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I Want to Wish All the Mothers a Happy Mothers Day

Yeah, but do any of y'all know where Mother's Day comes from? I didn't either... until recently. I still don't know allthe details. However, there once was a woman named Anna Jarvis who's daughter loved and appreciated her soo much that she...

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Chickie · F

Interesting. Do you know about the origin if Father's day too?

MrEMann · 51-55, M

@Chickie no... do tell.

MrEMann · 51-55, M

@Chickie ohhh, you were asking me! Haha! Well, i do not know the origin. In fact, the only reason I know about dear ol' Anna is because I was working innthat area recentley.

jennypenny · 70-79, F

The U.S.-derived modern version of Mother's Day has been criticized for having become too commercialized. Founder Jarvis herself regretted this commercialism and expressed views on how that was never her intention.

MrEMann · 51-55, M

@jennypenny interesting! I believe that I heard something about her daughter's distaste for the commercialism of the holiday.

MrEMann · 51-55, M

@jennypenny interesting! I believe that I heard something about her daughter's distaste for the commercialism of the holiday. But think about it... if we can commercialize the birth of Christ, why not the celebration of mothers?

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