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Never had a MIL on Mother's Day before...
What do I give her? I am assuming the DH and I give her one together, right?
DH is no help in helping suggest a gift idea and he is out of town at the moment anyway, so definitely on my own for this one 
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Re: Never had a MIL on Mother's Day before...
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I remind H to call her, that's what I give her.
We're not very close.
Do yourself a huge favor and start a precedent.
He is in charge of his family and you are in charge of yours.
Trust me on this.
H and I talked about this yesterday afternoon. I reminded him that MD was a week away and to pick up cards/order flowers/whatever asap since he has some family on the other side of the country. That is the sum total of my responsibility.
The first year we were together, he didn't buy his mom a birthday card and his sister took it upon herself to call ME about it. I made it very clear that he was in charge of remembering things like that before he met me and that that wouldn't be changing. His sister told me that she had always reminded him before he and I got together and I told her she could continue doing that.
It is possible I have one, but since she ran off when H was 12, and we do not know if she is alive or dead, we don't worry about it.
I agree with the PPs - his mother = his responsibility for gift-giving.
Well, I have a great MIL, so I disagree with everyone above. She's important to ME, so I make sure she's taken care of . If you plan to see her, bring her a card and some flowers (I like to bring something for the garden). If not, have something delivered.
MIL and my mom get treated the same. They are friends, and we've done things together with both parents before.
His step mom is a bit different, we see her less, and she and his dad married when he was 18. She usually gets a call or card, if a gift something smaller.
She's not your mother and, unless you have a close relationship with her, I wouldn't think you need to get her anything.
Oh FFS people, her husband is OOT. She isn't saying he won't do it.
Give her a picture of the two of you in nice frame, or a GC to her favorite spa/winery, perfume, scarf. Really almost any generic gift can do.
I get that your DH is OOT but can't he text/email you any suggestions?
Hey! I said to buy the MIL something. Don't lump ME into this generic "people" category.
I also pick up two cards at the store, DH knows that if I get it than it won't be a lovey dovey card but he doesn't seem to care.
I will not buy presents anymore, she always end up hating them and then I get pissed. We will most likely just pick up flowers on the way to breakfast.
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I do not have any relationship with my own mother but I am very close with MIL which is why I will absolutely be getting her a gift, I just really wanted some suggestions on other people had bought in the past.
Oh, and it's not that DH won't help, he is just one of those people who is really terrible and coming up with gift ideas for people
He calls his Mom every year or visits when in town, but since this year we are happen to be traveling with her on Mother's Day I would like to have a gift for her 
Well I suppose something she is interested in. Does she like cooking, traveling, knitting, shopping, flowers ?
We get all the moms and grandmothers a nice card, but if I was going to get her a gift, I would get her a GC to a store she likes or flowers. But again, those are the things my MIL enjoys and it might be different for your MIL.
ETA: Does she like photographs ? Do you think she would like it if you made her a photobook ?