Mom (May 9)

Perhaps the greeting card industry has created a day for mothers in a selfish attempt to boost revenue and perhaps the reality is that our mother's honestly deserve credit no matter how one feels they actually did as a parent. Your mom, no matter how well you know her is the person that put up with you from the time you were but a simple one cell being made up of a joined sperm and egg. She gave birth to you. Perhaps you were adopted and perhaps you do not know your real mother. But she at least went through that for you. And more than likely now there was another person in your life that you could call mom. And she put up with your crying in the middle of the night, your breaking her valuables because you were playing where you shouldn't have been and all the arguements that you decided to have with her when you decided to be a rebel. It amazes me to think that no matter how good of a child anyone was, mom still had to put up with you and did so willingly for the still small moments. So on a day that may be now forced upon our society, take some time to think back on your mother and what she did for you. It may be something more special than you ever thought the day could be.