Since my mom passed away Mother's day has been very difficult for me. I had a wonderful relationship with my mom. My mom's birthday is May 5 so there are a couple of big days back to back. I wish all the marketing and commercialization of Mother's day would go away. In fact I would rather just skip Mother's Day. However, T reminds me that Mother's Day isn't really all about me. My children and husband love to spoil me on Mother's day...they are wonderful year round but mother's day they are even more so. To skip out on Mother's day wouldn't be fair to them. So I suck it up an enjoy the love of my family and pretend that I like the day.