HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to all who read this who are mothers!
I am happy to post that to honor mothers.
However, I also have some questions.
So – where did this “holiday” ever come from? I mean, of course it’s nice to honor mothers…but what about those who aren’t and want to be? What about those of us who don’t want children?
I don’t want to get too whiny, because the tendency recently is to go overboard on “political correctness” and whatnot. But it’s just an interesting day to balance.
How are you celebrating (or not) today?
Posted by Heather Voss at May 14, 2006 12:39 PMActually, of all the non-religious holidays out there, Mother's Day has one of the most interesting origins. It began with a group of mothers led by Julia Ward Howe protesting for peace during the Civil War. If you'd like to know more, a good place to start is Wikipedia, but of course questions like this are why God gave us Google : )
Posted by: Shane at May 15, 2006 10:29 AM