Thanks Mum! Win a wonderful hampergifts.co.uk pressie for your Mum this Mother’s Day

Bedtime stories, making jam, just listening, washing up, endless lifts, changing nappies, wiping noses, birthday parties, cheese on toast, buying presents, roast dinners, being a fab grandma, cleaning, school runs, baking, saying no, saying yes, lending me money, giving me money, homework help, ironing, belly laughs, parents’ evenings, burying several hamsters, phone bills, pierced ears, holidays, cuddles, plasters, bedtime stories, sandcastles, sleepovers, sewing, rice pudding, kissing it better, hot buttered toast, lemon meringue pie, shopping, snowmen, goldfish, phone calls, camp fires, macaroni cheese, driving lessons, porridge and syrup…

What do you want to thank your Mum for?

If you’d like to win this fabulous ‘I love you Mum’ gift set worth £59.95 from hampergifts.co.uk for your lovely mum (or someone else’s lovely mum, come to think of it) this Mother’s Day, then just thank your mum for something/anything!  in the comments section here (tweet your entry with the hashtag #EMthanksmum for an extra shot at winning) and you’ll be placed into the draw.  Off you go, then.

Entries must be received by 28th March 2011.  No cash alternative to this prize is available.  UK only addresses excluding Channel Islands, PO and BFPO boxes.

*****This competition is now closed.  Thank you for all your entries. The lucky winner is Hayley Chalmers.  Congratulations Hayley xx *****

29 Responses to “Thanks Mum! Win a wonderful hampergifts.co.uk pressie for your Mum this Mother’s Day”

1. christine taylor says:

   March 26, 2011 at 8:27 am

   I ant to thank my mum for all her support.We were both born with a Cleft Pallet but she has worked so hard with me and brought me up to be an understanding and confident young lady.I am not ashamed of my difference due to her love and support.I have learnt that i may look different but that doen’t make me any less important! My mum is my best friend and a whole lot more.I owe her so much and do try to treat her when i can.x
2. @simply_Hayley says:

   March 26, 2011 at 9:21 am

   Thanks Mum for always being there. Through the times that I almost died giving birth to your first grandchild, to those first months after when your 16 year old was discoering life as a parent. Thanks for always understanding my depression and doing everything you can to help. Your amazing and I probably wouldn’t still be here if it wasnt for the support you’ve given me!
3. Dorothee Archambault says:

   March 26, 2011 at 10:11 am

   I’d like to thank my mum for giving the confidence in me I have now. She is an inspiration for me!
   @Dorothee77
   #EMthanksmum
4. Babaduck says:

   March 26, 2011 at 1:55 pm

   Dear Mum, thank you for teaching me how to read when I was 2 and driving you bonkers (yes, seriously…) & bringing me to the library. You’ve given me a love of books that I wish everybody had. Oh and a love of nail polish!!!
5. Sarah says:

   March 26, 2011 at 6:07 pm

   I think I’d like to keep it simple and thank Mum for always just being there, and knowing I had someone to go to if I needed anything at all. xx
6. Ruth says:

   March 26, 2011 at 8:10 pm

   Dear Mum,
   Thank you for teaching me to sew and to cook, to read and to write, to laugh and to love.
   Now I am a mum I see these skills anew as I share them with my daughter.
   Thank you for not judging me when my life went awry, for digging deep in your heart and pocket to help me come back to the UK and turn an empty rented shell into a happy home for me and my daughter.
   Thank you for letting me snap at you and accepting all my apologies.
   Thank you for not always understanding me yet always loving me.

   Ruth x
7. susannah brown says:

   March 26, 2011 at 8:12 pm

   thankyou to my mum for being the best you can be as a mum and as a friend,u never done me wrong and never made me sad and you are simply the best mum anyone can have and im so happy to call u my mum.
8. Fi says:

   March 26, 2011 at 8:12 pm

   Dear Mum,

   Thanks for everything. I’d never be who I am today without your courage, strength and determination to get me through a tough time.

