Mom Just Wants Time With You

I'm a lucky guy.  See, I have two mothers:  my mom and my birth-mother.  Then of course I have my wonderful mother-in-law, my lovely wife and many other ladies in my life who are incredible mothers, too.  Mother's Day is not so far away.  It actually falls on my birthday this year, and a guy like me needs to start planning now.

You may be wondering what to get your wonderful mom for Mother's Day.  In a new survey, the number one thing moms say they want for Mother's Day is . . . QUALITY TIME with you.

Here are the top five things moms want.  (They could give multiple answers.)

1.  44% of mothers say they want quality time with you.

2.  29% want gift cards.

3.  28% want flowers.

4.  26% want jewelry.

5.  26% want a meal out.

37% of people plan to give their mother flowers . . . only 29% will spend quality time with her . . . 29% will take her out to a meal . . . 19% will give her a card . . . and 19% will give her a gift card.

The average person will spend under $100 on Mother's Day . . . but 2% of people will spend over $500. (PR Newswire)