On Mother's Day, Zoe Bakes will be treated to Breakfast in Bed delivered by her boys
A quick look at comments from real moms on 805moms shows that a massage or time at the spa ranks way higher than going out to a restaurant with the whole gang, an uninterrupted sleep is all someone else craves.
Let me just quote Number 1 through 4 (out of 12) in Gwen Moran's Secret Mother's Day Wish List:
- Poopy Diaper Amnesty: Actually, I'd like to avoid contact
with anything sticky, stinky, or slimy, including the refrigerator door
handle, the floor of my SUV, and whatever that congealed mass is at the
bottom of my daughter's backpack. - Shower Power: Not the kind with lots of presents – I'm
talking about the kind with hot, steamy water. And soap. And time
enough to shave my legs without looking like I've just starred in a Wes
Craven slasher flick. - Silence of the Clan: Give the new drum set a rest. Lower the
volume on the 1,876th screening of "The Lion King." (And if I ever find
the person who gave us the mini fire engine with realistic lights and
siren, I can't be held responsible for my actions.) I need sweet
absence of noise without the worry that only very bad things happen
when it's so quiet. - Roll-over Minutes: It could be an extra half-hour with the
bed all to myself or a lazy afternoon nap. I'll take any opportunity to
lie horizontally with both eyes closed and no elbow, foot or Chicken
Dance Elmo jammed in my back.
Worst offense if you do take your mother out to a restaurant is to make a 10:00 am reservation.
Cook breakfast for her instead.
Anything before 12:00 Noon lacks manners and good taste in my book.
File under Mother's Day 2009 ruminations