Happy Mother’s Day (nearly)!

When I was a kid I seem to remember feeling most disgruntled that there wasn’t a ‘Children’s Day’. I couldn’t understand it. Fathers had one, mothers had one, so why not children? What I didn’t understand back then was that every day was children’s day, pretty much. I also didn’t understand the enormous amount of work, effort and patience that went into being a mother (particularly my mother!). Mother’s really do put in a lot of hours when it comes to their families, not to mention the unpaid overtime, so of course they deserve a whole day dedicated just to them!

Mother’s Day is a day to treat mothers everywhere to a little bit of something special. A day off at the very least (oh, and breakfast in bed would be good).

Mother’s Day as a thing was started in America in 1905 by a lady called Anna Jarvis in recognition of her own mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis. Anna Jarvis also went on to spend the rest of her life (and most of her money) fighting the commercialisation of the date saying that it was meant to be a quiet day of reflection and appreciation. She was particularly appalled when Hallmark Cards got involved in the 1920's. However, it was a futile battle as Mother’s Day is now a celebration that happens all over the World. Every single country bar none has a day to celebrate a mother’s love and hard graft. You can read more about the history behind the day here.