Something I did not get was breakfast in bed. And that's OK with me. I was reminded while reading the Sunday comics that breakfast in bed seems to be something husbands and kids like to do for Mother's Day. Is this really something that moms enjoy, or are they just pretending because the family is trying to do something nice? Because I just can't see it being all that enjoyable. First of all - when I wake up, I really need to pee. I could not make it through breakfast. Also, I need to wash my face and brush my face before I even feel human. I would not want to be talking to anyone and trying to eat breakfast.
Probably I'm just missing the obvious, and all those moms who get breakfast in bed got up while the family was fixing it and used the bathroom, washed faces, brushed teeth, put on cute (and modest) nightgowns, and then crawled back in bed to wait. But, if that's the case, why not just go eat breakfast in the kitchen and keep the crumbs out of the bed?
It might even be better to get up and fix breakfast, and avoid this:
