I conveniently enough (for completely other reasons) arranged to attend the Saturday vigil last night and managed to avoid the worst of it. I came across this the other day, though (hat tip: RM). Though it doesn't quite say how I feel about Mother's Day, it says a lot of things that resonate with me about being childless on Mother's Day.
However, I also came across this (hat tip: HTC), the story of a woman who gave her son up for adoption. I was very grateful to be reading it this morning. It, along with the other, reminded me that I am not the only woman in the world with a complex relationship with this day.
One other thing about mothers today. I was reading, as I often do, some posts in one of my Facebook groups (Bring Change 2 Mind) that tends to focus on mental illness issues. As you might imagine, in such a group, many people have complex relationships with their own mothers. I found myself very grateful for my own mom and the fact that the only pain I have in our relationship is that it was too short.
And, for better or worse, I will think no more about Mother's Day today, but only grading papers.
1 comment:
Can relate to your feelings of ambivalence. I remember having a tough time on mother's day during the years when we were trying to start our family with no luck. Now, as a mom, I know I need any extra blessing I can get - but not without an awareness of how others' experience of the day might be painful, sad, or otherwise.
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