Dear Dish-It: No Money for Mother’s Day

Dear Dish-It,

I love my mom with all my heart but I have no money so I can’t get her a really nice gift for Mother’s Day. I feel really bad; what can I do?

Broke Kid

Dear BK,

Sounds like you and your mom have a wonderful relationship – I’m sure that as long as she knows that you love and support her, she won’t care whether or not you can afford to buy her a fancy present for Mother’s Day.

Fab & Free

The best gift – your love – doesn’t cost anything. There are lots of other ways to show your mom how much you care without having to spend a cent:

• Make dinner for her one day – or even just a sweet treat for dessert!
• Offer to babysit your little brother or sister so that she can have the afternoon off.
• Make her a card that tells her how much you love and appreciate her.
• Cook breakfast in bed and surprise her with it on Mother’s Day.
• Clean your room – or even the whole house – without waiting for her to ask you to do it.
• Make a date to have a stay-at-home movie night – just you and her!

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Thanks,

Dear Dish it

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