I hate mother's day. See that? I didn't even capitalize it. I hate it. I hate father's day as well.
Don't tell me I just don't understand them because I do. We are honoring mothers and fathers for all the great they've done for us, blah, blah, blah. It's a participation award. There. I said it. I gave birth and therefore, I deserve a holiday. Yo, are the alligators, birds, giraffes, dogs, and cats giving birth and saying, "Now serve me breakfast in bed?" No! Why? Because they don't need holidays to continue on with their lives doing things that all living creatures do- procreate. I can remember being about 5 years old on mother's day. I had gone through all the traditional junk. School projects. Breakfast. Gifts. All the normal stuff. I did not skimp out on showing my mother love on this stupid holiday. Then we went to church. In church, we made yet another craft for our mothers. When I came upstairs from the children's church, I noticed a woman without any children (now her kids could have been grown, or she never had any, I don't know. I was five.) My heart hurt for her. I had showered my mother with gifts. So had my brother and father. And this woman looked downcast as she spoke with some people after church. I gave her the gift. You would have thought I ripped my mother's heart out and stomped it on the ground. How could I give a mother's day gift to a woman that wasn't my mother? Because I had already shown her my love and given her gifts. The other woman looked so lonely. I thought I would brighten her day simply because my mother had already been shown love. Needless to say, my mother was not proud of my big heart for others. As an adult, I still feel the hurt of that other woman's eyes. I see friends that have tried to have children and couldn't. I see women that have had multiple miscarriages. I see parents that have lost children. I have seen children that have lost parents. These holidays hurt so many people. They remind them of loss and pain. But I'm supposed to get pancakes? I'm sorry. I know a bunch of people will disagree with me, but let's face it, these holidays are dumb. I'm over it. I'm done with mother's day.
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