The Christian Science Monitor, May 6th, 2005
We don't set aside many special days in our family, and we try to make every day one of mutual respect and honor.
Mother's Day is pretty hard to pass by, though. Somehow it takes on huge implications as the time for family members to repay countless maternal sacrifices made over the previous 12 months. If any mom is tempted to feel unappreciated or undervalued, a Mother's Day celebration is supposed to make amends.
But a string of disappointing "second Sundays in May" has got me thinking. As deserving of honor as motherhood is, a sense of entitlement is rarely rewarded with the greeting-ca...
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