Mother's Day Makes Me Want to Hit Someone!

Warning....this may not be the most encouraging post you have ever read.....but it will be honest.

Yes. Mother's Day makes me want to scream and hit someone. Every trip to the mailbox brings loads of catalogs and flyers about what every good daughter is buying for her mother this week. Commercials show beautiful moments between mothers and daughters laughing together and sharing a special moment that only they can share. Every store I enter bombards me with pictures and cards and gift ideas.

There MUST be other people who feel this way. I was discussing it with a friend of mine who lost her mom some time ago, and she said that people expect her to celebrate because SHE is a mom. But we agreed that celebrating Mother's Day is about celebrating your mom, not yourself!

I don't want to appear ungrateful because I had a great mom. I am so thankful for her influence and presence in my life. Mother's Day, however, is a reminder that she is not here and she will not be celebrating that day with me ever again.

So, this Sunday I will not be wearing a flower. I have refused to change the color of my corsage from red to white. (Red means your mom is alive, white means she is dead. Who in the world came up with that idea?) I will celebrate with my children because being their mom is a privilege and the best gift I have ever received. I will go eat Mexican food after church, because that is what we always do. I will be very tired, because it is prom weekend and I am helping cook breakfast at 3 a.m. And I will try not to be sad.