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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The senior mothers have rank. All come to them with gifts and flowers in hand.[/quote]

The senior mothers are called grandmothers. They have Grandparents Day. Stop trying to get attention on the day the attention should go to young mothers. [/quote]

When and where did it become young Mother’s Day? [/quote]

Look up the definition of mothering. Mothering is the process of caring for children as their mother. This is what is done when the children are young. Once your children are adults, you're no longer mothering. [/quote]

I can only hope that the children of these people advocating only celebrating young mothers have the same level of disdain toward them as these mothers have for anyone not currently parenting a toddler.

My kids are young but I appreciate my mom now more than ever. I am truly starting to understand everything she did for me and my siblings.

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It's not about disdain. What an immature take. It's about supporting young mothers who are in the process of mothering. Once you're old, you don't need to take attention away from young mothers, your mothering days are over. Instead, you should support the young mothers as a matriarch. Maybe your mother hasn't grown into the position of matriarch when it's not about you, but your legacy? [/quote]

What’s ironic is that what’s most immature is going on and on about how Mother’s Day is only to celebrate mothers of children within a very small age range.

My mother and MIL have never once demanded anything from anyone on Mother’s Day and certainly have more of a legacy than being a mother. What an odd take some of the posters hating older women have.

Our family is happy to celebrate all of the mothers in it. Some of you have main character syndrome.[/quote]

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