From How to Survive Mother's Day (Top Ten List)...

1. Limit your exposure to Mother’s Day advertisements.

The pain of Mother’s Day runs so much longer than the 24-hour period allotted to the day on your calendar. Mother’s Day is an event that is heavily advertised on television and radio, in magazines, and in store displays. You cannot get away from it completely (unless you flee the country, but... more

In my Surviving the Wait series, I quoted Cindy Lewis Dake’s book, Infertility: A Survival Guide for Couples and Those Who Love Them, as saying…

If Christmas is hard because of its obvious family overtones, then [Mother’s Day and Father’s Day] are like bombs being dropped on your life. While everyone is celebrating the women who are mothers and the men that are fathers,... more

As we move into May, the day dreaded by hopeful mothers everywhere approaches – Mother’s Day. This is the time of year in which there seems to be nowhere safe to hide. All of your favorite TV shows are peppered with sappy commercials about what to buy mom for Mother’s Day. The card aisle at Target is filled with Mother’s Day cards. Magazines feature full-page ads about Mother’s Day sales. The radio is filled with Mother’s Day commercials.

Until the day passes, you will be BOMBARDED with reminders that Mother’s Day is approaching.... more