tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post1242682745984458792..comments2024-03-22T03:35:27.752-04:00Comments on Written Inc.: Pondering the flip side of Mother's Daycarmilevyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-59070838206382323242013-05-12T20:01:25.096-04:002013-05-12T20:01:25.096-04:00Getting through the first year of holidays after a...Getting through the first year of holidays after a loss is very difficult...sometimes it takes many years...and any advice given is usually so generic that any benefit is useless...society does not think of this any more than any other entity...it just expects us to buck up and carry on...all we can do is try...Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414361079501574872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-24415660640618260402013-05-12T14:48:37.642-04:002013-05-12T14:48:37.642-04:00Hi, Carmi:
First of all, my best to your wife. M...Hi, Carmi:<br /><br />First of all, my best to your wife. My Jen braved this holiday last year under the same circumstances.<br /><br />I know this holiday is purely commercial and, for those off us who are still dealing with the vacancies at our tables, sometimes seeming rude and uncaring. But I know too many folks who truly do need the annual rhythm, the yellow highlight mark on the calendar, to remind them they need to take the time to celebrate the people in their life. Without that ritual reminder, we'd remain insulated, automatic, impulsive, unaware of the universe's rotation around something other than ourselves.<br /><br />And yes, I know Mother's Day was created to sell greeting cards. Thing is, our culture needs the assistance to make the effort. Not all individuals have our hearts and minds in the right place. This holiday is society's reminder to itself, our wake-up call, society being kinder to us than we would be for ourselves.<br /><br />For me, this day is a reminder of someone who made impossible sacrifices for me, that I might even exist. Although I can't hug Mom anymore, I can still demonstrate my gratitude through devotion to the other people she loved.<br /><br />SF3Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04328413617822257197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-59631485654112105782013-05-12T12:32:38.564-04:002013-05-12T12:32:38.564-04:00I totally agree with you on this... When I worked ...I totally agree with you on this... When I worked retail we (employees) would watch the harried customers... the desperation in one man who told the clerk ' just pick out anything for me'.... I will tell you that I appreciate the unexpected gifts most of all.. the 'just because' or 'I saw this'.... My kids cards I still have as well as other things they have written.. and yes, I still tear up reading them. Its a shame people have to be reminded w/Hallmark, endless restaurant coupons advertising their 'supposed' great Mother's Day meals... Just because is the best way to go!Kalei's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331539743751163269noreply@blogger.com