 Gimme a break ;o)
Hey, I'm a mom too! My wife works 8 to 6 five days a week and we
don't know the names of any babysitters. As a freelance musician I'm
staying home, taking care of the house. I'm there when my daughter
comes home from school. I help her with her homework and she's
bilingual, talking only German with me. So there.
OK, after giving all mister moms out there some credit, I'll gladly
turn to the lady mothers. After all, they did deliver the babies and I
don't envy them for that remarkable achievement.
A little History:
In
Austria, Mother's Day was officially introduced on May 9, 1926. Just in
time, because only one year later my own beautiful and wonderful mother
was born (pictured on a visit to North Dakota). On that day in 1926 an
article in the Austrian press stated: "... it's time to give the mother
thanks and recognition. Not in a pompous, glorious way, but deep in
your heart..." Now I’m singing the same lullaby my mother once sang to me. England was one of the first countries to set aside a day to
recognize mothers. In the eighteenth century when many people worked as
household servants for the rich, "Mothering Sunday" (the fourth Sunday
of Lent) was reserved for them to return home to be with their mothers.
Mother's Day in the United States was first suggested in 1872
by Julia Ward Howe who wrote the words to the "Battle Hymn of the
Republic." She organized Mother's Day meetings in Boston for several
years. But it was Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia who is credited with
bringing about the official observance of Mother's Day. Two years after
her mother died, Jarvis held a ceremony in Grafton, West Virginia, to
honor her. She was so moved by the proceedings that she began a massive
campaign to adopt a formal holiday honoring mothers. Finally in 1914,
President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Mother's Day as a
national holiday to be held on the second Sunday of May. Today,
Mother's Day is observed all over the world.
 Quotations about mothers
"Heaven is at the feet of Mothers." ~ Persian Proverb ~
"My
Mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my
Mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual
and physical education I received from her."
~ George Washington (1732-1799) ~ "The most important thing a father can do for his children is to
love their Mother." ~ Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) ~ "My
Mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier you'll be a general; if you
become a monk you'll end up as the pope.' Instead, I became a painter
and wound up as Picasso."
~ Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) ~
To all Kids - small and big (the ones below are my very own): learn a Mother's Day poem
"Happy Mother's Day" Means More
"Happy Mother's Day" means more
Than have a happy day.
Within those words lie lots of things
We never get to say. It means I love you first of all,
Then thanks for all you do.
It means you mean a lot to me,
And that I honor you. But most of all, I guess it means
That I am thinking of
Your happiness on this, your day,
With pleasure and with love.
 Poem by Nicholas Gordon |
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