Dear Reader, I have a special competition to make your mother (or you!) feel like she has been truly spoilt. I’m sure you all know Baci chocolate, the Italian chocolate that means “Kiss”. Made in Umbria, Italy where they’ve been made for the last 85 years, these little balls are filled with gianduia nut chocolate and whole hazelnut before being encased in dark chocolate. Each silver wrapping has 1 of 150 different love notes.
One lucky reader (or their even luckier mother) will receive a rather lovely gift in the mail with $200 worth of Baci chocolate. This includes:
Just part of the prize!
Baci Felt heart 343g, Baci Tin Heart 129g, Baci Plastic Heart 129g, Baci small heart with 2pc Baci, 1 Bar, Baci Gift Box 400g, Baci Champagne Bottle and 1 Baci bar plus lots of Baci kisses in a gift box.
Combined total retail price $200.00.
So what do you need to do to win this prize? All you need to do is tell me what what you love about your mum! Simply add your answer as a comment to the story. The competition ends at Midnight AEST 2nd May 2010. You can enter this once daily. This competition is open to Australian residents only.
This was a hard competition to choose a winner with so many great entries but the winner is:
Eva L. of NSW!
Best of luck!
Love,
Lorraine
xxx
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That’s a lucky mother indeed!
I love my mum’s cooking! She had to learn how very quickly when our family was posted to London. One minute she was a working mum with a home-helper (we lived in Malaysia) to suddenly being a housewife and full-time mum to two young kids!
My mum may have burnt her first steak but she progressed to making great curry puffs! To this day everyone raves about her curry puffs amongst other dishes that she cooks.
I love that she has such a gentle soul and warm heart. I just want to wrap her up and protect her from the big bad world!
I love that she is always there for me… to cheer me on when things are going well and to give me a pep talk when things aren’t so great. I’m very lucky.
What I love most about my mom is that she lives in Canada and I live here so we realise much more how much we really miss each other and appreciate the times we are together. When we get together we have the best times.
What I love about my Mum is that she always has a hug for me. She tells me she loves me all the time and makes me feel really special. She does get cranky when I am naughty but she will still say she loves me and give me a hug.
My Mum has passed so can I nominate my daughters as both the best mums to my grandchildren… I watch them with their children and sometimes think “I wish they’d been my Mum”. Aren’t I lucky – beautiful girls. (and the grandchildren becoming good cooks too !)
Wowzer. You run so many great comps, I’m beginning to think that it might be worth my renting a room in Oz just so that I can join in! xxx
What a fabulous competition, Lorraine!
I love my mum’s spirit of independence and adventure that she passed on to me. Unfortunately, she was a young widow in a new country with three children under the age of four. She usually worked two jobs to provide for us but always made sure we had home cooked meals and that we knew that we were loved. My mum instilled a love of reading and a healthy work ethic in us and encouraged us to do whatever we aspired to achieve. I couldn’t have chosen a better mum for anyone.
Unfortunately this is not about my own mother, but rather my good friend who is now a mother to one and another coming very soon to join their family.
What I love about her is her absolute, unrelenting patience. She knows her son will go on to good and great things in his life and makes sure that every opportunity to available to him.
I love that she challenges herself to be better and still completes her own job while being heavily pregnant. Part of her job is to ensure that other mums feel confident and happy in themselves too.
This mum is awe inspiring and motivates everyone around her to be better, try more and more importantly be happy.
I wish two things… That I had a mum like her and to one day become a mum just like her.
My Mum loves me unconditionally and supports me no matter what happens ,,,
I love that my Mum loves me unconditionally. And that she makes a mean dinner.
Sometimes she cooks me dinner and it is the best thing ever coming home after work to a home cooked meal and not having to cook!
I love that my mum is there for me whenever I need her. She puts up with my phone calls at any hour of the day or night and I always feel better afterwards. Even though she has a lot to deal with she always has time for me!
My mum is not the usual purple rinse apron wearing mum. She can’t cook or sew but she has a love of fashion, music and art. I love her sense of style and it has come to influence my own.
I love that as a mother, I have a fantastic role model in my mother.
I love that my mum babysits once a month so that my husband and I can get out for ‘date night’ – tonight we’re off to see Spandau Ballet and Tears for Fears (tragic 80′s kids that we are!) and the kids are off to Nan’s for a sleepover
Wow, you have set yourself a task! All mums are so special. How can you choose between the mums who are still doing your ironing for you at 35, or the one who babysits your kids EVERY time you ask, or the one who gives the best cuddles, or the one who makes the best cakes, the one who makes you soup when you are ill, or the one who loves you through your tantrums even if you are not 2, or the one who says all the right things when your boyfriend has left you, or the one who lends you money to get home when you’ve been traveling the world (even though she’s never left the country), or the one who always says how gorgeous you are (even when you’re having the worst hair day), or the one who ALWAYS has time to play with their kids, or the one who struggles to put food on the table, or who works two jobs to send you to a good school, or the one who stays up until 3am to pick you up from a party …… I could go on all day.
But of course I always think my mum Dottie was the best mum. She was so enthusiastic about life, not just ours but hers and anyone around her. She was creative and didn’t worry too much about the dishes in the sink. She worked hard for us in ways that were not always obvious, but she also made us stand on our own two feet. She passed away 6 years ago, but I still think of her every day -”oooh Dottie would have loved this or that”, “wouldn’t Dottie have loved to be here with us for this!”. She was a shining light for me and my siblings, as nearly all mums are for their children. I work with and have friends and relatives that are all great mums and it is all mums that deserve a Baci on mothers day!
What I love about my mum is that she was there for me to call throughout all the ups and downs of the four months of travelling I just did. It was lovely to know she was just a phone number away
I love everything about my mum – her smile, her sensible and practical outlook on life, her (self-taught) passion for great cooking, her extensive wardrobe which she has spent years building up and that I am permitted to borrow from extensively, the fact that she lets me live here and considers me an adult as I study and work, her infinite patience and ability to quietly listen – but what I love most at the moment is how yesterday she took the day off entirely to spend with me. We went on a run with our dogs, ate breakfast together, went to the best bookfair in the world together where she bought me several books, went out and bought me a wool coat (I currently have no money, hence no buying things for myself), and despite being exhausted at the end of the day, surprises me with a very rare “I love you!” at about 10pm. She rarely says it, because it never needs to be said, really. We display it to one another everyday, so why say it? I’ve always been a little sad she never said it. But the fact that she did made me so happy, and I’m still glowing inside. Basically, she’s the best mother I could ever ask for, and I doubt anyone really deserves someone as wonderful as her. But I’m not sharing.
I love my mum for thousands of reasons, but the most important one to me now is that despite suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease, my mum still remembers me.The way her her face lights up when I walk into her room is a feeling I cherish.
i love my mum for many things, but the most important one is she seems to know what im thinking and what i need before i even speak it. she thinks ahead for both me and my brother and she puts in a lot of effort as a mother. my mum also has a awesome sense of humour, no matter if your 10 or 60, she can still make you laugh and sometimes even fall to the fall laughing.
I can’t enter in the giveaway, but it’s really fabulous for chocoholics
Have a great weekend,
Gera
I think I am going to have to move to Australia so I can win some of these great giveaways and go to some of the wonderful restaurants that you talk about. Chocolate looks and sounds wonderful.
I love the selflessness of mothers universally; where they are able to do acts purely for the love of us – their children.
An example of this was in my teen years where studying Medicine, I would regularly forgo breakfast and rush out the door. One day, during a ward round I fainted in front of a terminally ill patient. From that day onwards, without me asking and without saying anything, my mother would wake a little earlier each day to make me breakfast and watch me eat it. It’s these little selfless things that only a mother does that touches your heart and endures through the years. I would love to give my mother an infinite number of baci (kisses) and notes of love to return the love she has for us.
wow. great prize. i love my mum because she’s always understanding and there for me through all my good times and bad times.
She was there for me EVERY day when I came home from school, she had the ability with just a look to make me behave, she made THE BEST apple pie and sponge cake in the whole wide world, she cared and loved my Dad and my sister unconditionally, but I was her favourite, I just knew it! Now I have these memories and many more and I love her more and more every single day. I miss her so much.
This would be so handy for my Mum’s birthday, she loves Baci chocolates! What I love about my Mum is that she continues to stay youthful even though she’s approaching 50 – she shops and eBay’s more than I do!
I love that my mum has the ‘unconditional love’ thing figured out. I never feel judged by her, just loved. I really appreciate it.
I love that she has taken what her mum taught her and passed it on to me, and I in turn will pass it on to my own kids one day. Fabulous recipes, how to love unconditionally, how to be a strong woman- to name just a few things she has taught me.
I love my mum’s sweet nature, warm hugs and vivid childhood memories that she had special powers to kiss all things better!
My mum died six years ago and I still miss her every day.I think her greatest gift to me-and to all who knew her-was her optimistic outlook.She genuinely looked for the good in every person and situation although most would consider her life to have been neither easy nor lucky.She loved to read and often remarked how “lucky ” she was to be able to borrow library books ;she loved to cook and thought she was “lucky ” to buy reduced price items at the end of a market so that the family could have an especially good meal.This attitude permeated every aspect of her life and was, fortunately,catching .I find myself,now that I am getting older,thinking along the same lines.Lucky me, to have this “inheritance” , more precious than diamonds. I used to buy her Baci for special occasions , so this competition has really resonated with me .
