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Buying the Right Gift for Your Wife on Mother’s Day

Men, although by definition your wife is not your mother, if you have children, it becomes your responsibility to come up with just the right Mother’s Day gift.  Take it from me, don’t ever, ever respond to your child’s query of “What are you getting Mom for Mother’s Day?”—with the logical statement, “She ain’t my momma.”  So in an effort to save you grief, and an unwanted stint on the couch, here’s what NOT to buy her:

1. Don’t buy anything that plugs in.  Anything that requires electricity is considered utilitarian—a tool or gadget, that is actually for you.

2. Don’t buy clothing that involves sizes.  Your chance of getting the right size is less than 1 in 1000, the other 999 times you’ll offend.  Too big and she’ll ask “Do I look that large?!”, too small and she’ll inform you that she hasn’t worn a size 6 in twenty years.

3. Avoid all things useful.  The amazing “Tarnish-B-Gone” polish, that saves hundreds of hours of labor, or the miracle “Dust Magnet” that holds 100 times it own weight in dirt, won’t win you any brownie points.

4. Don’t buy anything that involves weight loss or self-improvement.  She’ll perceive a membership to a gym as a suggestion that she’s overweight.

5. Don’t buy jewelry.  What she wants, you can’t afford; what you can afford, she doesn’t want.

6. Don’t fall into the trap of buying frilly lingerie.  Your idea of the undergarments your wife should wear and what she actually wears are light-years apart!

7. Finally, don’t spend too much—“How do you think we’re going to pay for this?” she’ll ask.  But don’t spend too little—she won’t say anything, but she’ll think, “Is this all I’m worth?”

Guys, I may not have made your mission any easier, but I have made your Mother’s Day less painful!  Whatever you get her just put a lot of love into it, tell her how much you appreciate all she does, and you’ll be fine.