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My son sent me a birthday card?

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Illte Tue 14-Jul-20 09:32:53

It says Happy Birthday World's Greatest Mum.

Inside he's written "Sorry about the card. The local shop didn't have much choice.

It's a good thing I love him???

Georgesgran Tue 14-Jul-20 17:31:35

My MIL was notoriously ‘frugal’. One year she bought DD1 a birthday card (14th birthday) saying Happy Birthday God-daughter. Rather than get another - she crossed it out, wrote Grand Daughter and sent it. An odd woman and we still talk about her ‘cheap’ ways! X

AGAA4 Tue 14-Jul-20 17:26:58

Welbeck. grin

welbeck Tue 14-Jul-20 17:22:14

AGAA4A, hope his mother didn't see it, or worse still, her BIL..

Juliet27 Tue 14-Jul-20 16:46:11

? DanniRae. I like your son’s sense of humour too.

AGAA4 Tue 14-Jul-20 16:37:59

My husband once received a card from his dad which read "Happy Birthday to a Dear Nephew"

Apparently it was all they had in the local shop!

ladymuck Tue 14-Jul-20 14:24:37

My daughter had a habit of saying 'this is all I could get', when giving me something. Rather spoiled the pleasure of receiving a gift.

Maggiemaybe Tue 14-Jul-20 14:18:42

I may have been touched to the point of becoming dewy eyed when my then teenage DS handed over a Super Mum mug one Mother’s Day (still in a Hallmark paper bag, but what the hey). He panicked a bit and said he’d just bought it because it had a bashed box and was in the half price bin. He has improved since then. smile

Still my go-to mug though.

Illte Tue 14-Jul-20 14:01:45

Oh sorry I didn't get the card picture the first time. I thought you meant me. Oh I think I'd better go back to bed.

Illte Tue 14-Jul-20 13:45:41

Have I done something wrong Maw? I was just sharing something I thought was funny.
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MawB Tue 14-Jul-20 13:42:27

Still not quite sure how I was meant to take this.... hmm

GrannyGravy13 Tue 14-Jul-20 13:38:10

Happy Birthday Illte- ???

GrannyGravy13 Tue 14-Jul-20 13:37:42

One of my sons sent me a personalised Moonpig card for my birthday last year.......he had forgotten to change the name on the front to his apparently I have a daughter called Debbie his siblings will not let him forget this anytime soon.

It did make us laugh thou ??

Alishka Tue 14-Jul-20 13:31:01

"You've been like a mother to me" Absolutely Glorious! grin

and Happy Birthday Illteflowers

sodapop Tue 14-Jul-20 13:23:05

Happy Birthday Illte that made me chuckle smilethanks

SueDonim Tue 14-Jul-20 13:21:47

grin

A friend bought an anniversary card for her uncle and his wife. She was so focused on finding a nice sentiment inside that she didn’t notice until she got home that on the front it said To My Son & Daughter-in-Law. grin

eazybee Tue 14-Jul-20 10:39:39

Oh Happy Birthday! Best laugh all day! (and yesterday)

Squiffy Tue 14-Jul-20 10:19:36

Happy Birthday Illte! My son must be your son's twin! wink flowers

Dibbydod Tue 14-Jul-20 10:11:47

Happy Birthday ? . What a lovely sense of humour your son has ?.

GagaJo Tue 14-Jul-20 09:49:30

Illte, I think you and he share a sense of humour! Great smile

DanniRae Tue 14-Jul-20 09:47:16

BTW "Happy Birthday!"

Illte Tue 14-Jul-20 09:46:29

Makes a change from "It must have got lost in the post" Smileless. ?

DanniRae Tue 14-Jul-20 09:46:11

I love my son's sense of humour - a few years ago he sent me a Mother's Day card saying "You've been like a Mother to me!"
Luckily I thought it was hilarious!! grin

BlueSky Tue 14-Jul-20 09:45:06

Same here Smileless! Bless them!

25Avalon Tue 14-Jul-20 09:44:37

Your son has a gsh as does his mum. We made our own cards during lockdown with a programme dh has on his computer - called them lockdown specials.
A very happy birthday to you. flowers

Smileless2012 Tue 14-Jul-20 09:41:47

Son's are great aren't they.

DS lives in Aus. and mother's day there is in May so I don't get a mother's day card in March, or May for that matterhmm. My birthday is in May and about a week after my birthday I received a beautiful bouquet of flowers with a card 'For a wonderful mum from a forgetful son'.

We spoke to him on face time a couple of days later and he said his choice of card was 'playing safe'. He knew he'd missed mother's day, thought he'd forgotten my birthday so was hedging his betsgrin.