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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I come from another culture and Mother's Day is meaningless to me. Why try to force it on me? It feels like she wants to Americanize/whitewash me.. or something like that. [/quote]

But your kids are American, right? She might look at it as training the kids to be appropriate and respectful to their mother on a day that most Americans celebrate, for better or worse. It's not a religious holiday, so it's not like it would go against your beliefs.
 
For my part, I'm always happy to add in new holidays in my life. I understand that it might be different for an immigrant, who could feel a bit more protective of your own holidays and less interested in adopting American holidays. But I know that if I moved to Japan, where they celebrate Children's Day, I'd want my kids to get to celebrate, even if it's not our own family tradition. We've lived in a couple of different countries, with and without kids, and because of those experiences, we've added additional holidays into our family calendar. The more, the merrier.[/quote]

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