Mothers Day

It's Mothers Day today. I got the coolest card from my son. I will treasure it forever. Soon I will phone my own mother and wish her a happy mothers day. It's a funny concept that we have to have separate days to make sure we tell the people supposedly closest to us that we appreciate them, why can't we just do that everyday anyway? I think sadly, mothers day is just another commercialisation that tugs on our guilt, heartstrings and confuses love with having to give a material gift. I am glad my son decided to make me a card rather than buy one. To me that shows he actually donated his time and thoughts to making something special rather than just buying one that I ultimately paid for anyway. The best present I could ever get was to know that he loves me and appreciates me, and that is what the card told me (and what I already knew) - that is my mothers day. Although in saying that, I did fall into the trap of buying my mother a gift and a card.. but I did spend forever looking through all the cards to find the right one! Not that I feel better about that I guess.. but I also live a long way from my mother so it is not as easy to make a meal for her or something personal like that. I still think it's a funny concept mothers day.. even if I'm a bit hypocritical about it.