Mother’s Day Musings
Mother’s Day is one of the sweetest holidays of the year. And not just because my partner has learned I adore good chocolate.
It’s the one holiday when the rest of the family makes its own rituals.
If you’re like me, and you probably are, women, mothers, are responsible for the rituals that mark the years for their children.
Thanksgivings may be at home or friends or family. You may decorate for the holiday or just concentrate on the food. But Mom’s the person who decides the where and with whom. Ditto for Christmas and birthdays. And, to Mom falls most of the work. (My Christmas tree has gotten to be such a chore, that two Christmases ago I obtained an arty looking branch from one of the dormant trees in the lawn and decorated it with dried fruit. When I presented it to the children as a different kind of Christmas tree, you can believe they were having none of it. Last year we were back to the three days to put up and two days to take down version.)
This is not a whine, just a fact. We do the work that makes the holidays special.
But not on Mother Day.
This is the day children, husbands and partners are free to conspire to show us how much they care.
In my case, I thoughtfully packed the refrigerator with eggs, milk, bacon and thick sliced bread…just in case breakfast was in the offing.
It was. And, it didn’t take me more than forty minutes or so to clean up, but breakfast in bed was worth every burnt pan.
I am far too frugal to allow my partner to treat us to big dinners. And I’m far too good a cook to pine for eating out when I can make an exceptional meal at home. We will be having one of those tonight.
However, I’m have not been above training my significant other in those things that I do find delightful, jewelry, books and lingerie among them and I suspect I’ll be in receipt of something along those lines tonight. I’m looking forward to it.
I started this off with the assertion that Mother’s Day is the one day mom steps aside to let the family decide the ritual.
I might have been mistaken.
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