What should I ask my mother to buy me for my birthday?
There is so much history here, I won’t even go into it. I really don’t need anything in particular. She won’t donate to a charity. She won’t give me money, it has to be something tangible. Her usual price range is under 0. I don’t wear perfume, I doubt she’d buy jewelry. In the past, I have received cookware, little appliances and such, sheets, towels…I’m just out of ideas.

Real gold (14 k) earrings.
Eat out at a good restaurant!
A trip to a spa, maybe with your mother.
Ask her to buy you a Dude.
How about flowers?
A gift certificate to a bookstore, a person can never have too many books and they can last a lifetime.
how about a special day for the two of you.