For all you mothers out there in cyberland

[alan1]

Happy mothers day

 

[WillowTree]

Thank You,,,

 

[random3434]

Gracious Senor!

 

[PoliticalChic]

Thank you. It is turning out to be a very nice day!

 

[Annie]

Thank you!

 

[DamnYankee]

TY

 

[alan1]

bump for the mothers

 

[random3434]

bump for the mothers

A fist bump, or more like the dance, "The Bump?"

 

[RodISHI]

Nice thought. Thanks MM.

 

[alan1]

bump for the mothers

A fist bump, or more like the dance, "The Bump?"

No, just bumping the thread up to the top.

Mothers (like you) need to know they are appreciated by others besides their own children.

 

[random3434]

bump for the mothers

A fist bump, or more like the dance, "The Bump?"

No, just bumping the thread up to the top.

Mothers (like you) need to know they are appreciated by others besides their own children.

Thanks! My brother sent me a cute vid today, about the "Best Mother in the World" thing with them using my name the entire time.

And I know my students appreciate me, as I do them!

 

[jillian]

Thanks for the thread MM.

 

[alan1]

My gift to my own special mother on this day.
Shadowbrook Restaurant -- A Special Occasion Since 1947 -- Capitola, CA Santa Cruz County
I wish I could afford to buy a fancy dinner for every mother.
Dad is special to, so he gets to go along for the ride.

 

[Phoenix]

Do you know the history of Mother's Day?

The history of Mother's Day is centuries old and the earliest Mother's Day celebrations can be traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the 1600's, the early Christians in England celebrated a day to honor Mary, the mother of Christ. By a religious order the holiday was later expanded in its scope to include all mothers, and named as the Mothering Sunday. Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent (the 40 day period leading up to Easter), "Mothering Sunday" honored the mothers of England.

In the United States, the House of Representatives in May 1913 unanimously adopted a resolution requesting the President, his cabinet, the members of both Houses and all officials of the federal government to wear a white carnation on Mother's Day. On May 7,1914, a resolution providing that the second Sunday in May be designated Mother's Day was introduced by Representative James T. Heflin of Alabama and Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas.

It passed both Houses and on May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson made the first official announcement proclaiming Mother's Day as a national holiday that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May. He asked Americans to give a public expression of reverence to mothers through the celebration of Mother's Day:

"Now, Therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the said Joint Resolution, do hereby direct the government officials to display the United States flag on all government buildings and do invite the people of the United States to display the flag at their homes or other suitable places on the second Sunday in May as a public expression of our love and reverence for the mothers of our country."

Read more about Mother's Day at History of Mother's Day

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