H2O Magazine

On every mothers day, we are morally obliged to get her some form of gift  as way of saying “thank you for putting up with me” and giving her some time off at least for a day. It comes around at the same time every year, but people are often completely unprepared and make some very poor gift choices.  In order to avoid this happening, here are 3 mother’s day gifts one should avoid under any circumstances

Iron.

Even though mothers tend to do ironing on a daily bases, it does not mean that they particularly enjoy it and they certainly do not want a gift that relates to doing chores. Unless you want it wrapped around your head, its best to avoid the iron gift this mother’s day. The same can be said for anything that helps with clothes washing or drying.

Cooking Accessories.

Much like iron apparatus, any cooking related gifts bought with extreme caution. Giving your mum a new saucepan set or deep fat fryer will imply that she is expected to be a domestic goddess, and that won’t go down well. Unless your mother is a professional chef, it is better to stick to buying chocolates or better yet taking her out for a meal, rather than “helping” her by buying new kitchen accessories.

RC Helicopter.

Giving presents that relate to house work is bad enough, but gifts that are deliberately for your own use is worse. A common mistake for anniversaries, the “we can both use it gift” can be the downfall of any mother’s day as well. Top of the list is a remote control helicopter than very few women on the planet have any interest in. Other such presents include a bowling ball, games console and a new 50inch LED TV that is blatantly for your enjoyment only.