A Streesedout Mom

She probably feels unappreciated. Approach it from that angle instead of thinking that its because she's stressed out...

clean the house, make dinner, clean up after dinner. Let her sleep in late and if she has young kids, take them out so she can be alone or let her go out and watch the kids.

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clean the house, make dinner, clean up after dinner. Let her sleep in late and if she has young kids, take them out so she can be alone or let her go out and watch the kids.

I am not sure if you are the husband or the daughter that feels bad, so I don't know exactly what advice to give you. But either way start off with telling her how awful you feel & she deserves a Mothers Day due over & it will be this Sunday. You should know something that would make her happy whether its making an appointment for a massage, take the kids out of the house for several hours, taking her to breakfast or dinner, flowers, a nice present like a purse, jewelry, clean the house, hire someone to clean the house, etc, you can figure out something she likes or like to do.

Since you didn't give a whole lot of details, I'm going to answer with a few of my favorite things:

A bubble bath, candles and a good book with soft music along with a break from the kids;
Dinner of some exotic foods with a break from the kids;
A thirty minute massage (the massage pad you put on a chair along with a foot soak with massage unit);
A quiet house;
A dvd of a funny movie and fresh popped popcorn for some seriously funny me time.

Basically as a mom that works I love time to recenter myself before having to shift into mommy/superwoman mode for phase two of my workday. The better you know this mom the better you will be able to come up with some of her favorite ways to reduce stress.

You may want to teach her how to count her blessings. That seems to help everyone.

Some more info would help, here's a few ideas....

Have dinner made and the table set when she walks in the door. Clean up after dinner.

Rent a movie, a comedy that will make her laugh and get her mind off of things for awhile.

Take the kids to the park and give her some quite time.

The cleaning, the dishes, and take the kids out for two hours and bring home dinner.

Nanc

Give her some alone time if she wants to unwind, cook dinner, & a glass of wine is always nice. =) A nice massage is always a good thing, too.

Not really enough information - are you talking about a mom with young kids in the house? (prepare dinner, help the kids with homework and going through their backpack, bring over prepared meals, hire a cleaning lady)
If you're a teenage asking about your mom, if she comes home stressed, I wouldn't bombard her the minute she comes in the door. Prepare the dinner and set the table so she does not have to. Make sure the house is tidy. Exercise is a great stress reliever so invite her to go for a walk, a run, a bike ride.
Good luck

Take the kids and let her sleep! :)

Is this your mom you are talking about? Do you watch her kids? Either way, I think the best thing is to just give her some time to transition to being home. Its hard to come in from work and not even have 5 minutes to change your clothes before someone is demanding something of you...however, its what us working moms have to do but just 5 or 10 minutes to let her get changed, look at the mail, use the bathroom, put her things away may work. Also, just ask her how her day was and if she wants to talk listen, if not then give her some space. Once she's settled in and the timing is right, talk to her and let her know that you are aware she is coming home stressed and its bothering you. She might be so caught up in her own issues, that she doesn't know OR she might think you don't notice. If its your mom and you are older, maybe you can help her out with evening chores, or maybe you and her could take a walk together...like the others have said, you don't give a lot of detail to know the situation so hopefully what you are getting for answers helps and if not, feel free to reach out to us some more!

Hi Khalia,
Are you a mom, yourself?
If yes, what do you do to recharge? Suggest whatever works for you to her.
HHinTx and Kimberly F are right too. Sometimes all a mom needs is some time alone to get whatever she is doing done from start to finish without interruptions.
Movies work for me, cooking too, as long as I have someone my boys can go to and just let me do my thing.
Or better yet, ask her how she'd like you to help.
Good luck.
L..
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