A number of years ago, as my siblings and I began to age, it became apparent that they had a problem. We now have four generations of family who range from new born (April 26) to 87. THere are mothers in three of those generations, and it won’t be too many years before there is likely to be a mother in the fourth generation.
At some point my sisters announced that THEY were mothers, and they were planning on staying home and let their families celebrate their Motherness.
So, time passes and their daughters grow up and have families, and somewhere along the line THEY announce they are mothers, and THEY are going to stay home and let their families celebrate their Motherness. (Sound familiar??) Where we had one generation miffed because they were being ignored, now we have two.
I’d like to have a little sympathy, but it’s hard to dredge up. I’m not sure where we got the idea that because one is a mother, one can ignore the fact they they HAVE a mother. Since I am the one who has never had children of my own, I’m the one who always celebrates Mother’s Day with my mother. We have a standing date now to go to the brunch at Pappadeaux’s for Cajun food. My step-children spend the day with their mother, and DH, my mother and I go out to brunch.
I have no idea how other families handle this little problem. It seems to me that they could all go out to dinner. Or….they could sleep in late, gather later in the day and let the men cook a casual meal. Or, they could spread the celebration out over a couple of weekends or days. There must be some rational way to celebrate the day without leaving anyone out. Right??
If you know how, share it with us!
Happy Mother’s Day, all!

I received a Mother’s Day gift today. I was lured out to the kitchen by DH to see a beautiful basket, wrapped up with shiny paper and a big gold bow. He told me it was a Mother’s Day gift from Ed and Defer.
Ed and Defer are the cat and dog.
Each year, I get sweet notes from them with paw prints and a bit of doggerel (what else??). Frequently I get flowers, but this year they filled a beautiful basket with things their mother would enjoy: unusual cheeses, flat breads from Trader Joe’s, English Toffee, and WINE!!! They managed to find a full-sized bottle of Frog’s Leap Vinyard Zinfandel! What sweethearts!
It isn’t every Mom who’s furry kids treat her so well. *S*
I hope all of you who are celebrating Mother’s Day this weekend are as fortunate, and that you have a great day!