Mother's Days/ Father's Days - what do you do? (wife, husband, siblings)

[sms0511]

As a married couple, what do you all typically do on Mother's Day and Father's Day? Or the better question is, how do you, as a parent yourself, celebrate Mother's Day and Father's Day, assuming that you have your folks and your inlaws in consideration?

[Lynda05125]

We try and have an out doors BBQ and invite both sets
of parents over to our home to eat
Moms get flowers and dads get a gift card to
Lowes or Homedepot.

[dfour]

As a married couple, we split up. My wife goes to her parents house, and I get together with my family for a cookout. We ourselves have no children.

[sms0511]

Originally Posted by Lynda05125

We try and have an out doors BBQ and invite both sets
of parents over to our home to eat
Moms get flowers and dads get a gift card to
Lowes or Homedepot.

Do you do that EVERY year as a tradition? Or do you switch on whose house to have the BBQ?

[sms0511]

Originally Posted by DFOR

As a married couple, we split up. My wife goes to her parents house, and I get together with my family for a cookout. We ourselves have no children.

I see, but what if kids are involved? So you never went to see your inlaws for Mother's Day/ Father's Day?

[Davachka]

Both my parents and inlaws are out of state. We send gifts to both.

For mothers day I was treated to breakfast in bed, lunch on the lanai, and dinner at a gourmet restaurant on the beach. I am spoiled

[Twinkle Toes]

Most years I am competing in some dance comp for Mother's Day. I send flowers to my my mom and MIL for that day, and for Father's Day if I don't go to my parents' house, I at least call. I usually take them out to dinner.

[Mathguy]

I called my mom in-law and had the grandkids talk to her.
Same with my mom but I also pitched in on a gift for her with my sister.

I'm not the best with stuff like this...especially fathers day...my late wife took care of this kind of stuff but I'm trying to pick up the slack.

[TheImportersWife]

We had my parents, the ILs and siblings come to our home for a BBQ (we always host b/c our home is the most ideal from location to setup/size.)

We got tickets for my MIL to see a Broadway show and we're taking my mom to the performance of her choice.

As for me, DH & the kids got me a bouquet of beautiful flowers and a 3rd AppleTV (I'm hooked on it! )


Don't know about father's day...Probably have a BBQ here again (we're entertaining/hosting parties here almost every weekend.) My FIL and husband loves the burgers we get at the local pork store, so that's a given. I guess I better start thinking about gift ideas!

[Tzaphkiel]

i get myself a present for Mother's Day (i am a mom of 3 grown children)
i call each of my 3 kids and they wish me happy mother's day
i send my mother a gift but don't talk to her

i got so tired of so many unhappy, resentment-laden, drama-infested holidays during the marriage, that after the divorce I didn't do any holidays at all for years, the peace was so much nicer. Now I pick and choose and only celebrate any given holiday any given year if and when I truly feel like it. Saves us all a lot of guilt and drama and dysfunction. If I am going to celebrate something, including a holiday, it needs to mean something to me, and not come from guilt or obligation or habit or what someone else says I should be doing.