We never really celebrated Mother's Day in my childhood household, though my mum did always call her mother back in England on Mothering Sunday. We were told to demonstrate our love and respect every day of the year and not do sentimental things on a particular day. So, that's more or less how we are raising our 2 beansprouts.
However, I got to thinking yesterday that the day after Mothers' Day (yes, collective mothering) should be devoted to appreciating the machines that make modern mothering what it is - the stove that turns on at a flick of a switch, the water heater for the kids' baths, ( heck, the municipal water filtration plant!), and those beasts of domestic burden - the washer, dryer and dishwasher. May they all have years or years of good service ahead of them.
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