Now I could take this thought in a few different directions. I could recount its historical references, regal you with its various manifestations or lack thereof around the world. I could just as easily rail against it as some offensive and sweeping generalization that ignores the harsh reality that some mothers don’t live up to any notion of motherhood, or I could point out that there are many women who have chosen alternative paths, and while they may celebrate or not this day with their own mothers, they are, for various reasons good or sad, living a life without children and this day could serve to alienate many of them. I could ride on Mother’s Day and use it to raise my voice in protest or concern on some tangential issue, of which I am sure there are many equally good and equally sad. Yes there are a number of things I could say in relation to Mother’s Day and mothers, including the most appropriate and obvious for my life.
Thanks Mom ... for literally everything.
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