tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133819134801574505.post6009291603262489983..comments2023-10-06T06:16:18.099-04:00Comments on The Sought-After: A Word About Mother's DayAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887189203551681403noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133819134801574505.post-10340537961315261132009-05-10T22:35:00.000-04:002009-05-10T22:35:00.000-04:00Yes, Julia Ward Howe's intentions were right on th...Yes, Julia Ward Howe's intentions were right on the money. Peace to you and yours, JBH, and to all of the rest of us who live with the confusion of the adoption constellation.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887189203551681403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133819134801574505.post-54375532246419484132009-05-10T21:20:00.000-04:002009-05-10T21:20:00.000-04:00Thanks for this post. Although I have not made co...Thanks for this post. Although I have not made contact with my birth mother yet, I think that Mother's Day is still hard for me (similar to how my birthday can be challenging).<br /><br />My mother has done a lot for me - she loves me and cares for me. Yet, after our Mother's Day dinner tonight, we ended in a very tense moment. A fight, almost. It's the closest thing we've come to a fight in years. I hope that it was due to the fact that she was tired. <br /><br />But I can't help wondering if it is also due to the fact that Mother's Day (ever since Woodrow Wilson made it official in 1914) is to "honor" mothers. And I don't have access to the other mother (my birth mother) to honor. And even if I did, would I feel like honoring her?<br /><br />It is a confusing holiday for the adopted constellation.<br /><br />I think I'll choose to celebrate the day as Julia Ward Howe intended: Mother's Day of Peace...and focus on being at peace with myself and others.JennyBHammondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07145326313538685909noreply@blogger.com