What I love most about my mother is the amazing job she did raising 4 children almost all by herself because my dad was constantly overseas with his job. By the time my brother came along she had 4 kids under the age of 8, and yet she did an amazing job getting us to all our after-school activities and has never ceased to be there for us all whenever we need it. She has always thought of her children before herself, and so now that I’m an adult I like to treat her whenever I can so that she can enjoy some time just for her, she deserves so much after everything she’s done for my 3 siblings and I.
What I love about my mum is her ability to make me feel better on the worst of days, for eating everything I ever baked since I was 10 (including some really, really non-edible food, though she still cleaned off her plate) and her laugh. Everytime she laughs, I laugh. And I love that.
I love my mum because I know she’ll always be there for me and she’ll always love me no matter what silly things I do!
I love the fact that my Mum never judges. If there is strife or a problem she is the first to say “What can I do to help?”
I love my mother’s zest for life and enjoyment of people and experiences. She’s 90, has never been able to cook, and in fact just doesn’t understand food at all, but she’s had 3 husbands and many ‘boyfriends’ – she still has one. She has always had great style and fabulous skin. Her nickname on the international ships of the 1950s was ‘the black orchid’ – she was a great traveller and in her youth tanned a dark brown. She *LOVES* chocolate.
i must admit the one thing that i absolutely love about my mum beyond all things is her wonderful cooking!!!! as a result of that I can’t cook! i’d only eat what she cooks lol!
I know I will not win since I am in the US but I had to post. I wish my mother was still alive. I lost her on Dec 31, 2003. She was a wonderful mom , she taught me to cook and sew when I was still a young child. She lived long enough to see my first grandson.
I’ve learnt to love myself now I’m a mum – due to some past happenings I’ve always struggled to like, let alone love, myself. I’ve finally made it, thanks to my daughters saying they couldn’t possibly have had a better mum! I thank them with all my heart.
My mum has amazing sewing skills, which sure comes in handy for bargain fashion purchases that don’t fit or are missing buttons etc
That amongst a long list of other things of course!
My mother’s unconditional love. Her gentle and patient manner.Her pure dedication to her children. Her unselfish nature, a true measure of love. I take this legacy into account everyday raising my three beautiful children.I pray that the legacy continues.
I love my Mum because she loves me no matter what.
Yum!!
I love that my Mum always see’s the best in people. It means she sometimes gets burnt & disappointed but it’s a lovely quality to have
It’s funny that it’s a competition for Baci chocolates and mothers – we went to Perugia (where they’re from) a few years back whilst on holiday in Tuscany. My dad had to go for dialysis whilst there and mum went with him as always. She learned to do the dialysis so he could be at home, even though she’s as squeamish as I am, and when he died a couple of years back, she has been incredibly strong (whilst being so so sad), and has never made me feel guilty for living 10,000 miles from her, or making it hard to see her grandchildren. Instead she comes to visit when she can and sends postcards to my kids EVERY week so they know Grandma loves them and remembers them even when they can’t see her.
And she taught me how to make choux pastry.
She’s lived in countries where the question was “what can I cook for my family that’s edible” rather than “what do we want for dinner”. And she always succeeded.
She’s tops, and for the first time in 6 years we’re actually going to be together for mother’s day this year! Hooray!!!!!
Not all of us are fortunate enough to share such a relationship with our mothers,however I think that maternal love is something present in all of us regardless of our circumstances!
I love lots about my Mum but I especially love her sense of humour. I am guaranteed a giggle everytime I talk to her and to me that means a whole lot.
This Mother’s Day will be my first as a mother and I now understand what it means to be a Mum. The unconditional love is real. The amazing way your heart melts at the smallest smile. The incredible strength you have, no matter how hard things are or how tired you get, somehow there’s always enough to keep going. Chocolate definitely helps to refuel!
I love it that my mum gave me LIFE, with all its challenges and joys! I also love the kind of pro-active grandmother she became to my daughter – hands-on, always helping with cooking and cleaning! She is amazing!
I think I might need several more posts to express all I feel for my Mum… There is lots more her than just domestic talents!
I love that my Mum is getting more and more adventurous with her cooking and eating as she gets older – no getting set in her ways for her!
I love that she has moved all the way from QLD to NSW to be with me and my new baby boy forever and ever. I am just so happy she is near me
EVERYTHING!
my mum is sitting next to me in the E.R right now, she insisted on taking me today, despite us knowng it would be a quarter of a day event. It was her bday yesty, couldn’t go to her din with dad, she wanted to not go but to take me to the hospital instead as i’m relying on pana forte to stop my pain.. She has been so worried about me and has ensured since i got sick that i’ve had everything i could possibly need. She is great and is mouth wateringly dreaming about eating a slice of her bday cake – a choc ganache cake with grand marnier ymm delish. She loves choc, i love choc, and my dad loves choc too. To win this from my dad’s and mine fave website- nqn would be ace.
I love that my mum is always so supportive and has encouraged me from a very young age to persue my love of cooking. When I was 18 I had a very bad toffee burn on my foot and had loss of feeling for quite some time and ever since then have been so petrified of cooking with anything involving hot sugar.
I recently bought Dorie Greenspan’s book – Baking from my home to yours and the florida pie immediately took my fancy. The recipe however had a somewhat appropriated italian meringue recipe. After attempting this recipe as well as 4 others, we finally got it right. After being in the kitchen until 11.30pm trying to make this meringue and me trying to conquer my sugar fears we finally did it! Needless to say the kitchen looked like an absolute mess, we burnt 2 pans, went through a kilo of caster sugar and meringue covered the kitchen, mum was on too happy to help and at the end wash up because of the beautiful cake I made! I now have conquered my fear of cooking with sugar! on’ya mum!
I love my mum because she has done absolutely everything for my brother and I and has never not been there for us. I love, love, love her cooking and her silly sense of humour. =)
The competition closes on May 2nd, her birthday! I think it’s a sign hehe
I love that my mum has nurtured my love of food and cooking. She has taught me that the best way to show you love them – is to cook for them.
I love that the highlight of my childhood was being able to choose ANY cake from her library of cookbooks – and it was about her creations, and not about the presents and how much was spent on them.
Thats what I want to hand down to my kids.
What I love aboout my mum is that she is brave, stoic and cheerful in the face of a degenerative neurological disorder which has totally incapacitated her. I also lovee the fact that she taught my father to make her famous chocolate cake and icing so that we can still have that on special occasions
I love that my mum will do anything for anyone – and I like to think that I can do that too!
One of the many things that I love about my mum is that she never complains about what she has had to deal with in her life. She has faced many challenges throughout her life, making lots of sacrifices along the way. I see a strong, selfless woman with a great love of her family and someone that I aspire to be like.
My mum is the best cook – she can do or make anything, and she feeds me and all my friends. Even when we weren’t well off, I never went hungry or without something I needed and I never knew how hard life had been until I was older and she’d told me [as a child I never noticed anything because I always got what I wanted, even if it meant my parents went hungry]. So that’s why my mum’s the best
What I love about my mum is her personality. She oozes humour and I always have a funny story to tell about Mama Eugenio. She is a great mum with a heart if gold and a talented cook to boot. I couldn’t ask for a better mum.
Wow what a fantastic competition! I love everything about my Mum – even her faults! She’s so giving and generous and will always see the good in people. And she wants to give back all the time – going through a nursing diploma at 52 so she can help the elderly in her small town. She also helps Dad out with the ‘people’ side of running a winery – manning the tasting counter and cooking meals for the cafe.
I couldn’t have asked for a better mother!
Can I put in a vote for my mother-in-law? I love the way she has welcomed me into her family.
I love my mum … because she loves me ..simple as that … and for all the help with my three kids … she will be 60 this year and still does so much for all her four kids ….
What I love about my mother is her patience and generosity. She has time for every man, woman and child, and especially for her family. She never loses her temper or her gentle smile.
I love my mum for delicious apple crumbles, for letting me always lick the spoon, for hugs, happiness and teaching me kindness.
I love my mother because as a mother myself I really appreciate how much she sacrificed to give me and my siblings a great life!
I love that my mom smiles at everybody, even animals. She was sad for a long time once, many years ago, and the cat got sad, too, not seeing her smile.
Her loving youthfull exuberance that transfers into everything..you can actually taste the love in her food! My brother who is a chef will only eat her food!
What I love about my mom, is that although she lives in the states and I live in Finland, she makes an effort (as do I) to stay in touch.
Cards on bad days, skyping at least once a week, even being on the phone when I delivered my son. It’s easy to get lazy when you live far away, but it’s the everyday efforts that make her remarkable.
thanks to her, although my son is 2, i leave notes for him in his room so we can find them together when he is older.
Funny enough what I love about my mum is that she’s not like a real mum. You could say she was a kid herself. Her funny addiction to the casino. when she takes me there she turns into that poular kid in school. The Free food, drinks and the staff who all know her name. It’s not like she’s completely addicted to gamberling but there’s something about the bright lights and the fake “winning bell” noises those money stealing machine gives off. I would call it tacky but she would call it heaven. I love how she cooks the most random food for herself and cook enough to eat for days (should I add we cook separate dinners). I love how the other day she yelled out at me to come and try these amazing chips & potato jems… And might I add they were the crunchiest chips & jems, amazing! Then I realized she was running in and out from the upstairs appartment back to ours, holding bowls of more chips and jems? The story was that she had traded a huge box of rice to use the upstairs mans oven, apparently his oven was ” very very good.” I second that! So lastly I thank you mum and love you for giving me my early independance.
