#MomStories #FamilyTraditions #ChristmasGifts
🎁 My Mother Is a Petty Woman 🎄
Growing up, my siblings and I always had a good laugh about the practical gifts our mother would give us for Christmas. It was always the same routine – a cup and a towel. But little did we know, she had a trick up her sleeve for one memorable Christmas.
## The Practical Gifts
Every Christmas, without fail, my mother would gift each of us a cup and a towel. It became a running joke in our family, and we would always tease her about her predictable gifts. But my mother always took it in good spirits, joining in on the banter and making the most of the lighthearted teasing.
### The Running Joke
As my siblings and I moved out of home and started our own lives, the tradition of receiving cups and towels for Christmas continued. It was something we looked forward to, knowing that no matter what else we received, there would always be a cup and a towel from Mum.
## The Christmas Surprise
One year, while out shopping with my mother, I joked about not looking at the towels so I could be surprised on Christmas day. Little did I know, she had a surprise in store for me that would turn the tables on our ongoing joke.
### The Unexpected Gift
On Christmas day, my mother decided to break the mold and surprise me with something unexpected. Instead of the usual cup and towel, she pulled out a video camera and started filming. I assumed it was just to capture memories of the day with my sister’s kids around.
## The Ultimate Revenge
As the presents were handed out, I eagerly unwrapped a gift from my mother and was met with a set of coat hangers. It was unexpected, hilarious, and a perfect revenge for my sarcastic comment while shopping. My mother had finally turned the tables on me, and it was a moment we still laugh about to this day.
### The Best Present
Looking back, that moment of unwrapping the coat hangers remains one of the best gifts I’ve ever received. It wasn’t about the item itself, but the humor and love behind it that made it so special. My mother’s prank was a reminder of her playful spirit and sense of humor, and it’s a memory I hold dear.
## A Proud Mother
Despite the teasing and jesting, I’m incredibly proud of my mother for getting her revenge in such a clever and light-hearted way. It’s a testament to her fun-loving nature and the joy she finds in bringing laughter to our lives.
In the end, my mother’s “petty” moment gave us all a gift – the gift of laughter and cherished memories. And while the cups and towels may have been predictable, it was the unexpected moments like these that made our family traditions truly special.
I enjoyed it.
Mom knew what she was doing! I love seeing these wholesome (wholesome to me anyway) petty revenges makes me smile and (RIP) miss my mom. ❤️
Great one. I can imagine your mom posting this same story here from her perspective. Wow – what a story it would have made 🙂 she must have been a sweet and fun mom…
I literally gave my mom and my son coat hangers this year, lol.
My mum gave me a set of sheets and a coverlet for my 18th.. best present ever as a struggling uni student!
Socks and PJs in our house.
She stopped when I was about 25. Near 40 now and have asked many times she brings this tradition back. I hope this is the year she believes I am not taking the piss
My mom used to give something personal, and then another practical gift.
After she passed, I had to start buying my own linen and such.
Never realised how expensive it was!
I miss my mom so much. She was a very fun person, and my best friend.
I love me some functional gifts 😂 your mom rocks
On Easter my mom would hide stuff like toothpaste, laundry detergent, and other household items along with Raster candy and eggs for my brother and I after we moved out. All of our girlfriends over the years thought it was hilarious. I only stopped when my brother’s kids got old enough to be the focus of the Easter egg hunt.
My husband once moaned because no one had bought him cloth hankies for years & his old ones were falling apart. This was when I decided to find a nice box for him AND some embroidered ones for my MIL.
As she was a bobbin lace maker, all she seemed to ever get given were ornate (some vintage) pricey bobbins and I knew that any lace on the hankies would just be machine, so I got her some nice cotton lawn ones with no edging.
Coat hangers are an awesome gift! Because having good ones can make a world of difference to your clothes, but they’re always way at the bottom of the list of things to buy when there’s a little extra money in the budget.
I did a similar thing for my MIL just this Christmas. She doesn’t drive any more and doesn’t keep good track of household supplies for when I take her shopping. So I got her a bunch of them: laundry detergent, hand soap, toilet paper, tissues and shampoo.
“NO WIRE HANGERS!” Oh Mommy Dearest
I use to wonder why people wrap up batteries with the gifts. Nowadays, I don’t need another electronics. Just give me batteries. And towels. And socks.
Practical gifts for the win!
I kept waiting for the part where your mom’s beauty comes in to the story. Then I reread the title and realized my mistake.
Haha this is golden!
Coat hangers ahahaha
Petty woman, walking down the street
Petty woman, the kind I’d hate to meet
Your mom is also a Pretty Woman.
This year mom gave me four paper dinner napkins that she had grabbed at a restaurant
My father gave me a case of motor oil one year for Christmas. I’m a girl, but he taught me how to change my own oil on a 1979 Chevy Malibu that I owned at the time. He also gave me a power drill and joked about Dances with Tools. I miss him so much.
My grandma is like this. Still is, going 87 now. You never know what you get from her, but it’s almost always something very practical. Like cleaning supplies.
When I was about five, she gave me a simple wooden stool for Christmas. The funniest thing is, I fucking loved that silly little basic chair. I had it until a couple of years ago.
My mom bought me a dishwasher for my 31st birthday. I was so happy to finally have one that worked that I cried. That was the day I realized I was old. 😅
Mama(89) used to buy us nightgowns. Its been YEARS since she was able to shop now. I loathe spending $$ on that stuff. Many times I’ve said to my sister I miss getting new nightgowns every year. Lol