Valentine’s Day Gifts for Mom (The One Who Loved You First!)

There’s a famous saying that goes a little something like this: Behind every beautiful holiday is an exhausted mother. OK, maybe it’s not exactly a famous saying (I think I saw it as a meme), but it should be because it’s largely true. For years, moms have cooked turkeys, fried latkes, cleaned houses, gone shopping, bought costumes, and have just generally worked their fingers to the bone to make sure their families have a great holiday, whatever the holiday may be. So we think Valentine’s Day gifts for Mom are, honestly, sort of the least we can do to show her, “Hey lady: We see you, we love you, sorry I messed up your Christmas present, but here’s something really nice.”

In this list for moms by a mom (not to toot my own horn here), we break down the little — and slightly bigger — gifts that will make Mom swoon, as well as really show her that you love and appreciate her and all she does for your family.