Mothers Day

Is it just me or does this day seem to come round more often than the space of a year?
There's a limited amount of cliche things to buy for a mother before you have to put real thought into it. The whole flowers/plant thing has never done the trick for me, purely because I wouldn't be able to sneak it past mother dearest without killing it or letting it dry out.
In the past, I have used taken heed of the mother's advice that the card is the most important thing and penned a poem to go with it.
But, this time, she happens to know I was paid two days ago, so I have little excuse if I don't supply some form of goods.
So, to pair with the predictable gifts of candles and a vase, I'm taking her out for a meal.

But, my stance on Mother's Day is similar to the stance I have on Valentine's Day.
A commercially based waste of time!