{"id":3680,"date":"2023-05-04T01:45:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T01:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boredmom.com\/?p=3680"},"modified":"2024-04-18T04:25:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T04:25:19","slug":"mothers-day-experience-mom-actually-wants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.boredmom.com\/?p=3680","title":{"rendered":"Speak Up, Moms! A Guide to a Perfect Mother’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mother’s Day. Two words that can evoke a range of emotions in moms, from excitement to dread. While I’ve had many wonderful Mother’s Days, some have been derailed by a simple truth: moms often suffer in silence. We eat burnt toast, clean up messes, and never voice our desires.<\/p>\n

This year, let’s change that! Mothers, here’s your golden opportunity: speak up! When your family asks what you want for Mother’s Day, be specific.<\/p>\n

Here are some ideas to get you started, along with things most moms would rather skip…<\/p>\n

1.) Crowded brunch buffets that resemble a feed lot vs. a sane dining environment where you can actually hear each other speak.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Restaurants will offer Mother’s Day Brunch deals that include everything (sans alcohol typically) for a fixed (inflated) price. \u00a0They bark, “If you don’t book now, you’ll miss out!”<\/p>\n

I say, what exactly are you missing out on? A high bill? A table smashed up against another family? Picked over buffet food where some kid left his ‘binky’ on the smoked salmon platter? Stop this nonsense!<\/p>\n