Greeting Card Holiday

On this day honoring mothers, I would like to remind everybody that a mother is not just the woman who gave you life. She is the woman who dressed and bathed you, who kept you fed and warm. The woman who supported you when you were weak, and set you straight when you were wrong. She is the woman who listens to your problems, and gives you advise. She is the one who cries when you hurt and smiles when you are happy.
I am lucky enough to have three of them, and I am truly grateful for them all. The first one gave birth to me, the second bought me my first bra and the third one was and still is, my friend. So even though I know this is a commercial holiday, mostly cooked up by greeting card companies to make more money, the truth is that it's never a bad thing to take a day to acknowledge how much certain people mean to you.
So here it is, Happy Mother's Day! I love you all - even the one I no longer speak to.