Mother's Day Quotes: Short, Heartfelt and Funny

If you want to write something for Mother's Day, a specific sentence gets you further than grand words. These ten are short enough for a card or an engraving:

• Thank you for always being there.
• For the best. It's that simple.
• Stay just as you are.
• You are my home.
• Everything I can do, I learned from you.
• I'm lucky to have you.
• We love you.
• Thank you for everything, especially the things taken for granted.
• Not a day without you.
• For you, today and always.

If the sentence is meant to go on something lasting, these three pieces suit it best:

• Necklace with several stonesone stone per child · 30 to 50 €
• Bangle with custom engravingplenty of room for a whole sentence · under 30 €
• Photo locket, heartwords inside, engraving outside · 30 to 50 €

Beautiful, heartfelt quotes

• You've done a thousand things for me that I never found out about. Today I say thank you for all of them.
• Only today do I know how much you carried away so that my path would be easier.
• There's no place I'd rather arrive at than with you.
• You taught me to stand up, and when it's wise to stay seated.
• Some people spend their whole lives searching for stability. I had it from the very start.
• Thank you for your patience, especially in the years when I didn't deserve it.
• You were first my mother, then my ally, now my friend. I miss all three when you're not there.
• What you give can't be given back, only passed on. That's what I try to do.

Funny Mother's Day quotes

• Thank you for keeping me. There must have been moments when that wasn't an easy decision.
• You gave me life. I'm giving you a necklace. I know that's unfair.
• I've become who I am. You were there for it. Let's make of that what we will.
• Happy Mother's Day from your favourite child. The others don't need to find out.
• Thank you for still picking up when I call, even though you know I need something.
• You were right. About almost everything. That was the gift, the rest comes with it.

Sayings from young children

If the child can't yet write by themselves, the sentence can also come from their point of view:

• My mum is the best because she always picks me up.
• Thank you for feeling it with me when I'm sad.
• I love you to the moon and back.
• For the most beautiful mum in the world.

How much space you have

Turning a saying into a gift

A card is read and put away. The same sentence, or even just a name, on a piece of jewellery stays. The most popular choice is whatever makes the children visible: their names, their birth dates or their birthstones.

• Family necklaceone disc per child · €30 to €50
• Disc with flower and stoneBirth flower and birthstone · €30 to €50
• Mother-and-daughter necklace settwo necklaces, one motif · €30 to €50

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What rarely works in a Mother's Day card

• Just "Thanks for everything". Too general to spark anything. A specific example feels different straight away.
• A quote from someone else without a sentence of your own. Beautiful words, but they don't come from you.
• Too long. A card runs out at around 150 characters. A sentence that gets cut off loses its punchline.

Frequently asked questions

What do you write for Mother's Day?

Something concrete works best: a memory, a quality you're grateful for, or a situation where she was there for you. General good wishes quickly seem generic; a single personal sentence is worth more than three lines of standard text.

How many characters fit on an engraving?

That depends on the piece of jewellery. A small disc usually fits around 10 to 20 characters per line, while larger pendants hold more. In our designer, you can see straightaway how much space remains.

When is Mother's Day?

In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, it's always the second Sunday in May. So the date changes every year.

What do you give a mother who doesn't want anything?

Something that only exists once. The children's names or birthstones can't be bought, which is why personalised jewellery works where material gifts fall flat.

By when do I need to order?

For personalised jewellery, allow 3 working days for the engraving plus shipping time. Things get busier than usual before Mother's Day, so it's best to order one to two weeks in advance.

We print your message free of charge on a greetings card and include it with the gift. More occasions can be found in the Gift Guide. Engraving is done by us in Hamburg.