Mother’s Day Poll: Are You Calling Mom Enough?

Here’s some early Mother’s Day guilt:  How often do you call your mom?  And is it enough?

22% of people in an early Mother’s Day poll said they don’t call Mom as much as they should.  The average is once a week.  (Is that not enough?  I thought once a week was the benchmark that makes you a “good kid.”)

Here are a few more stats from the survey . . .

1.  How often do you make your mom feel appreciated?  The average answer was less than twice a month.  The top ways we do it are by spending time with her or just saying, “I love you.”

2.  68% think they know their mom better than anyone else in her life.

(Until she has that third Chardonnay and starts telling stories about how WILD she was in her 20s.)

3.  70% worry their mom has too much on her plate, and 67% think she spends too much time worrying about other people’s needs.

4.  Massages are a popular Mother’s Day gift.  But moms were asked what the “perfect self-care day” would include, and a massage only ranked fifth.

#1 on the list is getting to SLEEP IN.  Then it’s getting her hair done . . . having someone else cook . . . listening to music . . . and getting a massage.

Rounding out the Top 10 are getting her nails done . . . going for a walk . . . reading . . . catching up on TV . . . and taking a nice, long bath.

5.  Just leaving her alone might be a nice gift too.  39% of moms said they get less than one hour of ‘me time’ each day. 

(Talker)