Help me be a good daughter...?

You already are a good daughter – just by thinking of your Mom like that!

How about a mani/pedi date? or spa day? I don’t know what your budget is – but maybe go on Priceline and book a hotel one night (you can get them really cheap) and just stay there with her and go out to a nice dinner.

I hope my Allie will one day think of me like this! :0)

Write her a letter telling her exactly what you are feeling.

I second the day spa suggestion if you have the cash to pull it off.

or you could see if she is willing to drive to Sacramento to help you take care of the problem there. Fun for the whole family.

Time. Spend it being with your Mom. Do what she likes to do.

Surprise her by doing all of the laundry, cleaning out the garage, or some other task that you know has been on her mind but she has been too busy to do it.

I also second the ‘write her a letter” suggestion.

I agree with all the above suggestions. But the one I like the most is Grisson’s mention of time. My daughter and i are very close too, but we live 1000 miles apart. When I go to visit her, I’d just rather have time to sit with her and do nothing but savor the time together.

The spa day does sound really nice tho!!

@Allie just let your mom know that you love her dearly. Talk to her as often as you can. i`m sure she knows that you still love her and understands your busy schedule.

If the two of you are so inclined, making something together is always fun. Whether it’s an art project, a special meal or bread or pies, putting in a closet organizer or decorating a room. Not knowing what you’re doing is part of the fun, and generates lots of laughs. Afterward, you get to share a feeling of accomplishment, too.

Accually it depends on if they are really gaga over each other because if it is most likely it will be over in about a week so you can just wait so he can be all yours and it wont turn into a John Tucker must die type of thing.

What? I love my mom, but not like that.

Oh sorry I meant to post that on another thing I am sorry but my other one before was my thought. Sorry!

Haha.

Be ur mom for a day – switch responsibility. it means doing cleaning, ironing, gardening and so on. Make it more challenging for ur mom. Let her do ur homeworks ! haha.

Just let her know that you’re still thinking of her and that you miss her. Tell her how you feel.

Sometimes just a simple phone call to say “I love you, I miss you and I’m thinking of you” can brighten up someone’s day.

You already are being a great daughter, just by thinking this way. No matter what you do – let her know you’ve missed her and you’ve been busy. Whatever you do, it will be great.

Bake her a cake (or something of the sort). The small things are sometimes the best things.

You are already being a great daughter.. another vote for that one. Some parents out there right now are reading this and contemplating a trade.

Aww, great thought Alls. I just spent all day with my mother today actually. Shopping, movie night, lots of laughing. She loves it when I cook for her though. She cooks often, but really doesn’t like to. I made her an entire dinner with different courses once and she loved it. I don’t remember the whole menu, but I know I made Bruschetta for appetizer, with salad. Main meal was lasagna and dessert was no-bake yet, so amazing strawberry cheesecake. So maybe you could do something like that?

Though I agree with others that if you haven’t been hanging out with her recently, what’s most important is spending time with her. Roadtrips are awesome.

I love taking my mom to the spa or nail salon.. so much fun. But you could go for a hike or something, which gives you time to talk while exercising. But I think the spa is something she’ll enjoy.. any woman would.

I second @Grisson . Spend as much time with your mom as you can.

maybe I’m feeling that way cause my mom’s been gone for 13 years