I am so grateful that my beautiful mum is so giving and nothing is too much for her when it comes to her children. She always puts us first, even when she’s tired. She and dad gave up a lot to live in oz and she never complained once because, she knew we’d have a better life here even when knowing she had to leave family and friends behind. I am forever thankful and know how lucky I am. I always shower her with kisses, hugs, gifts and I take her out. We enjoy each other’s company and we always laugh, she’s my best friend.
She has always loved me and my siblings unconditionally & she treated my adopted son with the same love as her own full blood grandchildren …then there is her unwaivering siupport during tough times.
my mum has left us now but she was my best friend especially once I had children of my own-she was always there with helpful advice and support and up until she died I spoke to her every week (she lived 4 hours away)and visited her or had her stay every 3 or 4 months until it got too much for her to travel. If I won I would share this prize between my daughter and daughters in law- they all love Baci chocolates
Mum, Nanna, Great Nanna and RANNA which stands for Rent a NAN – my mum has always loved,supported and raised not only her children but anyone else that didnt have a mum. Growing up, our friends that were less fortunate in the in the family department were always given a roof over there heads, a hug, full tummies of beautiful homemade food and always kind words and good advice.Even now some of our friends whose mums passed on some years ago are lucky to have our mum fill in and play that important Nanna role to their children. Not only is she patient, warm and generous beyond belief she does all this on her own as single mum. One rare indulgence for herself is chocolate so I coulnt think of a better chocolate to give her than Baci!
I love my mum because she’s tough. She was tough on me when I was growing up, she’s tough on the students that she teaches, and she’s tough on herself. Through this toughness, I learnt how much she loved me. How much she wanted me to succeed. How big her dreams were/are for me. I learnt how much her expectations mattered to me. I learnt that I could aspire to something greater than I could have ever dreamed of alone … all because of her. She taught me everything. Made me who I am, good and bad, and I celebrate her this May.
Thank you Mum. Love, love, love.
I love that my mum is patient, kind and caring yet always fair. She’s just the best!
her laugh it can make me smile even when i believe i cant. her laugh warms my heart and thats why i love my mother
She never judges me and is always encouraging. She never asks questions but goes away and googles if she is worried (not always a good thing). She knows when somethings up and shares her hiccups
. All from the other side of the world just realising again how much I miss her.
She is gentle and kind,so sweet to everyone she meets and I’m so proud she is mine!
My mother loves chocolates.When she was young her father brought home chocolates every day after work. She doesn’t like vegetables much but she’s 87 years old and still lives at home . Every time I see her a quick search of the cupboards always reveals many treasures.
I love my mother because she is almost always happy, never complains and is still a good example to her children and friends.
I love my ma because she is a superwoman. She has worked as the manager of a school canteen for 21 years feeding all the hungry kids as well as taking lovely care of us growing up, being a carer for a young disabled girl and even now she still makes the best salad sandwich I’ve ever had. Even yesterday she called me with a new recipe – a divine carrot slice – Yum. She’s just a great woman!
I love my mum’s determination and her willpower. She always managed all the household things and the bills and insurance since both of my parents had poor English. Then after my father’s death, she took up the responsibility of looking after the entire family and brought up me and my brother.
My mother makes excellent curry and sings old traditional songs which make me sleepy. I love it!
I love that my mum is so gentle in nature , she is a wonderful grandmother as well ,she helps us out in so many ways ,even adding our pics to facebook
I love the fact that Mum’s my guiding light; the voice in my head; the benchmark against which I judge all; and without whom I’d be God-only-knows-where. She’s worth her weight in Baci.
Love her for who she is, my Mum nothing else required. It’s unconditional no questions asked L♥O♥V♥E
I adore my mum. She’s my best friend, my personal assistant, my business partner and my cheerleader. I’m one of the few “teenagers” who isn’t embarrassed by their mum and has an extremely close relationship with her. I proudly take my mum along to all my blogging and photography engagements.
I’m not even sure if my mum classifys as a mum, she’s way way better. $200 worth of Baci chocolate would be the perfect mother’s day gift for my mum. I already know that she’d do a happy dance when they arrived
I couldn’t live without my mum, I love every little thing about her
Unfortunately my Mum has passed away. However, I love all of the lessons she taught me that I can remember every day. For example, as a child she used to tell me that she had eyes in the back of her head so she could always see what I was up to. Now that I have my own little girls, I will certainly be using that line, whilst smiling on the inside at the memory of my Mum saying the same thing.
I feel like I am a little piece of my mum. She has helped me become who I am and taken the best care of me. I admire everything about her. Now she is about to retire, all I want to do it take care of her as she has done for me. I love her SO much!
My brother and I love our mum more than the world! She loves us,and does everything for us – cooking school treats, taking us to our sports and is always at school doing things with us.
Accompanies me to the gym so we get nice and buff
Always understood when I walked off in a huff
Knows the time to say enough is enough
And makes me smile when things get tough!
I love my mum!
Mum always has time for al the family, she delights in minding grandkids, cooking up feasts and always sends us home laden with food, she centres our family
there is no doubt i don’t love my mum’s cooking.. she cooks the most delicious spaghetti, rojak, soy chicken, soup… etc.. the list goes on!
i love it when i see her bringing a tiny bowl of snacks up to her room (like nuts, chips, chocolates!) it just puts a smile on my face
thanks ma for cooking for me for 26 years! (and many more years to come)
I love that my mum doesn’t like chocolate so I don’t have to share this if I win
. Oh sorry mum, seriously, I love that my mum for all the obvious reasons and also for her often kooky sense of humour.
Without our mum we are incomplete in our whole life. Even we can’t progress on of step in our life without mum. Thanks very much to you mum…….!!
My Mum has always been there for me- I’m 18 and I can’t remember a time where she wasn’t at a piano recital or award evening. She has a great heart and it is her aim to help others. She is my role model.
I love my mum for being so inspirational to me and for her unconditional love. She has supported me across two different continents and through a minefield of bad decisions on my part.
Mum made me who I am today and I’m forever grateful to her.
She has a shiny shiny wrapper around a heart of soft lubbly wubbly chocoletto. I love her more than chocolate!
She’s kind and funny and sweet as honey
And when I’m broke, she sends me money!!
i love my mum because without her, i wouldn’t be who i am right now typing this at this moment, living and embracing the chaotic life of a 16 year old.
BELIEVE.
I love my mum’s positive attitude to life, always looking on the bright side of things and never let any setbacks define her day.
As a victim of bullying as a kid, Mum taught me self confidence. She often said to me “When you’re down, take a deep breath, hold your head high, don’t ever let this put you down. The most important thing is – Always believe in yourself!”
Mum encouraged me to tackle my low self esteem head strong and never hold any grudge against anyone. I’ve always lived by mum’s words to this day as there are more important things to life than living it in despair.
Life is really like a box of chocolates. It has its highs and lows, sweetness and bitterness, it can be smooth sailing or tough going. Through Mum’s gift of wisdom, I embrace life with anticipation everyday, living life with hope and confidence as each moment unwraps itself – regardless of its outcome.
Love,
Monique
Love the comp!
My mum is not a great cook, awsome at sewing or answering her mobile (ha!) but she is definatly the best at…
buying peanut butter just before it runs out
telling me i look great when i feel crappy
watching hours of ‘food channel’ with me
…and doing it all with a smile on her face
I appreciate how she gives us the mango cheeks and eats from the seed, gives us the meaty part of the fish and scrapes from the bones for herself, hunts down durian when someone casually mentions a craving .. she’s so selfless!
I love that my Mum was only young when she had us, but she was the best Mum that she could be, and the best Mum I’ve ever had.
I love my mum because she is always there for me, go through all the good times and bad times. She didn’t choose to abandon us during the hard times of her life and I really really appreciated that.
Without her I will not be who I am now.
love u more than anything in the world MUM!!
My mum raised 5 children by herself and never complained. She is still a wonderful mum and an even better Grandma to her 7 Grandchildren. She survived a very rare and aggressive cancer 8 years ago, but is now suffering from the side effects of the intense radiotherapy she had. I would love to make her day with this Baci surprise (her favourite chocolate), as she endures another treatment to try and stop the side effects of her treatment. Love you mum!
I love my mum because she shares her chocolate with me.
I never new my mum, but if I won this I would give it to my best friend who is more a mother to me than anyone could ever be. She is there whenever I need her, always has a hug & a smile to cheer me up. She love to taste when I create something new.
She has been quite ill lately & I am sure this would help cheer her up.
Fingers crossed,
Meg
i love it that she always sees the best in me, even when i sometimes can’t quite see it. she sees with her heart and she loves with her heart, that’s what i love about my mother.
I remember how hard she always worked to make a future for us while making the time to do the things kids appreciate like coming to school events. Time is precious.
I love my Mum’s creativity, oh…and her lemon squares!
i love my mum because.. well, she’s simply the best!
*belts out Tina Turner*
but really, she’s the cutest little asian mum around. dopey, stubborn, funny, caring, and makes the most amazing beef rendang ever!
