Happy Mother's Day! (There... I said it...)

I've discussed my opinion on Mother's Day quite freely in the past.

I find those who seek to discredit Mother's Day on religious grounds ("Every day is Mother's Day in the frum circles!") to be misguided at best. In fact, there is a precedent in Judaism for designating times of commemoration for certain events, regardless of the fact that that we may be mandated to be cognizant of them daily (think Pesach and Yetzias Mitzrayim). {See also a very cogent discussion on this topic here}

Mother's Day is a not a religious holiday. It is a national day of "hakoras hatov", if you will.

One needn't buy into the rampant commercialism, but one needn't "throw out the baby with the bathwater" either.

I have therefore decided to join in with Women One-2-One's “Six Words on Why Moms Matter” campaign in order to honor moms everywhere and to raise awareness for the struggles they face every day.

Celebrities, politicians and every day people have all joined in with this effort and I'm going to open up this opportunity to my readers as well.

The task is simple enough: Tell me why moms matter in six words.

Here's mine - Mothers' unconditional love can accomplish anything!

Go to it! :D

Oh, and "Happy Mother's Day"!