Christian (whispering to Julianna): Julianna, say “Happy Mothers Day, Mom!” Julianna (out loud): What? Christian (whispering): Say “Happy Mothers Day!” Julianna (to me): Mom I am so beeyewteeful! Christian: Julianna. Happy. Mothers. Day. Julianna: Happy beeyewteeful birthday girl! Christian (trading a wry look with me): Hey. We keep it real in this house. A year ago…
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The Problem(s) With Mother’s Day
The problems with Mothers Day are legion. 1. It’s not fair to the dads. Mother’s day is way, way, way bigger a deal than Father’s Day, and that’s just not okay. 2. Everybody wants to give mom gifts for one day, make these adorable crafts that you’re expected to keep for all time, and it…
Read MoreAcknowledging The Whole Picture of Motherhood
In case you missed the memo, yesterday was a big day. Mothers Day is one of those holidays that bears the weight of impossible cultural expectations. I’ve had some doozies of Mothers Days in the past few years. There were three in a row, in the infertility years, when I tried to pretend the day…
Read MoreGreat Expectations
The problem with special, “all about me” days—birthdays, Mother’s Day—is that you build up your expectations for them so high that no day can support the weight of the tower constructed on its slim shoulders. After all, a day is pretty much the same, no matter what you call it: the sun rises, the sun…
Read More7 Things I Learned From My Mother
___ 1___ Saturday is housecleaning day, not because there’s some magical formula about it, but because it’s the only day there’s enough help to get it done. ___2___ It really is better to date only Catholic boys. (Presuming you’re a Catholic girl, of course.) ___3___ Food is one of the biggest expenses for a family…
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Kathleen M. Basi 