Any ideas for Christmas gifts for a man and woman in their 50's?

Maggie May

I'm looking for gifts for my parents.

My mom is 55. She doesn't have any real hobbies other than spending time with family and friends. She likes clothes but hates going shopping. She likes art and decorating the house.

My dad is 53. He's a fire fighter, loves baseball, likes football too. He works in our yard landscaping a lot, but I don't know if he actually enjoys it.

Both of my parents are african americans and have pretty big close families.

Any unique gift ideas? Know of some interesting places to look besides the usual walmart type places? Price is not a big concern. I'm a college student so I'm not rich but I just wanted to get them somthing nice that they'd actually like.

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My Dad is turning 60 in Janaury and my Mom is 56. So, I kind of have an idea where you are coming from.



anyways,


Mom:
subcription to a magazine she reads (guideposts, gardening, good house keeping, etc)
books (chicken soup for the mothers soul, art soul, pet lovers soul, etc)
gift card to her favorite hair salon for massage, pedicure, manicure, brow wax, hair cut/dye
vaccum cleaner (my mom desperatley needs one for christmas)
bird feeders/houses or baths (my mom likes that stuff)
dvd of her favorite tv show
bodywash and body spray from bath and bodyworks (try sweet pea, secreet wonderland, snow kissed berry)
nic naks for her kitchen or living room



Dad:
bodywash and bodyspray from bath and bodyworks (they also have a line of bodywash, aftershave, and bodyspray for men. I suggest try using Oceans)
subcription to a magazine he reads or a hobby (ex: hunting, gardening, fishing, racing, wrestling, basketball, football)
pj's or blanket of his favorite sports team or player
cologne
new wallet
new watch
socket wrench/tool kit
gift card to sporting goods store
landscaping rocks, flower bulbs or seeds,

Birthday present for MIL turning 60?

amber 18

So, got any good ideas for a gift? She is going to be 60... she is a wonderful mother and gramma. She really isn't a fan of jewlery... she loves flowers but they die so quick... she is a "family" woman most of all...
thanks!

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Does she like to see shows/musicals/plays? Maybe some tickets to one coming in town. Something she would like but not necessarily do for herself. They also have flower companies where you can pay for a new arrangement every month for a year- they'll be sent to her.

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Women who are addicted to pregnancy?

Rebellovin

I found this article on MSN homepage.
It reads -And this is just a quote from it-

Having babies isn't addictive in the way that alcohol and narcotics can be. But bumpaholics feel compelled to procreate for many of the same reasons that substance abusers turn to booze or drugs.

"Women who are obsessed with being pregnant are literally filling an emptiness inside of them, just as alcoholics and drug addicts use substances to fill a psychological void," says Beverly Hills psychiatrist Carole Lieberman, M.D. Every one of us at some point encounters this void, adds New York family therapist Bonnie Eaker Weil, Ph.D., author of "Financial Infidelity." "You want to have a purpose in this world. You want to feel less lonely."

It's not hard to understand why: People smile at you, throw you baby showers, buy you lots of gifts. And the rounder your belly gets, the more space you take up in the world, and the more people take notice of you. In many respects, you become impossible to ignore.

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So my question is, is pregnancy addictive?
And if so, then do you believe that is why Nada Suleman aka -Rude nick name- Octomom, gave birth to so many children?
Full Story Here
http://health.msn.com/pregnancy/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100243083&page=1
No NO NO Mommy ofa beautiful baby boy -Congrats by the way- But Nada asked her doc to implant so many of them inside of her, it wasn't a accident or the correct procedure, I just thought I'd put that out in the open, She actually wanted all them implanted inside of her.

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Think of it like this...
Have you seen the movie Baby Mama ?

That older woman who keeps having babies ?
She's like "Yes, I am pregnant aaaagain :D"
And the woman is like "What ? Your eggs are like from the 60's !"
Or something like that ? Rofl.

That's what I thought of when I read the article earlier today.

