MOTHER'S DAY - MAY 10TH

In Mexico, Mother's Day is always on May 10th. In Canada it will be celebrated on the 14th as it is the weekend. My friend Cato just told me that Mexico today is dead as everyone is with their mothers. How nice. Some people complain about dates like this as hyper-commercialized etc, etc, and it is true,as the consume, buy moto drives the occassion. I always feel sorry for the mom's that get any kind of household appliance ... just to make them work more the rest of the year. Unfortunatelly I guess that for thousands of mothers, this is the only day when husbands and children show any kind of consideration or give them any kind of special attention, so even though it is a commercial day, well, at least thousands of women have at least a day to look forward to.

So, If you are lucky enough to still have a mother don't buy her a blender or any of those damn fricky gifts (unless she is a total gourmet cook), she should have the awesome appliances anyway. Write her a poem, do a dance, offer to clean and cook for a week, don't bitch/complain/demand for a day, tell her you love her and send her to the spa, massage her feet, or do something for her that she wouldn't do for herself, but something special, OK.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all my friends with children: Lorena, Edith, Mathaba, Betty, to all my cousins, aunts and anyone that is a Mom. Keep up the good and brave work of mothering!