The Real Meaning of Mother's Day

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

The Real Meaning of Mother's Day (http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/LindaChavez/2008/05/09/the_real_meaning_of_mothers_day)


Remember when Mother's Day was a simple affair? The kids woke Mom up with breakfast in bed -- Froot Loops floating on a sea of slightly pink milk -- and handmade cards.

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Maybe it's just me, but Mother's Day seems to have become a much more complicated affair these days. First, there's the choice of deciding whose mother we're celebrating. In multi-generation families, especially those who live in relatively close proximity, are adult children obligated to spend time with their own mothers, even when they are moms (or married to moms) themselves?

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I've been fretting about this all week, when suddenly I realized: Mother's Day isn't really for moms at all; it's for children. When the kids are young, they're eager to show Mom they can take care of her, just as she takes care of them every other day of the year. When they get older, even when they become mothers (or their wives do), the phone calls, cards, or visits are a way to say, "I still remember all you did for me."

[Kathy30]

It's really an invention of card companies to sell cards.

For years my son and I were estranged for various reasons. Last year, when his father died, it seems my son woke up to the fact that unless he did something, he would be an orphan so he started being nice to me. He takes me to the Disneyland Hotel for a truly lavish brunch that costs an absolute FORTUNE. I'd never do it. but it gives him a chance to show me how well he's doing.

[Maggie_T]

Whatever the real meaning of Mother's Day is, I just want to wish all (freecer) mothers a wonderful day with their families!

Kathy, I'm glad your son is doing well and that you and he are reconciled. People never realize how much they owe their parents until they lose them. And then, it's more often than not, too late.

God bless all mothers!

And fathers, of course. But their day is later on in the year. ;)

[Taylor1]

I went to sweet tomatoes, and I noticed a lesbian couple at the table next to me, wow.. my sister was just babbling on and they were obviously shaking their heads at my parents for having kids... we had a good mothers day and it's in-line with what you said. Stupid dykes with their gay rights.