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All milestones deserve to be celebrated and this includes long term commitments such as 50th anniversaries. Many times a place will have a special celebration for this event, as it is a milestone that many organizations could never fathom. It is something that shows that the company has been established and proven in their respective field. It is a rare feat that many companies have struggled for and usually only the elites have achieved. Purchasing a 50th anniversary gift for the founder of the company seems very appropriate.

In marriages, it is a milestone that is precious and holds special esteem by those that are wedded for this long. It shows that their love has been strong for half a century and that warrants a special 50th anniversary gift. In this case many people give something that is gold, something that is extra special, or something that is unique like a second honeymoon as a 50th anniversary gift.

Choosing a gift is something that can be a challenge for anyone and it should be something that is special for all those involved. At this point the marriage has been the foundation for a family that may extend to three generations and has reached to the lives of multiple people. This means that the 50th anniversary gift has to be something that will standout among the past gifts and should be something that is a symbol of the testament of their undying love. This is even truer in today’s day and age where marriage is taken lightly and so many unions are broken in tragedy.

In the modern world it is uncommon to find anything that has endured for 50 years and that alone warrants a special 50th anniversary gift for whatever it is. This is something that comes around only once and is second only to the 100th anniversary, yet this is something that is even rarer to behold.

Even in something like sports, such as the NBA where the 50th anniversary was presented to the fans with the 50 greatest players shown in their glory and each given a 50th anniversary gift that was to signify the appreciation that the NBA has in each of them. This is something that so few places have done, and yet there are even fewer that have achieved this standard. A company is impressive if it can last for ten years so the big 50 is something that is closer to a fairy tale. This is also something that is regrettably true in marriages as well. There are so many steps along the way to the big 50 and that is the true challenge for anything, to endure and prove that it was meant to be. Giving a 50th anniversary gift is a wonderful way to acknowledge this special event.

When I tell people that I worry about gift ideas for mom, most of them laugh. After all, it is supposed to be easier to buy gifts for mothers. It is gifts for dads that are difficult, as everyone knows. In my family, it is the exact opposite. Everyone knows exactly what to buy for my dad. He is an avid music listener and he starts dropping hints weeks ahead of time. It is only a matter of making sure that everyone gets together so that we don’t all get him the same CD! Gift ideas for mothers are much more difficult.

Usually we get together and brainstorm. We give gift suggestions to each other, but it never seems to quite work out. We used to just get the standard gift ideas for mothers. We would get her flowers, jewelry, a good book or chocolate. What we didn’t realize for all of those years was that she was just being polite when she got them. We always assumed that she liked the gifts that we were getting for her, but apparently that wasn’t true. She let it slip one time that she hated chocolate and she never seemed to read the books that we got her. Not only did this leave us feeling guilty, but it also left us with no idea of what to get her. We had tried all of the conventional ideas and none of them had worked!

Last year with Mother’s Day coming quickly, we were getting desperate. We had looked online for gift ideas for mothers, spending hours looking through all the usual presents. We looked at Mother’s Day gift baskets, book of the month clubs, candies, gourmet dinners, but nothing seemed to work. Finally, we decided to ask my father.

The one thing we never thought of was my mother’s elephant collection. Elephants are not among the top gift ideas for mothers, but for my mom it was the obvious solution. The porcelain elephants have been sitting, gathering dust for so long that we barely looked at them anymore. Nonetheless, she was still passionate about collecting them. When my father suggested that we get new ones for her, we all jumped at the chance. For the first time ever, she was truly happy with the gifts that she was receiving. That brought joy to all of our hearts. Next time, we will be smart enough to ask my dad ahead of time!