Mother’s Day Alternatives

A dispatch from a country that does not celebrate Mother’s Day

Photo by Jelleke Vanooteghem on Unsplash

Last night, on the eve of Mother’s Day, I really pissed off my mom.

Though I happen to be a mother myself, I make my home in a country that does not mark the day. For me, that means two things:

1. I always forget about the day, along with all of the other American…