   You’re my inspiration and the best roast dinner chef in the whole world.

   Mwa xx
9. wifeofbold says:

   March 26, 2011 at 8:21 pm

   I haven’t ever taken the time time thank my mum, we have not always seen eye to eye and i was by no means an easy child – it’s only now i’ve become a mother myself i realise what strength of character she has instilled in me and what a constant support she has always been. So thank you mum, I love you and i’m sorry for being such a witch growing up x x
10. Louise Sims says:

    March 26, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    I’d like to thank my mum for giving me the support and confidence in my first few weeks as a mum – 5 amazing weeks.

    From helping me to get started with breastfeeding to doing the ironing, she has been there and I couldn’t have done it without her.

    #EMthanksmum @louisesims
11. Emma says:

    March 27, 2011 at 12:33 pm

    I want to start by saying thank u to
    my mum for giving me life,I’m
    a mum of two and I know how hard going it is on the body and mind,no sleep ect,but the love of a mother there’s nothing like it,my mums the best in every way,she’s strong,her love has no limits,not is there anything that she won’t do for our family,I would love to win this hamper for my mum as she’s had a tough time in her life,with the lose of a daughter,her dad and my dad in jan,all u can say is I hope I’m like her in everyway,I adore u mum,thank u for picking me to be ur daughter xxxx
12. Livi says:

    March 27, 2011 at 8:19 pm

    I want to thank my “adopted” mum’s at work, on twitter and friends for looking after me so fantastically and keeping me sane. I don’t know what I’d do without their love, cuddles and advice.
13. Hayley Chalmers says:

    March 27, 2011 at 11:28 pm

    I want to thank my mum for continuing to put my happiness and success before hers -even though I’ve been a grown up for a long time. I funded the startup of my biz myself but as launch was late I ran out of money. My mum has given me a huge slice of her Equity Release money from her house so that I can keep paying my mortgage whilst I get the business going. That money was for her to have good retirement on. She has also done it so that I don’t have to go back to work in IT to pay the bills, because that would make me very unhappy. She does shopping for me too and won’t let me pay her back. I will pay it all back to her eventually!
    I always spent money on her when I had it. She has told me not to even dare think about buying her a present for Mother’s Day!
    She’s still doing all the stuff for me that she did when I was a girl – helping me change my life and believing in me.
14. Nina G says:

    March 28, 2011 at 8:44 am

    It wasn’t till I married into a ready made family of a step son and daughter that I realised what a nightmare I was as a teenager. I never appreciated what I put my Mum through all those years ago. Thanks Mum I was a horrible teenager!
15. Lisa Cooney says:

    March 28, 2011 at 11:28 am

    Thanks Mum for being you and making me, me xx
16. Superamazingmum says:

    March 28, 2011 at 12:52 pm

    Dear Mum,

    You are my inspiration and my rock. You have taught me so much and I am still learning from you. I know things are difficult at the moment with Dad but you keep everyone going. You are an amazing mum but also the best Granny in the world. I love you so much.
17. stephanie says:

    March 28, 2011 at 12:55 pm

    Thanks mum …..for being mum!
18. Heather says:

    March 28, 2011 at 12:56 pm

    From one irish daughter to her irish mother – thank you. Thank you for ensuring I can feed a thousand people when we only have 6 for dinner, thank you for the dark irish features, including the upper lip which is need of waxing every week. Thank you for bringing me up knowing who’s the stronger sex, and we’re not talking muscles. Thank you for making me so damn independent that I was a nightmare to live with. Thank you for teaching me how to bring up my own children, and thank you for accepting the apology I gave you when my boys started being ‘me’ and I realised that parenting is harder (and more rewarding) than it looks. Thank you for the stubborn streak, the impossible feet to buy shoes for. Thank you for being there when I need a chat, and for not telling me off when I don’t call often enough. Thanks for the memories gone and the memories to come.
19. Sara says:

    March 28, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    I want to thank my mum for supporting me and shoeing me, through her own practises, how to be a good mum to my new son Tiby . For being there whenever I need her and encouraging me when I have struggled. Love you mum x
20. rosie says:

