Finn

Pictured with mum, Sheila, and dog, Nelly

"My mum's best advice was (and still is!):

"Try it and if you don't like it, come home"

Because of this my brother and I were never afraid to try something new or even to fail. Giving it a go was the most important thing and knowing there would be no disappointment if you didn't enjoy it or couldn't do it, was priceless growing up. You can't ask for a better mum than that".

Finn's Mother's Day Picks:

James

Pictured with mum, Liz

"Never have secrets, just surprises"

"Knowing this helped me not to worry about certain things or bottle up feelings I may have been having. Whether I had been staying up late playing games instead of doing my homework or certain problems were eating me up, letting my mum know was never a bad thing."

James's Mother's Day Picks:

Victoria

Pictured with mum, Wendy

"Mum's a bit too shy to have any handy aphorisms. I think she'd rather show by example and she's inquisitive, hard-working, funny and kind and I'm desperately trying to keep up. She did tell me to vote, because women died for me to have that privilege, and I never, never forget."

Victoria's Mother's Day Picks:

Lottie

Pictured with daughters, Hattie (left) and Margot (right)

"Practice makes perfect"

"I used to roll my eyes when my mum would say this to me. I now find myself saying it to my own children and get a similar reaction"

Lottie's Mother's Day Picks:

Richard

Pictured with mum, Jane

"I bet you're glad I didn't throw that out now"

"Whatever random small object you may need (a certain sized button, an old charging lead or a set of wooden shoe stretchers) for whatever reason, whatever the time of day or night, it will be found at my Mum's house. My years of nagging to declutter or slight suggestions: "maybe you should have a look through that drawer and see why it won't close properly, its very full", have fallen on deaf ears. However, you can always guarantee that when asked if said small random object exists, it is met with "I think I might have one of those"... closely followed by "I bet you're glad I didn't throw that out". In the nicest possible way, thanks Mum for not listening to me."

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