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<\/a><\/div>\nI’m a little uncomfortable with all the attention that comes with Mother’s Day. I LOVE being a mom, but I feel my kids love on regularly and my husband’s appreciation all the time. I do like having my mother-in-law over to share lunch with us and I am grateful for the memories of my own mom (who passed away 4 years ago). I just don’t need all the “stuff” for myself. Thankfully we established from the beginning just cards, lunch with everyone, and no gifts (though one year I did get a deck lounger).<\/p>\n
So when I first heard of a supermodel calling for moms to “ignore” Mother’s Day, I thought “cool”. Maybe women are ready to step down from so much attention. Let’s donate the money we’d spend on cards and lunch and jewelry to the March of Dimes<\/a> or the Mother Teresa Charitable Trust<\/a>. But then I read what it was really about<\/a> and decided “not so cool”. Ignore Mother’s Day to advocate safe abortions around the globe? I don’t think so. Somehow I just can’t put Mother’s Day and abortions together.<\/p>\n Everyone I know appreciates a good mother. They either appreciate it because they had one and are grateful or they didn’t have one and wish they had.<\/p>\n