“The true value of a woman shines when she is one with herself and others.”
Who hasn’t felt frustrated with their mother? Haven’t we all at some moment or another?
In Make sure the kids wear coats: A Mother’s Day Blog, Charla Dury writes her feelings about a “helpful” suggestion her mother made one freezing Colorado morning. "Was it possible that my mom actually thought that, after my 17 years as a mother, I wouldn’t know to put a coat on my kids when it was cold?"
Despite certain difficulties, Charla recognized the power of Mom. "My mom was the glue that held our family together and I feel like, without her, we’re all adrift in our own oceans, wrapped up in our individual lives,” Charla said.
In her post I learned a lot from my mother, Charla tells us how she is a lot like her mother. "I see a lot of my mom in me though, even though some days I don’t want to admit it. The teenager in me tells me its bad to be like your mom, but I still am."
In a way we are all mothers, aren’t we? Isn’t there someone in our lives (besides our children) that we’ve nurtured, consoled, taught as a mother might. Hasn’t there been at least one person in our lives (besides our mother) who has done this for us?
"No matter what kind of mothers we are, in the rigamarole of female life it is easy to forget three elements needed for strong female psyches- self-care, self-love, and spirituality,” Tara Ann Lesko writes in The Goddess Connection: Mothers and Maeve.
This week we talk about women (and caregivers) of all walks. Our bloggers honor and comfort them and let them know that we appreciate them for who they are and all they’ve done, not just on Mother’s Day, but every day.
In her post, Saving our children from Mothers’ Day, Danielle Rose counters a Mother’s Day rant by Anne Lamott. "Feeling less of a person because of society is a cross we all bear… Whether a mom (or non mom) on Mother's Day, a high school drop out on Graduation Day, an old maid or bachelor on Valentine's Day, or a kid being outed because of an ill placed birthmark, a high IQ, or standard social awkwardness. To insinuate that [Mother’s Day] causes pain in certain (or all) individuals is a blatant and sad disregard for our own personal power."
Mothers deserve the honoring they receive on the second Sunday of May - it’s an honoring they rarely allow themselves time for with all the demands of life.
In The Real Emancipated Woman , Tamara Rokicki discusses the shifts all mothers, especially stay-at-home-moms have felt over the past fifty or more years. "To diminish any role of a woman, whether it’s a traditional one or not, is still to confront her with the struggle we’ve faced all along: depreciation. And that depreciation alone undermines the original rights fought for each woman; that she is valuable and equal to man, despite her choices in life."
All women fight for equality, but find ourselves losing something in return. Regardless of how our lives look, we give to our loved ones until there’s little left to give, and then feel guilty for not giving enough.
In The Goddess Connection: Mothers and Maeve, Tara Ann Lesko offers inspiration for self-care. “No matter the age of a woman, there are inevitable feelings of inadequacy, or she simply doesn't feel desirable…. The goddess Maeve reminds us to sometimes put our own needs, wants, and desires first. After all, before we can be mothers to anyone or anything, don't we need to be fully aware of our individual spirits?"
What do you think about your mother-figures and Mother’s Day? We’d love to know what you’re doing to celebrate (or not!)
“Mothers (and fathers) are special. Simply because they ARE.”
Saving our children from Mothers’ Day, by Danielle Rose
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