The Problem with Mothers' Day

Why I needed to move the apostrophe; Rewriting motherhood; a wish for you, and more.

Sunflowers were my mother’s favorite flower. (This one’s for you, Mom!) Photo by Mister Starman on Unsplash

Mothers’ Day. It’s packaged as a Hallmark holiday promoting grand floral gestures toward beloved moms. But it’s also a holiday that is fraught for many, that ignores the complicated mix of roles that mothers play, and that sugar-coats the many ways…