First things first – this is a helpful reminder.
Mother’s Day is just around the corner on Sunday March 26, so you’ve got around a week to plan something, or at the very least organise some flowers or a gift before then. We’ve only remembered thanks to Henrikh Mkhitaryan, so we thank him for another trademark assist.
The Manchester United playmaker seems like a thoroughly decent chap off the pitch as well as a magician on it, and shared a snap with his own mam, Marina Taschyan, out on a meal at a fancy restaurant to celebrate her birthday. What a kind and thoughtful son he is.
Not that that was the first reaction of most of his followers. They were more interested and shocked at how young Ms Taschyan, who works for the Armenian FA, was looking. Seeing as Mkhitaryan is approaching 30 himself, no one could work out how she could look so incredibly youthful…
A mother's love is like nothing else in the world. Happy Birthday Mom! pic.twitter.com/1QUUCt8USl
— Henrikh Mkhitaryan (@HenrikhMkh) March 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/Ataa_Okoe/status/843001702974443520
stop it! Not old enough to be your mum.
— Stuart Singleton (@stusingy) March 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/SarcyFringehead/status/843006816950910976
,,happy birthday to her, she looks young thou'
— Saucy Sauce™ (@Lucie_Lewiz) March 18, 2017
looks young enough to be your sister
— gerry mcginley (@gerry7230) March 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/uzzyhaz/status/843002703764774912
is that your mum ?? Mate she is fine
— jason povey (@povey53) March 18, 2017
Armenian pretty mom 😻
— リリー 🌸 (@KakaLil22) March 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/Omardebate/status/843007687814275072
is this really your mum? Or is it your wife? Anyhow, happy birthday to her👍 and good luck tomorrow 😈
— Kjetil Fekjær (@KjetilFekj) March 18, 2017