I have a theory why women like men that treat them like crap....?

Q. Tell me if you agree/disagree & why.

Women like men that ignore them and step all over them because that's how they think they deserve to be treated. They all want "high quality" men- whether that means handsome, successful, rich, etc. And they believe if a man is really "high quality" enough he wouldn't treat her very well. (makes sense?) Whereas if a man treats her TOO nice- that means that he ISN'T a very worthy man is trying to make up for it!

My experience: My first girlfriend (early 20s) I treated too nice. I waited patiently when she was over a half hour late to see mee, listened to all her problems, bought her expensive gifts, helped her when she was between apartments and needed a place to stay (she ended up leeching off me and staying for 3 months), etc. She dumped me by breaking all contact suddenly.

Second gf (mid 20s) I criticized her when she was late or made any faults. If she was late to see me, I simply left and turned off my phone. I didn't call her back right away when I was busy. I had her make her own plans for her birthday and only paid my own share. In general I was quick to tell her when she was wrong and how I wanted her to be. She in turn became obsessed with me and told me she loved me.

Note that both of these girls had fairly similar levels of physical attractiveness.

So, in the end would you like a guy that is a bit too nice or a bit too mean? Obviously the perfect happy median would be best but that's honestly hard to balance, so picking between these two the too mean is a clear winner right?

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I think you're right, Frankie. Women see a reasonable amount of arrogance, haughtiness, and disdainfulness as indicating a man with status and power. In other words, they can afford to be assholes because other people fear them.

I mean, as far as I can tell, women are just as superficial and as ruthless about what they're interested in when it comes to the opposite sex. They just have psychological incentives not to be honest about it.

On the other hand all women are different and like different things. I think a lot of women are attracted to men who basically behave like their fathers. So if their father was an arrogant, demanding, sociopathic, upper-management asshole who drove a BMW and never expressed too much love for anybody..... yeah,

In my unpublished book "A WOMBAT guide to dating", I present the thesis that women will subject any man they see to a "hawtness at a glance" test. This test will typically fail 60% to 90% of all men based on basic appearance and body language alone. The test typically takes about 2-10 seconds to reach a conclusion. If at first glance you fail the hawtness test, the only way you will EVER gain a woman's interest after that point is by spending unreasonable amounts of time and attention on her. Even then she may still decide to dump you if someone more exciting to her becomes available. (She'll probably say something borderline retarded like "I felt an instant connection" or "I feel like I've been waiting my whole life" or "I'm sure he's my soulmate.")

If you pass the fitness test, of course you can still get shot down immediately afterward by not being "smooth" enough. So basically, if you haven't been to her house by the third date, it's time to move to better prospects, she'll already doesn't really consider you a real candidate, but few women will turn down attention when offered.

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Needing good gift ideas for someone difficult to buy for...?

Lovin29

My mother-in-law-to-be is turning 60 this year. She is a lovely woman, very sweet and simple.

She doesn't have many interests outside of her family and teaching. She does sew, has a very nice sewing machine...but that's it really.

She doesn't like spa's, massages, has perfume, doesn't care for movies, politics, art, sports, antiques, collectibles, music, dogs, no hobbies other than sewing. She does love to scrapbook...but she's already scrap booked her children and grandchildren and herself...nothing left there to scrapbook.

Any ideas?
Well, a bed & breakfast is a sweet idea...and more of one for an anniversary (a couple's thing) and hiking is a great idea...if you are an outdoorsy person...she's not really.
Putting this one to a vote, thank you ladies!

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While turning 60 is not considered a milestone like 80 have you thought about a night or two stay at a nice Bead and Breakfast?

We did this one year for my mother-in-law for Christmas and it was a wonderful gift for her and my father-in-law. They both enjoyed the stay and the memories they still have from it.

Seems as if she has everything she needs, give her some memories.

A lot of them might be offering some reasonable discounts right now with the economy like it is. Shop around and see.