I love that she always tries to see the best side of things, and remains positive for my sister and I. She also has a great sense of humour that gets us through the tougher times, and leaves us smiling everyday
I have never had to wonder whether my mum loved us – we grew up with complete confidence that we were loved. This is a pretty amazing springboard for all other relationships and challenges in your life. I hope that my children have the same confidence.
I love the fact that even though I now have children of my own, my mother still regards me as “her baby”!
She’s comfortable in her own skin & absolutely always true to herself.
She’s the best cook ever, always making us delicious treats, meals, snacks & desserts. Nothing is ever a problem, to fiddly or finicky for her, spoiling our tummies & senses like rotten even more so now we’ve left the nest.
She’s my best friend, confidante, sparring partner, drinking buddy, shoulder to cry on, my inspiration, my everything. I’d be lost if anything ever happened to her.
My mother is one of a dying breed. There is no fruit, vegetable or flower she cannot grow. She is a fabulous dressmaker. She is Italian and makes her own pasta and sauces – seriously her cooking is to die for. On top of that, she is the most loving, kind and helpful person in the world. She looks after my aunty with Multiple Sclerosis and cared for my brother before he died. I don’t know anyone more deserving of some Baci’s.
My Mum never was paid to work, she was tuckshop lady, chauffer, nurse, counsellor, chef, housekeeper, Mum.
My Mum is the same age as Baci chocolate – a stately 85 years old. I love that my Mum has always been there for her children and now she is always there for her grandchildren too.
I love that my mum is so selfless and giving to everyone. She makes me want to be a better person
My mother is a saint
Many years yet no complaint
Raised two girls on her own
My gratitude can now be shown
I love that my mum keeps up with the times and gives anything a go, like being photographed with a snake around her neck, going on a rollercoaster (she’s over 70!) and flying in a helicopter over Grand Canyon on her latest holiday.
I love her smile…
Having a mother who loves you unconditionally is absolutely wonderful, it is even better as mum gets older sharing her memories and delicious homemade bickies.
i have a wonderful mum who is my best friend and we have many laughs togther as we enjoy each others company.
My mother is well, uptight, conservative, arrogant, ignorant, frustrating at times (especially on the phone, she seems to think that yelling is the only way it carries through to the other person), and says, more often then not what is on her mind, even when its not what anyone wants to hear. (A lot of people have been talking about cooking so..) She hates cooking, and when she does its the same thing over and over again. When you think about what you like in a person none of these really come to mind to any one but this is why I love her.
My mum has made many sacrifices for me. Her greatest was to enable me to do uni in Australia, and make a life for myself over here. It must be hard for her to be apart from her only child for all these many years but she continues to support me in every way and never utters a word of complaint or regret. She’s a great woman and mother.
I love that she had me, that she supports and loves me, and most of all that she is so comletely unselfish.
My brother in law lost his legs in a nasty car accident a few years ago, it was my mum who sat by his side with my sister, made frequent trips with food and for months after him being discharged, for his appointments when noone else could take him or could be bothered,mum was there. Then when i almost lost my firstborn and spent months in hospital with her deathly ill mum came, she risked her job to spend nights at my 6 months old side so i could rest, bringing meals, toys and books to kept my child and i entertained and just moral support. She was the only person i wanted by my side when i got married, and is my best friend, my rock and my idol
My Mum has helped me so much over the last 7 years. She bought a house for me to rent when i couldn’t find what I wanted within my price range. She’s recently turned into a doting Grandma to my son (now 5 weeks old) who’s her first grandchild.
I Love my Mum
She’s so much fun
If I could choose my Mum
she would be the one
I love my mum’s innocent nature,
the way she helps me when i am down,
the way she looks at her grandson with love in her heart,
i just love when she comes around.
I love my mum simply because she is extraordinary in her capacity to give, love and share…nothing less than extraordinary and something all amazing mothers share in common.
Mum’s like a Baci. Firm on the outside but soft and sweet in the inside and always wrapped perfectly!!
I love my mums unconditional love. She lets me know when Ive disappointed her and when she disappoves of my antics. But she never lets me forget that she loves me regardless
Oh Lorraine, you have set yourself the hardest task with THIS competition! Everybody loves their mum and thinks the world of her. No praise can be high enough, no words can describe just what a mum means to her child or what she is able to sacrifice if need be. It’s really lovely to hear so many adoring words from all your readers, there should be more of it, every day one should do or say something special for their mum and cherish them while we have them with us.
, it really will be the worst day of my life.
I dread the day my mum will pass
She has been the perfect role model, the best listener and can think outside of the square. A sage, she always seems to be right (annoying at times) but one thing that has always impressed me is how she has lived life always seeing the glass half full and not half empty which is such a positive way to be.
Most of all she’s my Rock!
I think that she’d love this prize, not just for the delicious Baci chocolate but when we indulge in Baci chocolates, we get excited reading the love notes as Italian is such a romantic language. Unfortunately, some of the romantic notes don’t translate well into English.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen or eaten a Baci Bar. Yummy
Right now, I love that my mum is digging in and helping me paint my first home. Being a sweet ol’ mum I thought she’d only be good for sweeping up dust and making tea. But she’s been elbow deep in putty and paint-scrapers with me! What a champ!
She’s mine!
My Mum passed away 2 years ago so I would love to be able to give my wife to remind her how much she supported me during my loss of my Mum
whenever I’m happy she’s laughing with me
whenever I’m crying she’s cuddling me
whenever I’m scared
She reassures me
whenever I need her
She’s always there for me
I love her purely because she is “my mum”. As an added bonus… I know she would give me her last Baci without a second thought!
I love that my beautiful mum still insists on holding my hand when we cross the road, honks the horn and waves like a mad woman whenever she drops me off anywhere and wipes my face clean with a tissue if I have even a crumb on me – and Im 30 !
I love that my Mum still finds the time to worry about other’s wellbeing, even though she is fighting a cancer that has been diagnosed as terminal. She’s the best Mum in the world and I’d be absolutely lost without her.
ah, yes, i promised to write more about why my mother is amazing… And even though it is very late and i need to go to bed while the little one is letting me… I must tell you about a couple of other reasons why my mum deserves the GRAND PRIZE of chocolate…
She is super-intelligent, has a PhD in physics, worked in a plant doing welding and other stuff, was a scientific editor of a magazine for several years before we came to Sydney, she has since written a dictionary of Aussie slang with Russian translations (which I designed a cover for)… But, most importantly, SHE NEVER STOPS GROWING, she is never still in her pursuit of self-development and mental stimulation… She is the most amazing role model for me and my child, she is a walking encyclopaedia, she is an avid reader, she likes order and always wanted to be a librarian but instead did many other super-impressive jobs… I can only dream of achieving what Mum has. I am always in awe of her.
Hmm… Just read some other entries, and many people write about cooking and other domestic talents… My mum is no domestic goddess, her strengths lie elsewhere, yet she will always have a go at making some food for my daughter and I, cleaning the floors or doing my dishes, just to give me a break… I know she HATES doing these things, and that’s why her effort is appreciated even more. She always tells me I am a better cook than she ever was, but I know she is amazing for other reasons. She doesn’t care about fashion, jewellery or make up, yet she is still feminine, beautiful and confident.
one of the things i love about my mum is that she is the BEST cook! she always makes time to whip something up for dinner for the family, even if she won’t be eating it herself.
For being there for me at all times.
I asked the same question to my 10yo daughter and she said, for looking after her when she’s sick and for teaching her how to decorate cupcakes.
The way she nicks the salt and sugar from cafe’s.
She’s all mine
This comment box limits the endless list of wonders about my mum…
She is caring, kind, selfless, amazing, wonderful.
It was my birthday this weekend and on Friday night I was attacked by a terrible bout of asthma attack after asthma attack – my 70year old pulled an all nighter and cleaned the kitchen, bathroom, vacuumed and made the house sparkle, so that when I woke up I wouldn’t have to worry.
She’s a gem!
My mum has passed away;
I’ll never forget her in any way;
She was the backbone of my family;
The most loveliest woman you would ever see;
She had 6 of us in the house;
We all were made to feel special, the feeling was grouse;
She never had much, but always found enough;
To cook dinner for any friend who was doing it tough;
Her grandchildren used her as a special friend;
Who they could rely on even after the end;
My mother taught me that money isn’t everything;
She taught me to be a mother, and the unconditional love it does bring.
She wears no perfume, but she always smells fresh and warm like a mum should.
My “Mum” is really my Aunty.She is 90 years old,still walks down to the beach at Ettalong every day,dyes her hair blonde as she has done since I can remember,enjoys a tipple at the local club or pub , chats to everyone she meets and is just delightful.She only eats fresh foods but enjoys the odd serving of fish and chips-I think this is why she has been so healthy for so long i.e. fresh food , a little tipple and walking every day.
Wow there are some amazing comments here! Good luck picking a winner Lorraine!!
I love how my mum takes away the guilt from all life’s little luxuries, especially the enjoyment chocolate brings our family. Born from two choco-holics, I was never made to feel like chocolate was a bad food, but one that is to be enjoyed everyday in moderation, especially on our friday night ritual- movie, lounge and choccy!
I’ve never had a Mum but being one now to 3 wonderful daughters has made my life perfect. They are such wonderful friends and they deserve the gifts not me
I love te surprise packages I stil get in the post from my mum. We live in different countries now but sporadically I will receive champagne, lollies chocolate or market knick knacks from her. It’s fantastic! It’s an absolute treat, always out of the blue, that lets me know Mum is thinking of me wherever she is.
