I enjoyed my first Mother’s Day as a mother a lot more than I thought I would. In the past, I was caught up in the notion that Mother’s Day is a holiday created by card companies to guilt people into buying their products (which isn’t exactly the history of the holiday, just what it has become in some ways - Bust magazine had a great article on the history of Mother’s Day this month, but it’s not online or else I would share it with the group). But it was nice to have strangers wish me a Happy Mother’s Day when I was walking down the street with my little dude, and to feel a part of something bigger that is motherhood and a day to recognize all that that means. I didn’t mind the fancy brunch or mini cupcakes either.
In that spirit, here’s a nice little piece from Livescience about why moms deserve Mother’s Day (as if you weren’t sure - thanks to Rational Moms for the link). It presents a few stats about how hard moms work, and how difficult life can be for them, though I’m left thinking that instead of celebrating the sacrifice once a year, maybe dads could kick it up a notch? But you knew I was going to say that.
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