HELP... Need ideas - How to ask mom to pin me

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I am graduating in May and I would like to ask my mom to pin me... She has been a nurse for 20 years and has been my biggest supporter through school. I can't imagine asking anyone but her to pin me! I would really like a creative way to ask her, but am having trouble coming up with ideas. Anyone have any creative/fun ideas for how I can ask this amazing woman to pin me? Thanks in advance

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Just ask her. I'm sorry, but everything doesn't have to be a big deal. Just tell her how much she means to you and how much she has helped you and it would mean so much to you if she could pin you. Pretty straightforward, simple, and meaningful.

Unless you want to have a pizza delivered with a note saying Will you pin me? The first way seems much more meaningful to me.

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I agree with the previous poster. The tone of the invitation should match the tone of the event. Pinning ceremonies are traditionally a deeply meaningful time for reflection on the journey you are about to start. Of what came before you and what lies ahead. This is also your launching into the adult world. I think it would be most appropriate to ask her in a quiet moment without fanfare or gimmicks you saw on Pinterest.

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Just verbally ask her, she will be honored and understand why she is the only person you'd want to pin you. The pinning is the "moment" not the moment of asking her. Don't confuse this with asking someone to Prom in 2017 or asking someone to be in your wedding party.

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I think in this day of "promposals" and other highly public and dramatic displays for every milestone that happens in our lives, it may seem necessary to do something "creative" in order to make asking your mom to do this more meaningful. But keep in mind that in your mother's day, those kinds of displays weren't done, and really weren't necessary in order to make the moment more special.

I agree with the others: ask her in your own simple, loving way. If you have a hard time expressing yourself like that, write it down in a card and physically hand it to her. She will love it.

Congrats on your accomplishment and enjoy your ceremony.

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