We had the Bed and Breakfast send us pamphlets of area attractions/restaurants and we gift bagged them with the confirmation of their stay.

It was a nice gift.

Hey ladies, my mother is turning 60 this month..any ideas on a special gift?

AJM

I am having a little get together at my house for my mother and will have dinner, flowers and a nice cake for her, but want to make this special for her as this is a milestone. Any ideas on a keepsake of some kind? Something I could have engraved, maybe? Let me know cause I am not very creative but love creative stuff.

Would love some help!

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A pair of Tahitian earrings would be appreciated because every woman ought to own at least one black pearl in her life.If not a Tahitian,a sweet water pearl is fine too.
Otherwise,a black pearl pendant would do.

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What happens to beautiful women when the get old?

gift for women turning 60 image

Go For Bro

Not saying all, but a lot of physically gifted looking women are self-centered because they grew up with men oogling over her and giving her all the attention. However, when she gets to her 50's or 60's and all the men are attracted to the 20's and 30 year old women, does the beautiful women realize how much time they have wasted in thinking that the world revolves around them?

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Of course not....they are now turning the heads of really old men...like in senior communities. When I divorced and was living in a 55 plus community, I was actually one of the youngest women there...and the best looking, if I do say so myself. I had to be careful not to set off all the ol' farts pacemakers! LOL! :)

Why do some women have kids just to dump them in daycare?

They ca

Now that I have your attention, I have a legit question. Why do people have children just to dump the child off in school once they turn 5 years old? We have these people making judgements about daycare, yet isn't school the same thing? Kids are in school for about the same amount of time. Just think we they get older and are involved in sports/band/choir/etc. How terrible that these children can't spend every second of everyday with their parents.
(note the sarcasm)
Kimberly, see where Isaid note the sarcasm?//I posted this because Ise daycae-bashing question every day. MY ids aren't in daycare but I know parents who have to put their kids in daycare. I've seen people say on here "Oh, those poor childrne have to be away from mommy 8 hours out of the day." Now remind me how many hours a child is in school? Isn't it 7 or 8. Then when they start with sports and then an after school job when they turn 15 or 16, that's even less time with mommy and daddy. Why don't these same people complain about this even though not sending your kid to school is illegal?

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Like Ellie said, thank goodness you were being sarcastic, cause I was very tempted to give you a tongue lashing too! :)

I don't understand why either group, (the SAHM's or the working moms), feel it necessary to insult and put down others for the choice they have made. The comment that people have made, "Why have kids if you are going to have daycares raise the?" is just really rediculous! So basically, without just outright saying it, these people are saying that unless someone is financially able to stay at home with their children and not use a daycare or a private babysitter, then they don't deserve to be a parent. That is very judgemental and just plain hateful. Not every woman has the luxery of falling in love and marrying a man who makes $35-60,000 a year. I married one who only makes about $25,000 and brings home alot less after he pays child support on his children from his ex-wife and insurance premiums on all the kids. I don't think the fact that I didn't marry someone who made alot of money, means that I dont deserve to have children.

What about a woman who is widowed? My best friend was widowed with 2 young children, and had no choice but to work to support her kids. So I guess according to some of these women, she didn't deserve to have the kids, because she ended up having to put them in daycare. Point is, no woman, even these ones that are so freely judgeing working moms, know how their life will turn out and what might happen to them.

I don't know any woman who enjoys dropping her kids off at a daycare in the mornings, I certainly don't. But my husband and I live in an older house, and have had alot of things break, like our hot water heater, pipes, leaking roof. We have not had the money to repair these things outright, so we have had to charge them on a credit card. The motor on my car blew up and it cost over $2,000 to fix it, so again that went on the credit card. I was a SAHM for 18 months, and any unexpected large expense that came up, went on that cerdit card. So, I will be trying to pay all that off for years now. But it was either do that, or go without hot water, or no water, or have no vehicle. Which would have ended up hurting my kids more than me. So I did go back to work, and I do have to take my daughter to a babysitter during the day.

