My mother is very picky and I am stressing what do I get her for christmas. do you have any ideas on what a?
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Get tickets for something to do together or for her and your father.  A play, a concert, a bike tour, a gym membership, an art exhibit, manicures and pedicures, an imax movie, etc.  She might have a lot of things or be very picky about her things, but she loves you and she would most likely be very touched that you got something for the both of you to do together.  If that's not your thing, think about a hobby she truly enjoys and perhaps get something to go with it.  For example, my mom knits, so one year I bought her some really beautiful wool online from a farm in Vermont and a pattern for a pretty sweater that I thought she would like.
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You should get her something that will let her know beyond a shadow of a doubt that you were thinking of her and that you enjoy her friendship.  Those are the best gifts.  Sometimes they cost a little more, other times they don't cost much money at all.  They always require thought, however.  What are some things the two of you have in common or do together or both enjoy?  Can you get a subscription to (or one issue of) a magazine on a subject or topic that she likes?  Can you make anything for her?  That would be only from you, and would be pleasantly unique.    What do you do that she likes?  What does she do that you like?  Would she appreciate an IOU for your doing a chore she hates?  Keep thinking and you'll come up with a good gift.
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My family is going through some financial strains this holiday season, so I told my husband not to buy me any gifts. He agreed. I immediately felt disappointed, and I imagined Christmas morning with no gift under the tree -- how sad I would feel. I wish I had suggested a dollar limit, even if it was just $10 or $20. I would have been quite happy with a DVD, book or a music CD. Just a little something to celebrate the love. Thanks for asking the question. It got me to own up to my true feelings. I think I'll let my husband know what they are and make my suggestion of a limit. :-)
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Thats really sweet of you to want to get her something on your own.\nMost drug stores have cards and flowers so that would be a sweet thoughtful way of saying I was thinking of you. Moms no matter how wealthy want to know their kids love and appriciate them. A well picked card with a personal note can mean more then diamonds! My kids are to young to shop (12 6 and 3) but they always make me a card and raid their candy bucket for my favorite candy and present it to me. Yea i know i bought the candy but its so sweet that they always pick out what i like and not what they wont eat :D
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Give her yourself for Christmas---spend time with her---tell her you love her----sit with her and look at old picture albums and let her tell you stories about the photos taken.\n\nYour mom needs nothing but YOU!
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What is he into? Get him something that goea along with  what he likes and his interests are? Has he mentioned in passing something he wish he had if he had a bit more money. I know with my DH - he is very hard to buy for as he has few interests and really doesn't collect things. But I remember him mentioning to me when we were in a home decor shop how he really liked a certain painting and would like to get it when we have the money. I got together with his mom and we put it on layaway. I'm getting it out this next weekend for his birthday as a surprise.\n\nSo just think about what he likes to do and what he likes to collect. Then just listen when you go out together for him saying that he likes something. \n\nSometimes, though, the best gifts really are free. Maybe just open up a day for him - one in which you will do whatever he wants.
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buy a nice card and then make some "vouchers"(paper, colored pens) and have them say things like, "I will do dishes", "i will cook dinner". anything that you can do that will give your mom a well deserved rest from her never ending chores. only do things that you wouldn't ordinarily do. this only costs the price of a card, but you could alway make the card too. i'm a mom and i would like this as my buttheads, oops, i mean kids never offer to help me unless i ask and then it's iffy. you can tell her that all she has to do to redeem her "gifts" is to give you a voucher. the vouchers could always be generic and say ie."any chore" and then she can choose.
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Get her a baby outfit and a sonogram pic from the internet.  Just when your mom is about to pass out say PSYCH! And give her what you really got her...one of those $9.99 mug and mini tea-bag sets from Walmart (the ones with the little winter scenes on the mugs).
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Oh what a world.. to be so upset about not knowing what you want for christmas...  I would just chill you know your getting something cool already.. and just enjoy time with family and the gifts are a bonus
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surely if she is receiving tax credits she can get an interest free loan and pay back small amount every week.\nShe should c doc if depressed.\nIts sad that she hasnt got presents yet for you and your sis but you should let your mum know that you understand, you dont expect and that you appreciate all what she does for you.  Christmas is about families coming together not just about sharing gifts.\nI feel for your mum she works her guts out and reaps little back, doesnt seem right.  do you have family you can turn to.  Can mum order from catalogue, can u shop on ebay, excellent bargains on their.\nI think the best gift you can do for your mum is to do as much as poss at home over the holidays, 7 cleaning jobs! she isnt going to want to come home and do more. Being supportive of your mum is reward enough all round.\nAlternatively you could always contact magazines, local papers and television shows with your predicament someone somewhere could help.  I pray for you that you all have a very merry christmas and get lots of lovely things\n\nErica h, i think that an excellent idea, maybe we here in yahoo answers can all pitch in to help them, i can be contacted on kchngdhn@toucansurf.com
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oohhh what a sweet guy or girl you are. well, how old is your mom then?gift doesnt really matter, presence does. greeting her would be enough. but if you really wanted to give her a gift, look for a photo of her during her pregnancy of you and laminate it or put it on a frame.it will melt her heart out.
