Like every year, Mother's Day will be celebrated this year too on the second Sunday of May. That day would be 9th May and it's time for us all to thank our mothers for every contribution and sacrifice of theirs that has helped us in every sphere of life.
Those who have their mothers live with them for a major part of their lives are lucky. Especially in a situation like the current one where hundreds of thousands are dying due to COVID-19 and the second wave is yet to reach its peak, many would not be able to celebrate this day as they would have wanted to. So for those people, I want to say that stay strong yourself and keep your mother and the rest of the family members strong in these difficult times.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Be around your mother or try to keep her calm. Make her know that her son or daughter is mature enough to handle any difficult situation.
If you are really lucky and can celebrate this day with your mother, try and make her not work. Mothers are the most unrecognised employees of this society who have to work harder during special occasions without expecting much incentive. And they don't expect anything in return either. They are more than happy to work more on those days because they want to see their families happy. So if you are able, have her have a day's rest and handle the house. Doing the house chores for a full day is not an easy task which our mothers do every day. Show her that you are ready for this responsibility too. On the remaining days of the year too, help her with her work. She would be happy to get help.
And if your parents weren't financially capable during their childhood and youth, maybe you could motivate them to pick up some old passion or hobbies. Maybe your mother wants to learn English and you could help her do that using a mobile app or maybe she's interested in painting or dancing or singing and you could get her the resources to get started now. The only purpose in the life of our mothers shouldn't be just to do house chores. Help her find the other purpose. And if she doesn't have any hobbies, help her pick up one.
There are various kinds of gifts that you can get her as well. It could be as simple as a handmade card or as expensive as gold jewelry. The price tag won't matter for her and the sentiment behind that gift would be delighting for her.
Avoid going out or having gatherings to celebrate this day with many people. We should not forget that we are still living with a pandemic out there and nothing justifies not following the COVID appropriate behaviour. After all, at the end of the day, you don't want to gift this virus to your mother or anyone else in your family.
Although this day comes once a year, we should remember that what our mothers do for us should be appreciated every single day. Go tell them that you know this.
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