Mom's Day gift advice/opinion

mybestfriendsfuturemrs · May 2010

Would you like this?
If so, with or without your children's names engraved? What finger would you wear it on? How would I figure out what size to order?
My older brother is 34 while I'm 31. TIA

Gwenwhyfare · May 2010

I've been meaning to get my Mom a new "Mom's" ring for some years now. The one she has now doesn't include my youngest sister's birthstone. If I remember correctly, my Mom wears it on her ring finger - but she is divorced.

I'm not sure how you can figure out the size. I would estimate based on your hands (unless there's a big difference) and just make sure you get a metal that can be resized if it doesn't fit.

Does your Mom have any jewelry that symbolizes you and your Brother already? If not, I think this would be a nice gift.

Sue-n-Kevin · May 2010

That is very pretty. I'm a Mom, but also going to be a bride in a while. I think it depends on all the other jewelry your Mom wears, and whether she is a "jewelry person". Only you know your Mom best. Think about her lifestyle, what she wears daily, it would be a shame to spend a lot of money on a ring that she will put in a box as a "keepsake".

FWIW: My ex got me a mother's ring several years ago, as a surprise. It is yellow gold, with open hearts around the front, and he put my birthstone & the kids on either side of mine in the middle openings in the center. It's really pretty. I wore it for years, but he never got me the "one ring" I should have gotten from him (LOL), but I still wore it on my right hand. Because I type so much in my job, rings become cumbersome, for me, so I only wear my engagement ring now. When getting dressed up I occasionally wear it.

Sorry, that probably doesn't help you. Good luck.

flamingtwig72 · May 2010

I'm not a mom, so maybe it's different when you have kids, but I don't really like how that looks. Engraving on the outside looks a little odd...I'd stick with the birthstones if it's really important to have each kid represented in the jewelry. If not, I'd get her something that looks really nice. She'll remember it was from her kids even if their names aren't written on it.

Julz629 · May 2010

Personally, I'd prefer something with birthstones. I think the names engraved facing out is just a bit odd. And you could always do a necklace. But really, it depends on your mom's style -- you obviously know her better than us.