Mother's Day

[jerico08]

My kid always makes stuff in school for both Mother's and Fathers Day. I've never received anything from NJ (didn't really either when we were married) but she has always expected to be showered with gifts and praise for her "special day". One year a teacher even told me that NJ sent kid in to school in the morning with a gift NJ already bought so kid could wrap it and give it back to her, but nothing on Dads day..of course. Amazin!

[jumbledone]

My kid always makes stuff in school for both Mother's and Fathers Day. I've never received anything from NJ (didn't really either when we were married) but she has always expected to be showered with gifts and praise for her "special day". One year a teacher even told me that NJ sent kid in to school in the morning with a gift NJ already bought so kid could wrap it and give it back to her, but nothing on Dads day..of course. Amazin!

Dummy, school's out on Dad's Day, so why should they get us anything?

On the serious side: Pretty funny anecdote about sending jr to school with a gift already.

[coparentchamp]

I took my kids to buy for thier dad the 1st year or so after we split (Fathers day, his bday and Christmas)...he "barely" returned the favor those years. Once he met his current wife - I passed the reins on to her.
I have had a few years that I was single that I would simply give my kids $20-$40 and take them to the dollar store (where I could safely watch them bop in and out of aisles without seeing what they were selecting) or Target (older, and I waited in the coffee shop in front). Now, with my BF...he assists them. I started taking his kids last year for his gifts.
His ex outright demanded that he NOT take thier kids shopping for her again. He feels obligated a bit...but if she said No...then it is on her head to find someone else to help them out.

[KeepingMyKids]

NJ didn't exercise her right to have the kids Mother's Day weekend last year, she called and talked on phone to D9 for about five minutes and then "had to go." She hasn't said anything to me or kids this year about getting them for this weekend. This plus the fact that she didn't bother to call S7 on his birthday couple of weeks ago...I don't see the need to do anything if the kids don't ask for it. And considering that they both wrote notes in and signed the Mother's Day cards I bought for my new wife, my mom, my grandmother, new MiL and GMiL, and NJ's mother and didn't say a word about NJ...I don't think they're too worried about it.