Mother's day is celebrated with great pom and splendor here in Canada. It is celebrated in India too, but not to this extent. Its kinda in your face here... you cant miss it :) you cant forget its mother's day tomorrow. Its great to honor our mothers, we need to, we have to in fact. For all the sacrifices they have done for us. But I think it should not just be a one day event or be limited to mothers only, that is, limited to women who have biologically or adopted children only.
Yesterday I went to the grocery store and a woman was wishing someone in line for mother's day. Then she asked me and the cashier if we were mothers, I said 'Yes' and the cashier smiled said 'no'. So the lady in line ahead just wished me and left. I kinda think its not polite, to skip people when wishing. So I wished the cashier and she was very happy. In some ways Mother's day kinda segregates women who have children from women who don't. I don't think its fair. I personally know of many women who do not have children of their own, but they nurture, care for and love children in their own way and go beyond what is called for. Be it in church as a Sunday school teacher or a youth leader, as a teacher in school, a nanny, a care giver, a social worker, or as a loving aunt to her nieces and nephews... the list goes on... there are thousands of women out there who would love to become mothers, but due to situations cant, and thousands of women who are blessed to be mothers, but do not do justice to the title of motherhood. So its not fair just to wish 'mothers' alone. Mother Theresa did not have her own children, but she is the epitome of motherhood. Any woman who loves, nurtures and cares for people around her is a 'mother'.
So, Happy Mother's Day to all my lovely family and friends! :)
PS: I hope I have not offended anyone with this post. I'm sorry if I did. This is just my opinion.