I do not live an extravagant life. I don't go shopping every month, I don't have a Coach purse, we don't have 4 wheelers or motor bikes, we don't go on vacations, we don't eat out every week, I don't buy new clothes for myself on even a monthly basis. If I have an extra money, from working over time or getting a bonus at work, I spend it on my husband or kids, not on myself. I took some extra money I had about 4 years ago, and bought my husband one of those $65.00 do-it-yourself outdoor pond kits, and some cheap 25 cent goldfish to go in it, and helped him make it, for fathers day, and I have had women on here tell me that was an expensive, frivolus expense and that is probably the reason I have to work, cause I am wasting money. I never knew buying my husband a fathers day gift would be considered "wasting money"!

If a mom chooses to work, because she does not want to stay at home at her childrens expense, then I don't think that makes her selfish at all. In fact I think it makes her a loving, wonderful mom. If choosing to stay at home, means that you and your husband have to stretch and skrimp so much with his paycheck, that you find yourself telling your kids "No, you can't have that, we can't afford it." or not taking them out to eat or to the movies occasionally (cause you have to pay the electric bill), not being able to buy them new clothes or toys occasionally (and I don't mean the cheap $2.00 toys at the Dollar Store that fall apart within 3 days) or you just simply have no extra money for "extras", then I do think that the mom staying at home ends up affecting the kids in a not so good way. Sure, they have mommy at home with them all the time, but if they never get the "little extras" that I know most kids would like to have and enjoy, then I think to alot of kids that is not worth it. I have seen stay at home moms, who have to skrimp and save so much that they can't even buy their kid Christmas presents or a Halloween costume. So, how is that fair to the kid?

I realize that not all daycares are great, but their are alot of women who do daycare out of their home. I found a wonderful older lady who watches kids out of her home. She is very inexpensive compaired to daycares, and my daughter learns alot from this woman. At only 2 she was talking as good as a 3 year old, was counting to 20 and could say spanish numbers too. This woman treats my daughter like she is her grandchild, and I never have to worry that she isn't getting wonderful care while I am at work. I don't go out with the girls after work or go shopping when I get off. I immediatly go get my daughter from this woman. I spend every single waking minute away from work with my kids. I do not go out, nor do I ever leave them with a sitter other than the ho

Why do some women have kids just to dump them in daycare?

gift for women turning 60 image

They ca

Now that I have your attention, I have a legit question. Why do people have children just to dump the child off in school once they turn 5 years old? We have these people making judgements about daycare, yet isn't school the same thing? Kids are in school for about the same amount of time. Just think we they get older and are involved in sports/band/choir/etc. How terrible that these children can't spend every second of everyday with their parents.
(note the sarcasm)
Kimberly, see where Isaid note the sarcasm?//I posted this because Ise daycae-bashing question every day. MY ids aren't in daycare but I know parents who have to put their kids in daycare. I've seen people say on here "Oh, those poor childrne have to be away from mommy 8 hours out of the day." Now remind me how many hours a child is in school? Isn't it 7 or 8. Then when they start with sports and then an after school job when they turn 15 or 16, that's even less time with mommy and daddy. Why don't these same people complain about this even though not sending your kid to school is illegal?

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Like Ellie said, thank goodness you were being sarcastic, cause I was very tempted to give you a tongue lashing too! :)

I don't understand why either group, (the SAHM's or the working moms), feel it necessary to insult and put down others for the choice they have made. The comment that people have made, "Why have kids if you are going to have daycares raise the?" is just really rediculous! So basically, without just outright saying it, these people are saying that unless someone is financially able to stay at home with their children and not use a daycare or a private babysitter, then they don't deserve to be a parent. That is very judgemental and just plain hateful. Not every woman has the luxery of falling in love and marrying a man who makes $35-60,000 a year. I married one who only makes about $25,000 and brings home alot less after he pays child support on his children from his ex-wife and insurance premiums on all the kids. I don't think the fact that I didn't marry someone who made alot of money, means that I dont deserve to have children.

