Mother's day

Honestly speaking, I really did not expect anything special for Mother's day; growing up in a country where what was thought to be Mother's day, initially, became "Mom's and dad's day" because dads were feeling left out (no Father's day there), and then before we knew it, this dual parental day became "Family day" which is nice but really has nothing to do with us moms anymore. And so the nostalgic Mother's day has been suffering somewhat from cynicism. However, here in the U.S, Mother's day truly is moms' day, and dads have their own day a month later so everyone can enjoy a day of their own, even the grandparents. So even though I had absolutely no expectations, growing up to become an Israeli mom, or maybe just BECAUSE I had no expectations; I had such a great surprise when my two angels came back home from school on Mother's day with the presents they had made themselves just for me, after spending the whole week preparing and crafting. They both have been spending their days in places that really do emphasize the importance of events like these and for the first time I realized how nice this day can be (I do admit, cynicism used to get me too) and how nice it is to hear your kids sometimes say 'thank you mommy' and really mean it.