Although it was first proposed in 1870, nothing official ever came until 1914 when Anna Jarvis campaigned for a national day of recognition for mothers. She did this in honor of her mother, who spent years providing resources to poor mothers in West Virginia.

So basically the first Mother’s Day gift was Mother’s Day itself, which means that homemade coupon book for “free hugs” and “1-time use vacuum the whole house” really won’t cut it anymore.