I’m into mothers. I think they’re great people. I think they put up with a lot of crap. So I think it’s valid that we celebrate them once a year.

This Sunday, I’ll be having a crowd over for lunch to celebrate moms and their success in child-rearing. We’ll have three generations of mothers represented, which I think is a pretty spectacular thing. And it appears that we skated through Berlin’s heat miraculously without adding a fourth generation of mother. HOO-RAY!

While my own mother has only ever asked for “Good Behavior” on Mother’s Day, we all know that it’s always crucial to give her something more. So the retailers have been bombarding us for the past few weeks giving us loads of opportunities to spend our money. And because I subscribe to so many email marketing campaigns for industry knowledge, I have recently felt the brunt of their marketing initiatives.

So I looked to my inbox for gift ideas. Two of my very favorite Mother’s Day promotional emails came through today: the first from National Geographic featuring their issue on animal intelligence. This was one of the best issues that I’ve read since becoming a subscriber three years ago, and if you haven’t read it, go pick it up! Plus, how cute is this border collie? Clearly I was their target market, but my mom is not… so she’s not getting the Geographic for Mother’s Day.

The second email that I loved was for Crate & Barrel. How much do you just want everything in this photo? Especially that box of tea. But my mom has more kitchen stuff than she could ever need, so I am not heading to C&B. At least not for HER gift.

After browsing through a few more emails and heading over to Amazon.com with little success I realized that the small token gift that I got for her combined with a homemade dinner that she doesn’t need to cook or clean up after… and Good Behavior… will be my gift to her this Mother’s Day.

But the Good Behavior doesn’t officially start until Sunday. Because I already sent her the following email this morning:

“Mom, I think you need a DOG in your life vomiting on your newly installed carpet. That will help you realize you can’t control everything. Either a dog or a big fat doobie to smoke while doing your yoga video. Love ya, P.”

Wait a minute! I’ve suddenly been hit with some great Mother’s Day gift ideas!

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