The Kinks, "Mindless Child of Motherhood"
Happy Mother's Day, mothers!
I'm personally conflicted about Mother's Day in my own household, because I typically play Good Cop vis-a-vis Exene, even though I think, stacking her up to all the moms that I know, she's not in the Hall of Fame by any means. I console myself by noting that, if not for her, I'd not have my wonderful boys, that she's 50% of their genetic makeup. By my standards, that's a pretty harshly pragmatic assessment, but it's what gets me through this day.
I'm always better about Mother's Day than she has ever been about Father's Day, but that's how our dynamic has always been -- I'm the one who pays attention to making folks feel appreciated (which is probably a stereotypically motherly duty, isn't it? Hah.) Even when we are (fucking FINALLY -- damn you Great Recession!!!) separated, I'll still want the boys to honor their mom on Mother's Day, because it's the right thing to do.
So, anyway, to the moms out there who actually rise to the manifold challenges of motherhood, I hope today's good to you, and people are nice and appreciative of you and the hard work that goes into it. Because I know how hard it is, how hard you work (and believe me, I actually DO know how hard you work -- of any dads out there, I most definitely do know), and how often it's taken for granted, so I hope your loved ones cut you a break today!
Enjoy today, whatever comes your way.
