What is everyone getting their wives for Mother’s Day? I’ve been so busy at work and have no good ideas. We have 2 kids. Just had our second 7 months ago.

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Book a massage spa appointment for her and if she likes wine get a nice bottle of wine and order some of her favorite food. Doesn’t have to be too fancy, something simple goes a long way

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Consultant 1, ever heard of a Cartier watch? That “trinket” alone will do just fine

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My wife asks for the same thing every year: to be responsible for no one, for any reason, other than herself. No decisions, no planning, no management of any part of the day. She doesn’t care what we eat, when we eat it, where we go or don’t go. She just wants a full day’s break.

She will play with the kids and be fully immersed without having to worry about snacks or lunch or naps. She will go on a run or a walk without time pressure to be back for anything.

It is her favorite day.

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Yeah, to be fair we do this every weekend when we are home. We are both in consulting and our weeks can be intense. We split Saturday in half and we fully rotate bedtimes.

If the other parent wants to join when it is their off time, they are welcome to, but there is zero expectation. It has done wonders for our entire families satisfaction

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Chain saw

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She’s very handy so maybe this is a good idea lol

Stanley tumbler

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Bird feeder that has a built in camera that alerts you when birds are there and identifies what bird it is.

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All wives want iot birdfeeder

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Daughter (8) and I did a painted wood craft thing with a message, and of course, a hotel night away in town with the requirement that she spend the 24hrs only on herself (not errands, etc).

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Jewelry

Jewelry. Birthstone necklace. Then she just likes dedicated family time so probably plan to go to the zoo or sthing like that. Also considering matching pajamas with our daughter. She has one pair and loves them.

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