I'm sorry, EJ. Mother's Day used to hurt me, too, although not so much because I don't have a mother (mine died when I was 15) but because when I was married with a stepchild, I was never acknowledged on Mother's Day. I used to either be in a foul mood or cry every MD for 6 years after waking up to no mention of the day (even though I would take my stepson shopping for a MD present for his real mom each year).

(( EJ ))