I know it is Mother’s day… but I am growing a bit annoyed like my dad-in-law of these mass holidays and the millions of texts I get from bunch of people whose mother I am not! Here is how I feel - I think that the only people that should be calling me (not texting) on Mother’s day are my kids and my husband. That’s it. I guess, I am getting old and cranky, but think about it: years ago, when there were no cell phones, texting, Instagram, Facebook, and the like, no one else but your kids would have been calling you on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. And I feel that is how things should be. The social media parading of holidays is getting to me… I have been guilty of it too… but I am trying to change that. For example, my kids are not really on social media, so wishing them happy birthday on Facebook is not for them but for the world to see. I have to be honest… it is what it is. I don’t like that, so I am no longer going to do it. Same goes for my husband - he has no social media at all. So why would I be wishing him anything on social media… He will never see it. Not to mention, my husband and kids are usually located somewhere right under my nose most of the time, so if I wanted to tell them or wish them anything, the way to do it is in person.

So people, if I have not given birth to you or I did not birth a child of yours - you do not need to wish me happy mother’s day. To add to that - if you don’t know when my birthday is - you don’t need to wish me anything in general… maybe we just are not that close… But if you see me on January 1st - then it makes sense to wish me Happy New Year:-)

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Another thing I don’t like about these holdiays is… well, not everyone has a mom, not everyone can be a mom, some have lost a child… basically, for some people these holdays are hard and having a world parading them from everywhere… not easy to stomach.