Natasha Murashev is the author of Psychworld.com, a digital magazine focused on applied psychology.
This Mother’s Day, in addition to flowers and some high-quality chocolate, you mom will also be expecting a Facebook shout-out. Thousands of Facebook users have changed their Facebook status to a viral mother day greeting or a personalized message. However, just a Facebook shout-out is not enough. Your mother will appreciate talking to you in person a lot more, so make sure you call her if you are not able to visit this special woman in your life today.

If your mom is on Facebook, she will no doubt see many of her friends with a Facebook status related to Mother’s day and will definitely be curious about your Facebook status. So make sure you tell your mother how much she means to you by changing your Facebook status to express your appreciation.

If you plan to go for a personal message to your mom, I recommend keeping it simple. Just tell her you love her as this Facebook user has…

If you want to join the viral bandwagon, you can copy and paste the following status updates as your status.

Although not as popular, if you think that it is better to just tell your mother you love her in person instead of posting the above viral updates, you can simply copy and paste the following one:

What is your favorite Mother’s Day Facebook Greeting?