Receiving a half-frozen, half-burnt breakfast in bed is one of those time-honored Mother’s Day traditions that should never be abandoned, because moms treasure the proud, excited expressions on their little chefs’ faces more than anything. Know what moms don’t treasure, though? Pictures of themselves having the breakfast. Between the puffy eyes, the bedhead, and the wrinkled, disarranged nightgown, it’s just not a Kodak moment. Witness my poor (and otherwise very beautiful) grandmother:
Is she even remotely happy to be in that picture? I think not. So keep the breakfast, but skip the embarrassing photo, and instead, plan a simple, fun, inexpensive Mother’s Day experience that will create wonderful pictures for a mother or grandmother to cherish always!
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