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[quote=Anonymous]me too.  I get anxious every year, and I HATE all the well wishes and BS fake glorification/appreciation of motherhood.

I just found this article which sums it up nicely:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/parenting/mother-s-day-is-gaslighting/ar-AAX2IwU?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=a40fb9dbe516464f98c280ac4de3d708

"I still hate Mother's Day. And many other mothers I know do too, in large part because it feels like slapping a smiley sticker on a gaping wound. There is simply a disconnect between the way we talk about mothers in this country and the way we treat them, a gulf too wide to be remedied by a day. "
"My country loves mothers, but only as an idea. The concept of motherhood as selfless, all-consuming and noble is outdated, and the notion that we celebrate mothers for one day out of the year while doing everything in our power to keep them down all other days is pathological. Tell me again why a greeting card is enough?

A day can't fix the way America treats mothers. Keep your day, your carnations and your breakfast in bed. What I want is change."
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