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Tell her there is a huge sale at Strawbridges. \nor\nGo online, print out some coupons for the stores at the mall and then give them to your mom.
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Something consumable; something that's used up.  (No, I'm not thinking about a 12-pack of toilet paper.)  Fancy chocolates?  Some wonderful smoked salmon from the Pacific Northwest?  \n\nGift certificates for something she likes to do.  Does she like to eat out?  Does she like to go out with "the girls"?  Does she like to go to movies at an art theatre?  How about a season pass?\n\nA framed photo of you, or of relatives.  Something you make for her.  Do you write poetry?  A framed photo of you, with one of your poems in the frame.\n\nDoes she know how to use the computer?  Does she want to learn?  Could you teach her?  Are you nearby?  A coupon book of "free coupons" for her to use to call you up and have you come over and teach her computer use, maybe?\n\n(My mom just turned 90 and about five years ago my sister had the "brilliant" idea that Mother needed to be able to get email.  Mother did not want to do this, at all, and fought it all the way.  She is SO glad, now, that she made the effort and is learning this.  She needs a lot of support from the younger family members, though, to keep the computer going: virus settings updated, resolving email problems, and on and on.)\n\nWhat does she like to do, or what did she do when she was young that she hasn't done in a while?  Photography?  Art?  How about a gift certificate to a local six-week class?  Rekindle her old interests.\n\nShe'd probably just enjoy spending time with her grandchild.  Ever think of just bringing over a tape recorder, video recorder, or whatever, and asking her questions about her life and writing them down?  You'll value the time you took, later, and she'll love spending the time with you.\n\nDoes she garden?  Does she enjoy looking at a beautiful garden?  Could you offer to help her plant her garden in the spring, or help plant fall bulbs?\n\nOnce I refused to join my siblings in buying my mom "more jewelry" and instead brought over bulbs and planted them.  Her birthday is in November.  The bulbs still pop up every spring and she always tells me "oh, the tulips are up, and are so pretty."  As people age, seeing the flowers in the spring, or having that to look forward to, can keep them motivated to make it through another winter.  \n\nThink about who she is, what she loves, what she enjoys, and what would make her life even more enjoyable.  My mom loves the farm, her garden and gardening, and her kids.  Learning the computer has enabled her to keep in touch much easier with her kids, grandkids, and now great-grandkids, and soon, great-great grandkids!
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Thats a really neat idea in itself! What about making her a little gift basket with all of those girly things that we like...such as bath items, candles, and chocolate? Good Luck!
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Get her a American Express gift card.  That way she can get what ever she wants.  I do that for my friends every year.  She'll like it! \n\nGood Luck, and Merry Christmas
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One year not so long ago...I found myself in a similar situation.  Money wasn't really the problem, it's just that I was so tired of the "traditional" gifts. Mom once told me that the most valuable thing you can give a person is your time....so that year I got some real pretty stationary and wrote her a long letter.  I thanked her for all the things that she taught me and how that I wouldn't be the person I am today without her as my mother.  I was real specific, even using particular examples both from childhood and adulthood.  Just to give you an example:  From you, mom, I learned honesty.  Remember when I was 5 and we were playing checkers and the phone rang?  You got up to answer the phone and because I was losing I decided to move some of the pieces.  When you came back you noticed and punished me by not playing any games with me for a week because you didn't play with "cheaters". From you, mom, I learned how to get the most for my money.  We were in a grocery store one time and I noticed that you were counting the slices in a loaf of bread.  I asked what you were doing and you told me that you were trying to get the most slices for the money.  I was a teen-ager then and rolled my eyes. Now that I understand the true value of money, I understand.\n\nI'm sure that you get the idea.  Mom cried when she read my letter, it was probably about five or six pages long.  What it did, was point out to her what she accomplished.  It honored, acknowledged, & respected her.  She said that that was the BEST mother's day gift I could have given her.  It took some time and thought but it was worth it...for many reasons.....mom passed away in October of last year.  I am so thankful that I was able to let her know how much I learned from her.  This Mother's Day will be my first without her, and I'm trying hard not to think about it too much.  \n\nOn another note, your mother and mother-in-law probably know your financial situation.  They won't (and shouldn't) be expecting a lot.  Acknowledging their special day with the meals you have planned is more than enough.  Maybe you could combine both meals into one????  This would be less expensive.\n\nAs far as the baby shower...concentrate on the mom. Buy her some pamper stuff...bath stuff, candles, chocolate, hair ties, etc.  She'll be getting plenty of stuff for the new arrival...she'll appreciate it and won't feel so unimportant.  Hope some of this helps.
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Ok, it won't be ready on Mother's Day, but it WILL matter. Ever heard of scrapbooking? Any of your family around that remembers her younger years? Get an older family member to go through pictures and pull out important ones. Things like her child (ren's) birth, marriage, her parents. Then attach them into a scrapbook and have family members write down things about the pictures. It doesn't have to be big or elaborate, but it would mean a whole lot to her on her lucid days. Just a thought.