Evidently, the only straight way to get a haircut is as a walk in."
– patricksaurus
Abiding By The Law Is So Gay
"Using turn signals. And not as some sort of euphemism, but literally using them while driving to turn or change lanes."
– Sargatanus
In grade school, some fellow classmates asked me to check for gum on my shoe because they saw me step in some.
When I lifted my leg to take a gander, the boys were howling hysterically as if my actions confirmed something.
Well, it sure did. Apparently, if I l looked at the bottom of my shoe from in front of me, I was "normal," but since I bent my leg back and looked at the bottom of my shoe from behind, that made me "so gay."
Although, I didn't come out 'til years later, maybe those goons were onto something. Thanks for the heads up, guys.
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