my mum will be celebrating her 50th birthday in may,what birthday gift can myself and my wife give her or how best can one honour her.

ur contribution will be appreciated.thank u

my mum always prefer large sum of money.

so if she is like my mum (which u shud know by now), juat give her cash.

the honest truth is that only u kno her best and u also know your pocket. get her something personal. somethin u know she really needs in the house and add some money to it with a personalised card telling her how much u love her,

just my two cent

Fifty candles and a piece of cake! 

I'd say a card, take her out to dinner, write her a poem/ or let her know how much you appreciate her seal it with a kiss and a hug . if you are not in the same area, still send her a card, perhaps a bouquet of roses and a phone call.

mZDARKSKIN , that may not fly o , see the poster's location. Lagos, Nigeria. Doubt if his mum will appreciate flowers, dinner etc!

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Reasonable Sum of Money Concealed in an Envelop or Complete Yards of a quality lace material. That is the Nigerian way.

if it was ma mum

100k cash, perfume and a new fone

all these will make my mama pray for 365 days for me non stop. my mum likes her gifts in cash ( she too like money)

so your mum is same age with Nigeria? , congrats

well, you should know best. what your mum likes. it depends on your pocket though

my siblings and I decided to buy a car for my mum this year for her 60th birthday ,

look at what she needs and surprise her

well i will advice you to discuss it out with your mum and try to known what she really feel like having.ask without her guessing that you want to buy that for her.

@Opata my bad lol just a suggestion. She will still accept his affection regardless of the form or where she is located that I am sure.

A private jet would be nice

I think he should buy his mum an expensive designer Clothing. . .
And a pair of Shoes, believe me she would like it.

My mum is 52 and I'm 21 (i have an elder bro though). You're mum is GOING TO BE 50 and you're married. Hmm!

Well it depends on what kind of person your mum is. If she doesn't use perfume for example, then that won't make sense. Get her something you know she likes. It might not be material. Mums are different from wives. It might be setting up a birthday gettogether or something.

Buy her a brand new Prado Jeep

ok

do something special that comes from your heart

Fiftuplets

It's subject to ur budget and how much she means to u.Since it's her 50th a lil get-together with family and few friends should do.

If you got the money, get her a Car, that would be nice

Dont know your mum or her interests. But I think mothers especially want to have their kids around them on occasions like this. Having a small get together with her kids/spouses on her birthday wont be a bad idea. Also, money would be a good idea for a gift. Let her buy what she wants.

I can see some people talking about perfume, flowers, cards, candle light and so on here. This guy says his mum is celebrating her birthday and not his gf. This guy doesn't describe his mother here. Assuming the mother is an illiterate, selling akara in the village. Will she appreciate all these? It would also surprise you to know that a woman selling akara in the village., would not appreciate a car. She might only pray for his children to have the money to use it themselves. I know lots of happening girls who don't even appreciate cards and flowers, and not to talk of an illiterate old woman. Please don't get me wrong here. I do not know his mother, so I can't say if she is old or literate. I only use that to illustrate why it is wrong to make suggestions even when you do not know the woman or or the budget of the guy involved.

If you need suggestions, state your budget, describe your mom and especially what she likes now, but cant afford. If the cost of her pressing need falls within your budget, then go for it. You might find it interesting to know that her pressing need could be just for her to see all her children and grand children at a time. So, her pressing need might not necessarily be about cash or expensive gifts.

@ Ms Tom

in full support with what yu have stated. we can never

really knw what she wants so why not just give her the

cash so that she can get it ,

It all depends on your mum's idiosyncrasies(the kinds of gifts she likes) and your pocket, My mum's 40th birthday was a ballof course she paid the bills ,her 50th was practically non- existent we were not too young but everyone was still in the university and she just did not want to have a party , for her 60th she got a car and a party from my self and my siblings everyone made a contribution.

All in all with mothers generally you would never go wrong with cash gifts,

@ poster
u ve not described ur mother and the kind of things she likes,whether she is a fun loving person or not. but all in all i think having a party for her with ur siblings and close relatives will do the magic. then i am very sure that she would not mind a special gift(it does not ve to be expensive), and u are in the best position to know her likes and dislikes

i`ve read through all the posts, my mum would be 50 2nd oct, i aint married like you are and i`ve been doing the solo thinking of what to get for her. what is mainly on my mind is to change her car, you know the things humans cherish the most is what they see all the time not like them perishable stuffs like perf, cake, candles name it,

Look at what she needs or would like then you can get that for her.

@poster

Just make her a huge cake with fifty lit candles on top and a fire extinguisher! Simple isn't it?