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20 Things Midwestern Moms Really Want This Mother’s Day
There are some basic gifts for Mother's Day. The flowers. The card. The perfume.
But here's the reality. The flowers will eventually die, and the card will end up in a drawer with random keys and rubber bands. And you know the perfume doesn't smell that good.
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What do midwestern moms say they really want on Mother's Day?
Ditch the gifts that have no meaning and follow some of these suggestions for 20 things that moms from Illinois and Wisconsin say they actually want this Sunday (Mother's Day 5/14)
20 Things Midwestern Moms Want on Mother's Day
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