Go ahead and forget other important dates. This day, every year, is the one not to forget. It’s Mother’s Day. Corniness and sappy once-a-year-I-love-you’s abound. For good reason. It’s an important role and ought to be acknowledged, even if it’s obligatory and Hallmark card-y.
My son is 15 months old and being a mom still feels relatively new to me. I’m happy that, together with my husband and help from many more people than I anticipated, we’ve managed to keep him alive. And happy. And healthy. My main goal after keeping him alive is to not mess him up, not too much, anyway. I want a whole lot of things for him. The usual stuff – I want him to learn respect and kindness. To find a balanced place in life, in the world, that makes him happy. I want him to love kale and other leafy greens. I might modify that to I want him to know and love whole foods, not fast food. I want him to appreciate the sweet things in life.
Being that Mother’s Day calls for acknowledgement, we have some lovely and sweet ideas for you. For your mom. Or step-mom, or grandma. Or your mom-in-law. Whoever she is, this woman or the more than one woman, who didn’t mess you up too much, honour her. Treat her to tea and macarons at Bel. I’m going to treat my mom to brunch at Hawksworth and a cake from Bel with her name on top, she totally deserves it. I have counted on her so much as I figure out how to raise her grandson.