Because she’s my mum – she’s not perfect but to me, there is no-one else like her!
Mum taught me to cook when she realised that I was living on takeaways! Thanks, Mum.
I love my Mum because she has a wonderful sense of humour, is compassionate & fun to be with
What I love about my Mum is she always has the best advice and is always there when I need her. Talking to her makes all of the little things go away and the big thingws small enough to handle.
Yum! I love my mum dearly. She is the most generous, thoughtful, selfless innocent ever put on the earth. She loves me unconditionally and is my best friend.
The ‘Big G’ as my siblings and I affectionately call our mum,is the most caring, generous, hard working, supportive, loving, organised and inspiring woman I know. People are often scared of turning out like their parents but if I’m half the woman my mum is them I’ll be very happy. Plus she is the most awesome cook & reponsible for my experimental pallet, thanks to waiting tables at dinner parties for friends growing up in the 70′s.
For the last 29 years, Mum will pretend that she isn’t all that hungry and serves more food to me than to herself. How selfless is a mother’s love for her child.
My Mum is the best Mum in the world!!! She supports me in everything I do and she is my best friend. she’s selfless, always there when I need her.
I miss her so much, I don’t get to see her much because she’s overseas but I call her every a couple of days …
Mum you rocks!!!
My mum is my inspiration; It is she who taught me that I can do anything, I am capable of all things and in fact it came as a bit of surprise to me in adulthood, that actually I could not do EVERYthing! However, rather than disappoint her, I maintain to this day, that yes indeed, I can do EVERYthing…just not all at once. Love my mum!
This is for my sister-in-law who has just become a grandmother for the 3rd time and is an excellent “mother substitute” for her own kids’ kids. With her own mother and husband not well, she cares for the littlies 3 mornings every week and keeps them amused with her own versions of traditional Hungarian childrens songs, she is a constant amusement for all!!
She makes a mean lasagne.
What I love about my mum is that even though I haven’t live at home for years. If she knows I’m sick she’ll me her famous chicken soup for me and bring it up to my place to help make me feel better. Plus she very supportive and is always there when I need her the most.
Oh so many. Probably the fact she always placed her children first.., something I do now. LUV U MUM. Happy Mother’s Day All.
xxoxxoxx
I love that she’s an amazing, kind hearted mother even though she was raised in quite a cold, abusive household.
What can I say about my ‘MUM’ Words cannot express my LOVE for her .She is a friend,a mother,sister, she is everything .
My Mum always knew what to do to make me feel much better….no matter what was wrong with me.
I loved being able to count on her that way and tried to do the same with my own kids.
That she was not only an amazing mother to my sister and I but also to another 30ish children who came through our house via childrens services over the last 25 years. At 67 years of age, that number is still rising. Some people were just meant to be mothers, and my mother is one of those people.
I love that she is a fantastic cook and can serve up wonderful homestyle meals.
Because she has been there from the very beginning, and is one of only three people still alive who can remember all my childhood memories
Like Baci’s 150 messages of love, there is at least that many reasons why I love my Mum!
My mum was the centre of my life and I was her baby. She was independent, strong and a loving mother who lived and worked hard for her six children. Mum I miss you so much. I wish you were still around
To me, my mum is an ordinary woman with extraordinary resilience and determination. My brother, who is now perhaps too young to appreciate these qualities, would undoubtedly realise this when he grows up. To dad, mum is what the Chinese would call a “virtuous wife and good mother”. She always put dad, my brother and I before herself. Good food were given to us first, and any money were spent on us as a priority. To her friends, mum is a generous and down-to-earth person, perhaps also a great cook. She is someone you can always rely on and depend upon. This is why I love my mum
There are a million reasons, but it’s hard to look past Eggs Benedict made with eggs from her own chook shed & home made hollandaise sauce!
Love for my mother stems,
From her sharing her greatest gems,
Of wisdom that kept me from trouble and strife,
Her greatest gift apart from giving me life.
Mum motivated me to follow my dreams.
I love that I can tell my mum anything and that my secret is safe with her. Mum is my best friend. I love you mum!
I love mum for cooking me the best meals ever.
I love that my mum ‘sugar coats’ everything, it doesn’t matter what any of us kids do she always sees it as good!
Her unshakeable belief in doing what is ethically right.. a heightened sense of social justice, despite any personal costs.
I’m adopted from China and just because I dont look like my mum doesnt mean that she’s not my real mum. You dont need to give birth to be a mum. I love my mum and she will be forever my mum
She’s so practical!
I love that my Mum was firm with myself and my sister when we were growing up. There were times I hated her but now that I’m a mother I realise that everything she did was to protect, help and educate us and it was done because she loved us.
I love that my Mum always seems to know what to do or say to make me feel better, and if she doesn’t, she just listens. I dont know what I’d do without her!
My mum can’t cook and she never had anything material to give me, but she gave me the most valuable things I possess. She taught me how to earn what you get in life, the meaning of integrity, the importance of honesty and why consistency is the most important part of the “tough but fair” approach to parenting. Her love & pride in the children she raised means more to me than anything material she could’ve given me.
This comment is for my mother in law. There are many things that I love about her. My mother passed away when I was quite small and my MIL has been there for me on many occasions when you would usually turn to your mother. She came shopping with me and helped me choose my wedding dress and she was also there through my whole labour with my oldest daughter. She’s so helpful without being pushy or interferring. She really is wonderful.
I love my mum, because she never said a mean thing about anyone. Even when someone was behaving badly, she would say something like “they must be having a bad day”
I love that she’s never been there for me. It’s made me stronger therefore i’ve become a better mother to my daughter. I’m everything she wasn’t.
The thing a love most about my mum is that she is mine! She is honest when every one else evades the truth. Without my mum I wouldn’t be me and I owe her more than I will ever be able to repay!!
No words can truly express how amazing my mum is. She is the most giving person and will go without to ensure other are happy. She is an inspiration.
I love that my mum is determined!! When she said she would smack us when we were naughty, she followed through!! We have always known where we stand with mum.. She loves us all to bits and is a fantastic grandma!!!
She’s also the best cook as is everyone elses mum!!
All mums are super awesome!! (myself included!! lol)
mum is my best friend
my mum is my guardian angel, always watching over me
My mum was the absolute best whenever I was sick- she would tuck me into bed with a hot water bottle, a stack of my favourite books, and a little bell on my bedside table so if I needed her I wouldnt have to get up. And when my asthma got bad she would rub my back and comb my hair to relax me. Evem in her busy life of a farmers wife she had all the time in the world for me. Thanks Mum. x
Mum was the most wonderful human being ever, if only her heart didn’t stop beating eight long years ago my kids wouldn’t of missed out on all of her loving and quirky ways. Little things remind me of her,I miss her everyday,even more on mothers day.
My mother is totally eccentric and off the wall and I wouldn’t have it any other way. She is a total individual who has made our lives interesting, colourful and taught the seven of us not to be afraid of others opinions and just go for whatever we want without fear of doubt.
I love her style, her sence of warmth, yet she’s so strong.
She taught me how to be a confident women & best of all she past down her love of food.
I love that my mum has lived her life fully, but still made us such a big part of her life. She has always always been there, and still is and now I see her still being there for her grandaughters in just the same way.
She’s there to cheer us on and to pick us up,loves us without condition and has the most beautiful soul of anyone alive. Goog karma surrounds her!
I love my mum because she is a romantic, sensual and confident woman that embraces living in the moment with natural beauty and passion.
My love for my mum is undescribable,for she is a one of a kind. I’m glad that i have the priviledge, as most will not, to call her ‘mum’. <3
I love the way she cares so much for her friends and family
I appreciate and LOVE my mum so much. I dont know what I would do with out her. I have Multiple Sclerosis and my older sister has Cancer. I see my mum run around between between both our houses to make sure we are ok. She makes sure and helps me that all my house work is done and does the same for my sister. Makes sure that we are eating well and cooks great food for us. When I look at her, I see her as a Supermum. For a mother to know that both her daughters are sick, is very hard on her. She has her own health issues and we always tell her to relax. But she never will. She always puts us first. I would love to give her this Baci Chocolates for Mothers Day from both my sister and I, just to make her feel special and appreciated and LOVED!!!
Because she’s mine!
Mum is a top cook!
Mum is my best friend and I can confide in her and trust.
I am writing this about my wife on behalf of our 3 children. Our eldest daughter has developmental delays and autism and my wife Jen has amazing perseverence and positivity in aiming to improve our daughters development. Jen puts so many people before herself – she runs a support group for less fortunate women and also cooks for less fortunate people twice a month. She also has to cook and look after me and does a fab job at that too. Jen is very supportive to other mums who have children with disabilities and often gets calls asking for help or advice. I would love for Jen to receive this gift and be spoilt for a change – our children are blessed to have a mum like her and I am very blessed to be her husband.
What I love about my Mum? She never denied me chocolate!
Because even the day after returning home from hospital for some relatively minor surgery, she -still- got up earlier than my brother to prepare him breakfast before school -and- washed my clothes.
There can never be anyone else in the world who even comes close in comparison to one’s mother.
I love my Mum’s working class values that hard work pays off, no-one’s going to give you something for nothing, you can always dig yourself out of a hole and you appreciate things more when you’ve worked hard for them.