    March 28, 2011 at 1:08 pm

    Thanks Mum! For being there everytime I srtopped and proved to be really difficult. Your patience and understanding has payed off. Your teenage grandaughter, who drives me bananas, is reaping the benefit today as I try so hard to follow your example..
    @kohsamuirosie
21. Amanda says:

    March 28, 2011 at 1:09 pm

    Thanks Mum for always being there, even when I’m a grump! Love ya a x (gidders1)
22. Bibsey Mama says:

    March 28, 2011 at 1:11 pm

    I want to say thank you mum for still loving me all though my teens, my twenties and well into my thirties when I was a self-centered little madam who thought I knew it all. When I didn’t look at you and think, there’s another woman, like me, someone who deserves my respect and understanding. I am trying to be a better daughter now. Thanks for being still being there with open arms when I finally got over myself. xxx
23. mary barton says:

    March 28, 2011 at 1:19 pm

    i would like to thanks my mum after being so strong when i gave birth to my twins, i was 37 weeks gone and the doctors told me they wanted the babies out now for the sake of my health and theirs, then two days later my grandad (mums dad) died. now im in london and he was in scotland, my mum then had to make the decision as to leave me to give birth with my partner who was very scared or go to the funeral, i told her to go and she did she was very upset and i gave birth the day of the funeral but then had a heart attack and was rushed to CCU where it was touch and go, all my family was in scotland so it was just me and my partner, my mum was terrified that she was going to lose me and that she couldn’t be there with me when i really needed her. she was on the first train home, i pulled through just about and now have heart problems which scares my mum all the time. im only 26 and my mum is terrified im going to go before her but she never shows it so thanks so much mum for being so strong and helping me get through everything xxx i love you loads xxx
24. kateks says:

    March 28, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    I’d love to win this for my mother. I’m the oldest of seven and my mother worked so hard to give us the chances in life she never had. When we felt like giving up she was always there to encourage. Her mother died just a week before my wedding and she carried on makinf the wedding cake, bridesmaid dessses and flowers even though she was really upset. It was my son’s confirmation last week (her first grandchild). I left curtains in to be cleaned and they came back without the pins to hang them. while I was at the confirmation mass she came to the house and hung. I’d really love to win this for her as she retired yesterday from her first ever job which she took up at 60.
25. TheOnlineStylist says:

    March 28, 2011 at 5:05 pm

    Can I just stare at the pink champagne and yummy chocolates instead? Hope you get something wonderful for Mothers Day Mrs Gorgeous! x
26. ChocOrangeCityMum says:

    March 28, 2011 at 5:09 pm

    I would like to thank my mum for always being there. For being the one person who has always told me I am great and beautiful, even when I didn’t believe her.

    For sending me an advent calendar every year without fail even now I am 29. For being so selfless in our relationship and giving so much to me.

    For giving me a fantastic role model – imperfections and all.
27. Kelly says:

    March 28, 2011 at 8:19 pm

    I would like to thank my mum for being just the right amount of crazy. She always cheers me up, has a funny story to impart or just be there for a chat. I miss her very much as we don’t live close.
28. meg says:

    March 28, 2011 at 8:42 pm

    well, mama, you always taught me how important good manners are so …. thank you for having me. i love you xxxx
29. Tracy Nixon says:

    March 28, 2011 at 8:58 pm

    Hi,
    I am coming up to 36 now (bday on 18th April!) and I have suffered from anorexia since the age of 14/15. Mum has had a hard time coping with the ups and downs and I just want to say thank you to her for sticking by me and supporting me. If it wasn’t for her I would have given up years ago. I’m still suffering and accept now that I will continue to suffer throughout the rest of my life. I am sorry mum for not being a ‘normal’ daughter – it’s not your fault – it just had to happen to me…Love Tracy

    Am following you EnglishMum and have tweeted @TracyNixon

    Thanks for a lovely comp xxx