Mother’s Day

What’s the significance of Mother’s Day?

For many it’s a day starting off with breakfast in bed, showered with flowers and gifts from the children and ending with a home cooked meal, not made by you!

Whereas for others it’s a time of reflection, to the Mothers that can no longer be with us, or aren’t a part of our family lives.

Should the celebration of motherhood be confined to just one day a year? Or has it become another commercialised day in a bid to make another buck?

For me, Mother’s Day has become more poignant the older I’ve become.

I think when you’re really young, it’s hard to understand the true meaning behind it, and as a teenager, your Mum morphs into an ATM machine for some years. When you re-build that relationship and friendship with your Mother as you grow into your 20s and 30s and you are “of that age” where everyone around you is popping out little ones, you start to realise just how incredible mothers are.

I believe that women become mothers from the moment of conception, whether they know it or not.

Everything from that moment will change, physically, mentally and spiritually. The power of the human body during pregnancy is one that truly blows my mind. The incredible changes a women’s body goes through and the sacrifices made to grow and nurture this precious baby for 9 months before it’s even brought into this world should most definitely be celebrated. And that’s just the beginning!

Mothers can often be made out to be the bad guy, “well your mother says no”, or “where was your mother when you did this?” It can turn into the blame game coming at you from all angles. A situation that builds both your resilience and understanding for other mothers out there.

However, on the other hand, mothers have that innate ability to make everything better. From a grazed knee, to an argument in the playground, you also hear things like “don’t worry, Mummy will be able to fix it” or “cuddles from Mummy will make you feel better”.

Mothers will never stop being mothers, however old the children are.

The acceptance and approval you seek as a child only continues on, just onto mortgages and interest rate problems!

Mother’s Day should also be a reminder to all the incredible women who don’t get to share those moments with their children anymore, and to the women who do it in extraordinary circumstances, like war and poverty.

So when you feel being a mother is tough, remember there is always someone feeling the same struggles you are feeling, and no matter how hard it gets, I can guarantee you wouldn’t change it for the world.

Yes, we should celebrate Mother’s Day not just for ourselves but for every mother out there. Whether that’s every day with a comment of love or a hug from your children or something that’s fully celebrated with bells and whistles once a year. Mothers are extraordinary people that do extraordinary things and they should be appreciated at whatever age, in whatever circumstance.