I love how my mum without fail, always has an ice cream container full of spring rolls ready to be fried. I never fully appreciated this fact until I moved out and can’t even make them for myself that tastes just as good.
My mum is always there for me at the drop of a hat, without me having to ask her. She offers wonderful advice and is a really caring person, who does whatever she can to help out her family and friends.
Shes an awesome mum!!!
every memory brings a tear and a smile, long gone, but every meal remembered, every caress still felt, each kiss still treasured, each look revered, all advice followed, every moment missed.
I love how my mum is willing to cook and buy the food I like though she doesn’t like it.
I love my mums honesty. Sometimes it can seem a tad harsh but she doesn’t mean to offend.
I love that no matter what I do my mother is always there for me to offer assistance or advice and never criticism. She held my hand through the deliveries of my babies and hugged me when I cried. She is strong when the rest of us are weak and she sees the best in things when everyone else sees only the bad. She’s an amazing woman who I am blessed to have as my mother and my best friend!
my mother is always there for me. when feeling rottenest person on planet, she’ll just smile and give me a hug.
I love my mum for her strength. She taught us the meaning of unconditional love, perseverance and dedication. There is no one quite like her.
My mother died of a Brain Tumour 7 years ago, I miss her smiling face everyday, especially on Mothers Day. She was such a selfless person always putting everyone else before herself.
I love that my mother never raised her voice at me.
Mum is fun!
Mum is so smart and I can always trust her.
I love that my mother instilled a stong value system in me. I think that my values have helped make me the person I am today.
I love that she can laugh at her own mistakes and doesn’t
criticize others.
She can make a mean Roast’
But she always burns my Toast!
Unfortunately I can’t afford a Mother’s Day present and I think this would be something really special for the person I’m lucky enough to call my mother and my best friend! I’d love to surprise her with a big lot of Baci chocolates along with something homemade. No matter who this goes to, I’m sure it’ll bring a lot of joy to their household on Mother’s Day!
Sooo much. She was a caring Mum, I always felt safe with her! My mum always made me feel confident and special.
A love of nature I now share, a belief that all creatures are equal and the persistence to change people’s thinking on the environment and let them know they can make a difference.
My mum is great because of all the things she does for me when I ask. I like picking me up at 3am in the morning or I have to leave for work at 6pm and need a ride to the bus stop
What I love about my mum?
A simple but possibly the most difficult question!
Is there a greater love than a mother’s love?
Is there a greater sacrifice than a mother’s sacrifice?
Are there enough words to describe my love for my mother?
I would simply say…
My life would not be complete without her love
I would not be here without her sacrifice
And I will never meet another quite like her.
I love how after a nice tasty meal, my mum breaks wind without holding back and then makes the whole table errupt with laughter to the point of crying! Laughter is a key ingredient in the art of food!
When at High School my Mum fundraised and saved every penny for a whole year so I could go on the best holiday of my life to Japan for 18 days with my language class friends.
Thanks Mum, your generosity is boundless.
I love how supportive my mum is. She’s always ready to lend a hand when it’s needed.
my mum is always there for me never doubts, or distrusts me she will listen when ever I need her to and loves my unconditional as a mum should and I love her with all my heart
Wish all Mum’s a fantastic Mother’s Day. Congratulation on a job well done! My Mum is dedicated to all us kids aged now 49, 50 and 51. Mum’s 70.
What a girl! Love you!! Lizzzy
My mum is over 80 but she still puts her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren first. She bakes for us all, rings us up, checks if we are all OK. She has never stopped caring and will always proudly talk about the exploits of her family.
Unlike my mother in law she’s not bitter. She’s sweet with a nutty center, just like my favorite chocolate
I love that I can call my mum anytime, night or day. She is a great listener and knows exactly what to say.
Mum married Dad and had me! I love her for that.
I love my Mum Because she has tried hard to raise 4 children and I now have a new found respect for her having 4 children myself and now watching her being the best grandma she can and Laughing at me when I say why did or how did you do this for so long. Love my Mum
Mum and Nanna both do charity work, volunteer. They are great role models, I assist in Kung Fu instruction. Instead of Phar Lap’s heart on display in the museum it should be their ‘hearts of gold’.
She’s 84, still plays golf and tennis every week, took up skiing when she was 60, always has time to help her kids and grandkids. I hope I’m just like her when I’m the same age
My mother,
My angel,
My savior.
I love her completely,
I miss her constantly,
I rely on her dearly.
She keeps me grounded,
She never left me stranded,
Her love for me never faded.
I love her for who she is,
I love her for what she does,
Most of all,
I love her because she is my mother.
I love my mum’s eccentricity, her flamboyance and artistic flair, but most of all I love her spaghetti marinara….it’s to die for!!!!!
I think my mom is amazing. She has to split her attention between myself and her seven other children and yet she manages to give every one of us 100% of her love.
I love my mum’s great genes – she’s 76 years young looking after her mother who turned 100 last year!!!!
we just lost dad on 11th of april and she is worried about us kids and grandkids came on mum your humen too stop being brave and let us show you how much we care and love you
I only discovered recently that my mother’s favourite chocolate is Baci. I felt terrible, because that’s the sort of thing you should know, especially when you have a particularly doting, caring mum who deserves being treated with Bacis daily! I love her and need to make it up to her. What do I love about her? That she has a wild quirky side, a great sense of humour and so much creativity!
my mum is a go-er she’s full of life and love keeps me laughing, fun very easy to get along with a great friend of mine and I love her
she loves me!
I love that my mum eats every chocolate like it’s the last chocolate she’ll ever have. She’s taught me that it’s every little moment that counts.
I love my mum because she taught me something everyday of my childhood while still being a working mother. From how to make pikelets to the process of osmosis. But most of all I love her because she raised me to be a happy, secure adult who hopefully will be able to do the same for her kids.
Mum showed me how much fun cryptic crosswords could be.
Besides being the best mum in the world.
We have the same great taste in food,wine and chocolates!
When they made her, she broke the mould! She’s a pioneering spirit, tireless worker, independent and ingenious thinker. Mum isn’t scared of getting her hands dirty for a good cause or making the first move to make an ounce of difference to someone and improve the world one-baby-step-at-a-time.
My mum has many great qualities but her best one is that she never gives up on anybody!
Shes wonderfully human..
I once said “I swear my kids will send me crazy”. She replied “Relax love,its peaceful once you get there”.
what i love about my mummy, is that she always cleans up after my baking.
The thing I love most about my mum is that, even if she doesn’t agree with what I’m doing, she always supports me regardless, and even if she’s not interested in what I’m talking about, she still feigns interest!
She let me learn & make my own choices right or wrong in life with her love watching on ready with open arms
Being an Aquarian my mum is truly one of a kind! She is eccentric but caring which makes her a great find!
she’s always clownin around
My mother was a fantastic cook, brilliant sewer, knitter, and teacher and all the mundane things, but more important than that, she was a constant source of encouragement, and a true lady. She lived a double life because of a jealous stepfather, and there isn’t a person I know, that ever had a bad word to say about this Angel of a woman. She never asked for anything, and was always giving. She is to this day, my inspiration.
Love you mum.
I love my Mum’s energy and positive thinking, she gives me inspiration when I’m feeling low and unconditional love. She is my angel and she is always there for me when I fall or need a helping hand.
Mum’s strong belief in herself and her dedication, luck and hope in a bright future because of this faith.
My Mum has taught me everything she has learnt in her lifetime. But she has also allowed me to make mistakes and is always there to pick up the pieces. She has taught me that everything that happens in life, even the bad, are learning experiances that develop you into the person you become. Focus on the postive and learn from the negative.
I love her cooking, she always sends us home with heaps of ‘left overs’ enough to last days.
My mum worked hard for 25 years to pay off our house, my dad took off with someone from the internet, he lost our family home and business, cars and furniture, leaving mum with just us 5 children and our clothes at the same time her dad died and she had to go into hospital for a major operation. The last couple of years have been really tough but mum has always put us 5 children first often going without, shes never been away or out to dinner in the last few years and she always puts us first going without luxuries that a women her age takes for granted, yet she always has a smile on her face oh and did I mention shes also my carer as I have ocd and agoraphobia. She never complains and she says that she may have lost all her material possessions but she feels very rich because she has all us children and thats why I love and admire my mum.
I love my mum for having the strength to survive World War II and the presence of mind to move to this wonderful country. After that she became an “ordinary” mum – which makes her an extraordinary person. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums out there.
My mother has been a good mother, even if she was a little stressed at times; but having 3 children under the age of 3, when you have been married for only 4 years, can do that.
She is definitely a fantastic grandmother, who picks up my son after school. My son loves her.
I do have concerns that she loves dark, nut chocolate, and may not share my favourite Baci chocolate with me!
My mother has been a good mother, even if she was a little stressed at times; but having 3 children under the age of 3, when you have been married for only 4 years, can do that.
She is definitely a fantastic grandmother, who picks up my son after school, while I work. My son reciprocates all her love.
I do have concerns that she loves dark nut chocolate, and I may not receive a share of my favourite Baci chocolate!
Mum gives me a million reasons to smile!
*she uses magnetic poetry to write me beautiful messages on the fridge
*She is selfless and will go out of her way to do anything to help me
*She’s funny and cool, and gets on with everyone
*If I’m out and about with her, I seem to get lucky with men LOL
*She shows me it’s okay to ask for help & tells me I’m beautiful
*If BACI had a mother’s day message it would say “Njari’s mum is as sweet as chocolate”
She is supportive but doesn’t interfere,she is encouraging but doesn’t lecture,her love is unconditional.
