My mom is really getting frustrated with Christmas this year like you could not believe. She doesn’t know what to get anyone anything. And my dad is not helping at all with ideas. I’m trying to make it easy on her by giving her good ideas that she can build on.

So yeah, we’re both stuck…

She needs to buy for 5 nephews and neices, her parents, and my dad’s 3 aunts. She feels like she’s given everything and doesn’t want to repeat gifts. She wants to go a little cheaper on them this year.

We need your help on Holiday Gift Ideas!

For my cousins, I head to get a little basket and fill it with stuff like 2 blankets (for the couples), popcorn, hot chocolate mix, and other holiday stuff we can’t think of. With a bow on it. But when she told her sister (my aunt), she thought it wasn’t a good idea for her daughter (who is 22). I think that it’s a good idea because they are all older than 22.
>>> Is this a good idea? What else could we add? Any ideas for my cousins (her nephews and nieces) When I mean 5 cousins, it means 2 couples and 1 single.

For my grandparents (her parents), she was going to get two outside rocking chairs for their porch but my dad didn’t have enough money on his credit card at that time and now he finally has enough but now we wouldn’t get the chairs by christmas. So that idea is shot.
>>> What are good ideas for grandparents/parents? Not like candy or candles. A real gift.

Lastly, she has no idea what to get for my dad’s 3 aunts that she buys for each year.
>>> What are some ideas for them? They are old in their 70’s, 80’s, and I think one is in her 90’s already. My mom doesn’t want to get candles or candy this year again. She ran out of ideas for them.

Thanks so Much for your help! (in advance) This will really help make the holidays so much easier!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

BE HONEST PLEASE… its for coursework

age range:

Ethnicity: afro caribbean or asian (please delete)

family type: nuclear, extended, lone parent or reconstituted (delete as appropiate)

do you believe your husband/partner having control over you is right?

what are your ambitions?

what do you thnik your position in the house is?

what do you live for? (family, ambition, other-please state)

how satisfied would you feel if you had a job? out of ten. ten is very satisfied.

how do you think your culture treats/views single mums (lone parents)?

Do you think lone parents are more independant?

how satisfied are you in your relationship with your husband?

would you get support from your family if you were a lone parent? does this make you feel confident in being/becoming a lone parent?

THANK YOU SO SOOOO MUCH FOR COMPLETING THE QUESTIONNAIRE!!!!
nuclear means – mum and dad and children in the same house

extended means- mum das, childreen and grandparents or aunts/uncles in the same house

reconstituted means – parent remarried after a divorce. living with step parent and biological parent.

lone parent means- mum or dad bringing up child alone. just one parent in the family

I’m a single parent, I have been for the past 7 years. I have a 7 year old and a 4 year old, neither of thier fathers participate in thier lives at all. So I have always thought that someone, family or friends or even current people I was dating would pick up the mothers day responsibility. It has never happened. Every year, I sit alone by the door, and wait for flowers that never come. I check the mail many times to see if anyone sent me a card. I wait for a phone call to see if anyone cares to call and wish me a happy mothers day. This year I really want my current Ex (we broke up in janurary and although my children are not his, we did have a misscaraige that was his) to send me flowers and spend the day with me. I begged and begged and begged for him to spend the day with me but all he could say was that he wanted to be left alone (he asked that I leave him alone for several months while he thinks about things between us). But mothers day has always been something I want to be special and all my cousins and aunts and sisters all shove flowers and pendants and stuff in my face every year and say things like "well show us yours" or "what did you get?" and it really hurts my feelings that no one cares about me on any holiday, esspecially the one that matters most to me. How can I make people care and do something nice for me on mothers day…don’t all moms…even single moms…deserve to be acknowledged on mothers day? I really don’t want to repeat the past 7 years of sitting by the door crying and waiting on flowers that never show up…someone please help me and tell me how to make my ex(s) care?