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Is buying lingerie appropriate for Mother's Day?
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Yes
by Ric Martens
Created on: May 04, 2010
There are many things that someone can buy a mother for mothers day. In fact, for many people this decision has been known to cause temporary mental paralysis as the pressure of making sure they got mom the perfect gift overcomes their senses. If you or someone you know is looking for something special and unique to buy for mothers day, you might want to suggest lingerie. Hold on, before you start screaming in indignation, give some time for this idea to be explained a little bit more fully. While it is easy to see why this would be an unusual present, there are several situations in which buying lingerie for a mothers day gift would be appropriate.
Perhaps the first and easiest situation to understand would be buying lingerie for a woman that wants to become a mother. This may seem kind of corny, but it is likely to be well accepted. Imagine for a moment a young women who has struggled to get her husband interested in having a baby. Maybe she has tried the rational argument, but he flatly refuses. Or maybe both husband and wife are over worked and have little time for passion in their down time. Whatever the reason, giving a would be mother the gift of lingerie might help her overcome whatever barriers she is facing.
Another situation in which it would probably be acceptable to buy a mother lingerie for mothers day is when a wife and mother of your children has started to feel less than attractive. While it is a sad thing, the truth is that many mothers begin to feel less appealing to their husbands. If you are married to a woman, and you really want her to know that you still think she is an absolute Venus, buying her lingerie can tell her this. In fact, if you want to cause the kids to blush, you might want to think about having her open the gift in front of them. Just make sure your wife is open to this kind of humor.
There are of course situations which would be anything but ideal to purchase lingerie as a mother day's gift. If you are a child, chances are your mother and father both will not find the present a very good idea. Also if you are a single man, buying a married mother lingerie might cause a few problems. However, in the end, there is no rule that says buying a mother lingerie for mothers day is not an okay thing to do. Unusual, yes, against the law, no.
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No
by Scoti Soard
Created on: August 23, 2010 Last Updated: August 24, 2010
There is not enough lace on the planet to cover the things I do not want people to see, let alone a child that I would have to model the gift for. Nope! Thanks I will save my personal gifts for my dear sweet husband who seems to be oblivious to the sags and bulges that have appeared over the years. He can buy me lingerie, but not for Mother's Day.
Now come on, if my son were to decide to buy such a gift for me, instead of the "I'm too sexy for sixty" pin I got last year, what color would he get me. My favorite red? I can just see that "Mom here is a lacy red teddy to go with this plastic fireman's hat. It rings of knock dad's socks off tonight?" A message any mother would gladly receive from her grown son - NOT! Or how about black lace, which is what I really like in lingerie, because nothing says sexy like black lace. "Mom I got you this black lace corset with these cool black stockings and garter. I am sure you will be the hottest sixty something on the block .After all I want my mom to look hot! I mean you have to keep up appearances mom, even if you aren't that into you know (spelled and whispered) S E X you still have to act like it. Remember 60 is the new 20, or something like that." I can really picture my junior high school principal son who deals with teenage pregnancy and too tight skirts and tops all day long trying to promote his mom as a hotty at sixty! Not to mention what his wife might say if she found out he was buying lingerie. There is no doubt in my mind that she would not believe that it was for his mother!
Then my daughters, that would go something like this; "Mom, you really need to stop wearing those old grandma white cotton panties. You know those old comfortable panties are only for when your friend appears and you don't have any friends anymore remember?" The other would chime in "Yeah, you don't have friends because you wear old lady panties!" She never did understand why that monthly visitor was called a friend. In unison they would say "MOM, get a grip this is 2010 even old ladies can wear lace now. You know you want to, you know it will make you feel sexy again. Every woman, even one as old as you needs to feel sexy now and then." Why they could or would assume that I don't feel sexy is yet another story. "So since you won't do it for yourself ,we got you these sexy lacy panties and matching bra. We also booked a day at the spa, because you know you really don't pay enough attention to your skin. It kind of moves when you put your makeup on, I was watching you this morning. Come on Mom, try it on, let us see, daddy will love it Mom. We even booked you a night at the Hilton so you can entertain daddy in your new sexy lingerie and freshly scrubbed face." Yes, this would really happen. The gift I usually get from my kids on mother's day is the gift I want, wonderful framed pictures of my grandchildren.
Truth is, with all joking aside, lingerie is a personal gift. There are only two people that should buy it, the one wearing it, or the one enjoying you wearing it. There is one exception to my rule. It is always fun to buy lacy, silky, pretty, sexy lingerie for a bridal shower, the sexier the better. But never, ever, ever for your mother. Picturing my own eighty-seven year old mother opening a Mother's Day gift of lacy or silky lingerie from me - well I can't even laugh about that!
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