What I love most about my Mum is her ability to see the good and positive in people and nearly all life situations. She believes we all need second, third and even fourth chances and that things happen to us for reasons we may not understand at the time but will if we are open to it at a later time. This makes her an incredibly positive person to be around. She has taught me everything I know about loving myself and others.
I love the fact that even though I am now a Mum my mum is always there for me no matter what
I love the way she keeps up to date with things, then gets them just a bit wrong! She keeps us all happy and well fed
I love my mum’s generous spirit, especially when it comes to food!
Despite her ill health she always puts her children, grandchildren and great-grandson first. She is the most selfless person I have ever known. She means the world to me. She would do anything for you. Just to make you feel safe, happy and or content.
My mother has a beautiful soul and not only looks after her own family but also those in need such as the disabled. She has always thought of other before herself and that’s why I want to spoil her as much as I can all the while I am blessed to have her in my life.
My mother has the lovely abilty to ease peoples minds and worries through a combination of kindness, sensibleness and being a great listener.
my mum raised 6 kids all one year apart, and has never once complained about cooking for 8 people every night, she must have some patience in her cause i wouldnt be able to do the same thing if i was in her shoes
Put her own serious health concerns aside for a month to help me out when I had high bllod pressure in last month of pregnancy. She was so sick she needed a hysterectomy the very next month.
Mum’s been a Guide for 30 years.
Helping girls succeed with their peers.
A leader and on committees too,
Done messy jobs like the loo!
She’s an inspiration to us all,
Best of all, she does it while having a ball!
She helps the old at the local RSL once a week,
By playing the old card games they all seek.
Always putting others before her,
I really do adore her.
I like most about my mum is she brings out the good in me and makes me a better person and she is always there for me through good and bad and shes a really good cook!!!!
My mum is a great mum and a really good cook. She would go out of her way to cook the most delicious meals for her children (all in their twenties) whenever she can. It is a pity that I am living overseas now but when I do go home, my mum would make me all my favourite.
she loves me
I love that she can keep a secret. So if we should be lucky enough to win the scrumptious Baci chocolates we can share them and she will never tell a soul that we both cheated on our diets.
My mother in law is amazing. She will always put everyone before herself. She brought a cooked meal to my house every night for two weeks after the birth of each of my daughters.
I would have to say my mum is a better cook than me. She is good at giving advice. Makes new friends easily.
Mum is my best friend.
Mum is the best cook ever!
That she’s MY Mum!!!
I always thought my mum is a tough person
She is the pillar of strength in our house
She took care of all of us when we are young with little or no help as my dad is constantly away for his business trip.
I remember an incident when I was 8, I was very ill with little or no will to live.
She gave me the strength to push on,
She stayed with me throughout the night
She was always there when I woke up at the middle of the night.
In fact, I don’t think she slept at all through the awful period.
She never once show her fear
She assured me daily that I will be alright
Her confidence gave me the strength to continue to push on.
One night, I woke up and caught her crying in the dark.
She was praying to god for my speedy recovery
That night I came to realize my mum is not a tough person at all.
She knew she has to be tough for all of us.
She knew she will not be able to show us she is weak
For it was her courage that kept me alive today.
She made me my fave lunch every day when I was studying for my HSC to help me not stress.
My mother had more backbone than any person I have ever known. She survived several tragedies as an adult but emerged with love, tenderness and her sense of humour in tact. I miss you mum.
I love everything about my mum, she’s not just my mum she’s my best friend, and i would be absolutely lost without her, i’ve been through a hard time and she’s always been there to help me and guide me through it, and being a single mum she’s helped me enormously with my children aswell! i love her to bits and wish i could make her life a little bit more special from time to time!! love u mum
Mum, the word itself sounds warm and comforting. I love my mum because she is just that, but that is not all to be said for this wonderful lady who is really like my best friend. She is inspiring, caring and there for anyone who might be in need. She opens her heart her arms and her home to so many people who all grow to love and treasure her for the beautiful person that she is. The greatest compliment I can give my mum is that I hope one day my daughter looks back and thinks I am just like my mum.
I love the fact that my mum always thinks I’m younger than I really am. She refuses to believe “her baby” is getting older!
i love my mum because she has never failed to be there for me and mine.
I love my mums smell, warm and cosy, safe and sweet, it makes me feel secure
We are very lucky as Mum dislikes gossip and can even use the computer at her age 86.
She thinks of her family’s needs before her own and chooses the proverbial “burnt chop” for herself.
i love that my mum has left beautiful memories for me to pass on to my children.. i love that my mum has been gone just as long as my children have been alive & they feel like she is still part of the family…
Our mother is very special,
And one of a kind.
She has been through alot,
And also endured alot of hardship.
Assuming many roles,
From carer to nuturer,
From advisor to counsellor.
Her cooking is nourishing,
And her advise is calming.
We treasure her every day,
For there will only ever be one mother in our life.
We love her so,
And would like to express our gratitude by wining this gift.
A sweet gift,
For such a sweet and endearing mother.
Our mother is very special,
And one of a kind.
She has been through alot,
And also endured alot of hardship.
Assuming many roles,
From carer to nuturer,
From advisor to counsellor.
Her cooking is nourishing,
And her advise is calming.
We treasure her every day,
For there will only ever be one mother in our life.
We love her so,
And would like to show her by winning his wonderful gift.
A sweet gift,
For such a sweet and endearing mother.
My sweet mother died when I was fifteen, just two days after mothers day! I love my memory of her, she was so loving and strong to never let us feel her pain, always smiling her beautiful smile, and giving of warm hugs. I miss you every day. xoxo
Every day mum show her love for us, cooking, listening, minding kids, sharing wisdom, telling jokes and generally brighening my life
My mum is a very, very funny woman. Tears STILL well in her eyes when I go home after stopping by for a meal or a catch up (I’ve only been living out of home for, oh, two years now, haha!)
Not only that, but she ALWAYS cooks for a small army so she can give me leftovers. I never my mum’s home empty handed.
Oh, and PS, thank you for getting me through the last two hours of my night shifts for the last 3 weeks.
Your blog is a culinary blessing!
What I love about my Mom is she is the best role model, and someone who is always there for me, no matter the distance or time. She is a wonder woman who has come through some hard things in life to remain the best woman I know.
My Mum emigrated here so that my siblings & I could grow up without any restrictions (we were 2nd class citizens in our birth country). I love that she made this supreme sacrifice for us, she says that she cried every day for the first 12 months here. I really can’t imagine how hard it would have been for her to leave behind all her family & friends. She is the most generous person that I know & she inspires me every day. I love my Mum lots & lots !!!
Shes loving, she looks way younger than her age, She is a concierge at the bank and all the customers give her pressies!!
Magnificantly
Older
Though
Hotter and
Eternaly
Romantic
Despite my mums own adversities, she always has time, energy and extra long arms to give those around her in need, special love and attention.
She rarely treats herself and is always thinking of others and takes them little gifts but the one thing she adores is chocolate!
We really wanted a puppy & she put her own fear of dogs aside (after being bitten by one on the lip as a child) to get one for us
My mum passed away last year and boy do I miss her. I loved the way she was “an always there” Mum, “nothing is too much trouble” Mum – caring, loving, special – I MISS HER SO MUCH.
my mum has been gone 4 nearly 8 years i wish she was here she was the best mum and granmother ever
My mother and I are from two different worlds, she grew up in a very old fashioned remote village in Italy and I grew up here in Australia with a different view on things and many years apart, however she’s made a huge effort in embracing the culture and trying in her own way. I love my mum because she is unique and special in her own way.
God could not be everywhere,
So that’s why he made mothers
My Mama is …
Motherly
Amicable
Mellow &
Authentic!
I love her so,
In so many ways,
And will miss her so,
When she is no longer with me
A ring is round and has no end,
That’s how long a mother’s love is.
My Mama gives me …
Advice,
Love,
Support &
Warmth
God bless you Mama
I love that she never said, “I told you so” after I recently became a mum myself. Mum, I had no idea…Many hugs and bacis. X!
My mum is not an educated person
She left school at early age as she needed to work to support her family
When I was young, I always get upset at her as she is not able to help me with my school work.
When I received best students award in school, I refuse to let her come for the ceremony for fear she is not able to communicate with my teachers.
Looking back, I realize what a selfish person I have been.
So what if she is not able to speak fluent English?
So what if she cannot add 1+2+3?
Her love for me outweighs her inability to count.
Her warmth and kindness to others outweigh her inability to speak fluently.
I wish I have been more kind
I wish I have been more supportive
Most of all, I wish she knows how much I admire her!
My Mum, who sadly now has dementia, recently told me that I am very special which made me love her even more.
I love her cooking because it’s never burnt.
My mum has all the qualities that I aspire to and so many more that haven’t discovered yet. She deserves to be covered in delicious tiny chocolate kisses.
my mother is the only one that still tolerates my father and keeps peace within the family just for the children, for me. she inspires me to be patient and face life as it is, i love her.
What I love about my mom, is that no matter what I did, she always stood by me, with her head held proud! She is my best friend!
My mum’s a living legend
Yet humble as can be,
She works so hard, gives so much
She’d even share her Baci
Mum can cook a mean roast!