What about a woman who is widowed? My best friend was widowed with 2 young children, and had no choice but to work to support her kids. So I guess according to some of these women, she didn't deserve to have the kids, because she ended up having to put them in daycare. Point is, no woman, even these ones that are so freely judgeing working moms, know how their life will turn out and what might happen to them.

I don't know any woman who enjoys dropping her kids off at a daycare in the mornings, I certainly don't. But my husband and I live in an older house, and have had alot of things break, like our hot water heater, pipes, leaking roof. We have not had the money to repair these things outright, so we have had to charge them on a credit card. The motor on my car blew up and it cost over $2,000 to fix it, so again that went on the credit card. I was a SAHM for 18 months, and any unexpected large expense that came up, went on that cerdit card. So, I will be trying to pay all that off for years now. But it was either do that, or go without hot water, or no water, or have no vehicle. Which would have ended up hurting my kids more than me. So I did go back to work, and I do have to take my daughter to a babysitter during the day.

I do not live an extravagant life. I don't go shopping every month, I don't have a Coach purse, we don't have 4 wheelers or motor bikes, we don't go on vacations, we don't eat out every week, I don't buy new clothes for myself on even a monthly basis. If I have an extra money, from working over time or getting a bonus at work, I spend it on my husband or kids, not on myself. I took some extra money I had about 4 years ago, and bought my husband one of those $65.00 do-it-yourself outdoor pond kits, and some cheap 25 cent goldfish to go in it, and helped him make it, for fathers day, and I have had women on here tell me that was an expensive, frivolus expense and that is probably the reason I have to work, cause I am wasting money. I never knew buying my husband a fathers day gift would be considered "wasting money"!

If a mom chooses to work, because she does not want to stay at home at her childrens expense, then I don't think that makes her selfish at all. In fact I think it makes her a loving, wonderful mom. If choosing to stay at home, means that you and your husband have to stretch and skrimp so much with his paycheck, that you find yourself telling your kids "No, you can't have that, we can't afford it." or not taking them out to eat or to the movies occasionally (cause you have to pay the electric bill), not being able to buy them new clothes or toys occasionally (and I don't mean the cheap $2.00 toys at the Dollar Store that fall apart within 3 days) or you just simply have no extra money for "extras", then I do think that the mom staying at home ends up affecting the kids in a not so good way. Sure, they have mommy at home with them all the time, but if they never get the "little extras" that I know most kids would like to have and enjoy, then I think to alot of kids that is not worth it. I have seen stay at home moms, who have to skrimp and save so much that they can't even buy their kid Christmas presents or a Halloween costume. So, how is that fair to the kid?

I realize that not all daycares are great, but their are alot of women who do daycare out of their home. I found a wonderful older lady who watches kids out of her home. She is very inexpensive compaired to daycares, and my daughter learns alot from this woman. At only 2 she was talking as good as a 3 year old, was counting to 20 and could say spanish numbers too. This woman treats my daughter like she is her grandchild, and I never have to worry that she isn't getting wonderful care while I am at work. I don't go out with the girls after work or go shopping when I get off. I immediatly go get my daughter from this woman. I spend every single waking minute away from work with my kids. I do not go out, nor do I ever leave them with a sitter other than the hours I am at work. So I try to make the most of the time I am home with them.

You made a great comparrison, regardless of what others have told you. The moms who think it is better to be a stay at home mom when their kids are young, and who want to judge and insult the moms who use daycare, should homeschool their kids, if they truely feel being at home with them is better.

Why are Muslims running around with three foot long swords, ready to kill a woman over a teddy bear?

curious_in

No wonder these people should NOT have nuclear weapons!
BlahBlah - That hurt.

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It's straight from the Koran . . . these people are certifiably insane:

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