|
There were so many cards in different headings. There were mothers day cards for grandmothers, aunts, sisters, special women in our lives, step mothers, girlfriends, the list was on-going. I could not believe that the card industry had expanded the simple day of honoring our mother’s into including buying a card for every woman in our lives.
As I was looking at the mothers day cards I picked out the one for my mother and one for my mother-in-law. I then was holding three for my sisters and one for my god mother. I was then looking for one for my husband’s god mother and that is where I stopped. I realized I had met his god mother one time at our wedding reception. He did not have a close relationship with her. She played no role in making him the person that he is today.
I found that I was picking out mothers day cards to send just because they were there. If I had bought all the cards that I was holding it would have cost me over twenty dollars. I looked at what I had in my hand. Why would I buy mothers day cards for my sisters? They did not raise me. They have children and are mothers, but not to me. We are friends as well as sisters, but that did not mean I needed to send them mothers day cards. I put back all of the cards except the one for my mother. I liked the card and what it said. I thought my husband should pick out the card that would be sent to his mother. I am glad I did not support the commercialism of mother’s day.
Ann Merier has written many articles on
family health problems
and useful house and garden
Topics. More articles on
Mothers Day Cards
|
|