I love that mum knows me so well. Like no other.
I love everything about my mum. She’s been through so much just to make sure we have the best education. Never once did she stop loving us even after all the mistakes we have made along the way.
Every year on Mother’s Day, mum and I would eat lots of chocolate and watch our favourite chick flicks. This poem is dedicated to her:
I hate the way you talk to me and the way you try to bond.
I hate the way you know I’m dating.
I hate the way you respond.
I hate your 1970s time lock, your music, your style, your views.
I hate that you can’t afford things.
I hate it when I can’t get those shoes.
I hate the way you’re always right.
I hate it when I lie.
I hate how you expect the best from me and more so when you cry.
I hate it that I’m all grown up and I can’t blame you anymore.
But mostly I hate the way I’m much like you,
I don’t hate you, not even close, not even a little bit, not even before.
I love the way that my mum does everything she can for me and my two brothers, and always puts our needs before hers. She suffers from bipolar so life is pretty stressful for her and she always has alot on her mind but if either one of us need a shoulder to cry on, she is always there for us. If we are scared or are in trouble, she’ll always help us out, even if she’s scared herself.
I also can’t help but admire the way she keeps pushing through the tough times. She has a reall lust for life and she has most certainly lived life to the full. She’s a real insperation to her whole family.
Plus she makes the best roast chicken.
Because she is my mum, unique and special to me. Now thats something to celebrate everyday not just the 9th May
My mum was always full of admiration for me no matter what!
My mum just loves cooking us great food and watching us all stuff our faces and if she believes we haven’t eaten enough, she thinks we’re ill – She’s just wonderful and so generous.
I love that my Mum rang me up today and said she had booked her car on the barge to come over and bring all her cooking trays etc to make me a roast. Nobody makes a roast like my Mum! It’s not that great for the waistline (it’s cooked in dripping the old fashioned way) but it’s so yummy that I just don’t care! *lol*
I love that as a child my mother gave me a love of crafts. She passed away when I was quite young but every time I sew or bake or (try to) knit I’m reminded of her warmth and love.
I love how after so many years in Australia, my Mum occasionally gets a word or two wrong. She organised an amazing ethnic community luncheon for over 200 people, and came over to ask my sister and me if the food tasted okay. “It’s delicious!” we assured her. “What’s it called?” Mum smiled as she informed us, “It’s veal condom-bleu!” I love my Mum – she’s warm, loving, generous, and very funny!
She sees no evil, hears no evil, speaks no evil and accepts me for who i am!
My mum had me as a very young woman & her entire life’s been a total dedication to her family, & although my gratitude to her on Mother’s Day comes around only once a year, what better way to make this year’s thankyou just that bit more special with a unique gift as I now embark on starting my own little family
the fact that she’s one in a million, more valuable than any precious gem and much rarer too!
She’s Mine all Mine!
Mum totally understands me.
Mum is my best friend and we get on like a house on fire.
I love my Mom for the little things she did that no one knew about especially the things she went without because of.
From stain removal advice to a hug that helps heal heartbreak, my Mum’s wisdom, love and support has been the lighthouse to stop me crashing against the rocks when times are hard. She has a wicked little sense of humour, can’t sing in key but grins while she’s doing it anyway, and wants me to be the best person I can possibly be.
Through thick and thin,
She wears a grin.
If life get tough,
And I’ve had enough.
A quick chat to mum,
Makes any pain numb.
Even when I was an annoying teenage brat and my sisters were pretty annoying too, as well as making our school lunches everyday and home cooked meals with dessert everynight, our mum would give us choices for breakfast-even if we just had toast-she’d make it for us. I think she deserves ‘Baci’ and a whole lot more:)
My mum lives overseas, so I don’t get to see her much. Although I know she is always there for me and she accept me as I am … and I love her cooking … in my eyes she is just the best cook and mum in the whole wide world.
My Mum has a kind spirit,caring for anyone and everyone..neglecting herself so others can have her time ..beautiful woman-proud to have her as my Mother…
I love her unerring honesty, her ability to put into words what I cannot say, her advice to always go with my intuition,…to believe in myself.
From my distracted partner watching the AFL ‘She smells nice… and she gardens good.’
Profound.
Whatever life threw her
Mum wasn’t afraid to have a go
Now she’s reached mid 80s
She’s gotten a bit slow
One year she went snorkelling
And nearly drowned
And trying to ski
She just never failed to astound
So I will finish saying
Mum I love you
And her response would be
I love you too
I love my mum because shes the strongest person i know. Recently we lost my 5 yr old nephew suddenly. Everyone is breaking down, including my mum, but she still manages to be there for everyone else, and put everyone elses needs before her own. For that i love her more. I want to be able to give something back to say ‘thanks for being there for us always’. Love you Ma ♥
I love what a wonderful grandmother my mother is. My son adores her, and can’t get enough of her!
Mum is my
Mother Theresa- selflessly she serves.
Michelle Obama- her family values are impeccable.
Susan Boyle- persistency runs through her voice!
My dear mother is nearly 95 and has eaten chocolate all her life. She would love the Baci.
I love my mum beacuse she’s real she’s not afraid to pass wind if she needs too!
When only 2 years old, she became orphaned and missed out on being loved. But her love for us and our children is overwhelming and never-ending!
Mumma, the best Minister of Home Affairs,
Her family comes first, this is quite clear, on duty 365 days of the year,
She’s a mini-mum with a maxi-mum of love,
Home is just a house without her,
She’s my father’s old china but our masterpiece,
She’s been in the ‘Housetrap’ for 24 years, such long running dedication deserves Baci Chocolate and grateful cheers,
She’s gravy stirrer, tear repairer, Jill of all trades and master carer.
Mumma!!
I never understood the time it took and the sacrifices made. Naughty, nice, sick or healthy, I love mum because she’s always there.
Oh My god… my mother is the most wonderful, fantastical, super human mother that has EVER live or who will ever live. She is the BESTEST ever.
My mum is great as she gave me her genes for the big nose but taught me how to wear it proudly
My mum is one of a kind. She left her family to bring us to Australia and sacrificed so much when we were kids so that we had what we needed. To this day she continues to unselfishly do so much for her family. There is no one like her.
I love that she makes mistakes and shares her learning’s, I love that she is committed to our family. I love that she is strong and independent and pursues her own goals, while being there for my dad and I . Best of all she forgives and loves us whole heartily, even when we least deserve it!
To the world she is a Mother but to me she means the world!
Mum always comes to the rescue at the drop of a hat,
Even at 3am in the morning when the car batteries flat!
Mum has been my constant guardian angel,
Always there by my bedside when I’m in danger.
She’s sacrificed her life, blood, sweat and tears,
Consistently supporting me through her eyes and ears.
No amount of words can describe how much I love my mother,
For she’s my very special soul mate like no other,
But I’m going to try anyway using NQN as my inspiration,
For like my Mum, your site is worthy of all the adulation.
Thank you Mum for being so
N-urturing
O-ptimistic
T-houghtful
Q-uiet-achiever
U-nderstanding
I-nspirational
T-ruthful
E-nergetic
N-ice
I-ntelligent
G-enerous
E-ncouraging
L-oving
L-oyal
A-mazing!
Yours always,
Allen
When it comes to my brother and I she doesnt care about anything other than us being happy. She has always told us that as long as we dont hurt anyone we should always do whatever we want to do. Today, my brother, his wife and I cooked her a 3 course mothers day feast (early) and she said the most beautiful thing to us.. such a deep expression of her love for us.. she said she hopes she lives until 120 just so that we never have to know life without her there to support us….
Absolutely EVERYTHING!!!
xx
My Mum passed away when i was 23 she had strength, generosity and an intelligent mind. There was always someone new at the family table at Christmas (usually someone from an elderly people’s home without family)
I am now 53 and miss her every day – and just yesterday my sister told me that Mum took a boy from an orphanage and gave him shelter and food and clothes – even when Mum was struggling to feed her 5 children.
She was amazing……
I love my mum because she is always there to support me no matter what … when I wanted to start my own business, she was there helping out with whatever she could, when I wanted to move 1200km away to be with a man I’d only known for 2 wks, she was there. No matter what, she loves me unconditionally. This will be the first time that I will be apart from my mum for mother’s day in 30 years … and I would love to spoil her even though I’m not there to share it with her.
xxx
I love that my mum has over the years sent me money when I really needed it and never once wanted it paid back.
I love my mum’s smell, even when she’s far away one whiff of ‘her’ perfume and I feel, warm, safe, loved and comforted, I’ve just realised how important it is to me that she always wears the same fragrance!
She brightens everyone’s day,is loving and kind to all she meets and I’m so proud to say she’s mine.
She’s sweet and kind and I’m so glad she’s mine!!
Congratulations Eva!
My partner is a chocoholic, she is also an extremely giving/loving person who also puts herself last and so I feel that she deserves some indulgence as she is a very very hard working person
My Mum puts up with me – despite all my mad, hair-brained ideas and actions. What’s not to love?
Everyones mother is special in everyway. I always love my mum, she has always been there for me and been so generous, kind and selfless towards me. Even though we may have our tiffs at sometimes she is still the most perfect mother and i am proud to call her that. I am lucky to have a mum like my mum and she is definately one of a kind, i wouldn’t replace her, ever.
thankyou so much for listening x
i love my mum!……….thats all i have to say:)
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