Mother's Day is celebrated in many countries as a day to honor mothers and motherhood. The tradition originated in ancient Greece and Rome, and was later celebrated as Mothering Sunday in the UK. While dates vary around the world, Mother's Day is commonly celebrated in spring, especially the second Sunday in May. In India, celebrating Mother's Day on this date is a very new tradition.

2. Mother's Day is a
celebration honoring
mothers and
motherhood, maternal
bonds, and the
influence of mothers in
society.

3. Origin of Mother's Day goes
back to the era of ancient
Greek and Romans. But the
roots of Mother's Day history
can also be traced in UK
where a Mothering Sunday
was celebrated much before
the festival saw the light of the
day in US.

4. It is celebrated on various
days in many parts of the
world, most commonly in
spring. (e.g., April–May in
the northern hemisphere,
October in Argentina, but
northern hemisphere
spring, May, in Australia).
The concept of celebrating
Mothers Day on the
second Sunday of May is
very new in India.

6. The Wisdom of Moms…
Thank You for
your
commitment to
mothering…
You inspire me.
Happy
Mothers
Day!

7. "Being a mother isn't simply a matter of having
children. To think that is as absurd as believing that
having a piano makes one a musician."
-- Sydney Harris

8. "Before you were conceived I wanted you
Before you were born I loved you
Before you were here an hour I would die for you
That is the miracle of life.”
-- Maureen Hawkins

9. "When someone
loves you, the way
they say your name
is different. You
just know that your
name is safe in their
mouth."
-- Billy, age 4

10. "The way you parent will affect not only your child, but the
lives of hundreds & perhaps thousands of people in your
child's future. You don't have a choice about whether or not
to affect this net of interdependence; you do have a choice
about HOW you affect it."
— Sura Hart & Victoria Kindle-Hodgson

11. “Raising children, for me, was really about listening. I
put myself in their shoes for a minute and really tried to
imagine myself at that age. I always want my children to
know that they’re heard.” — Kyra Sedgwick

12. "Love is a choice you
make from moment
to moment."
- Barbara
DeAngelis

13. "Choosing to have a child is
choosing a life of service.” —
Peg Tyre

14. "An angry child commends you in a back-handed
way: Your medal is inscribed "Safe enough to get
mad at.'" -- Patty Wipfler

15. “Ours are the only arms God has to do the work
that needs to be done in the world.” –
Anonymous

16. "Children need love, especially when
they do not deserve it." --
Anonymous

17. “Ok, you screamed at your kid. Now what?
Unpack your baggage so your kids don't have to
carry it. It's all grist for the mill...The joy on the
journey is in the detours." -- Lu Hanessian

18. "People will forget
what you said,
people will forget
what you did, but
people will never
forget how you
made them feel."
-- Maya Angelou

19. “My feeling is it is almost always best to err on the side
of mercy and love. There are many parenting ‘mistakes’
that can be ameliorated by lots and lots of love, and the
feelings of security it can bring. I also believe that I
sometimes need some mercy and love myself.” --
BarelyKnitTogether

20. "A hug is the shortest distance between any
two people." -- Author Unknown

21. "The importance of the parent-child relationship is above
everything else in parenting. If you work on that
relationship, over behavior, that will win in the end. You
may not get the behavior in the short term but in the long
term it's that bond that keeps kids safe and emotionally
healthy." -- Judy Arnall

22. “The most significant thing
for a parent to contribute
to anyone is their own
connection and their own
stability. An effective
parent is a happy parent.
An effective parent is a
parent who laughs easily
and often, and who doesn't
take things so seriously.”
-- Esther Hicks

23. "Kids spell love T-I-
M-E." -- Anonymous

24. "Some nights I look in on our sleeping children before I go to bed.
I watch their softly tousled heads slumbering on their pillows, and
sadness wells up in me. Have I drunk in their smiles and laughter
and hugged them, or have I just checked things off my to-do list
today? They're growing so quickly. One morning I may wake up
and one of my girls will be getting married, and I'll worry: Have I
played with them enough? Have I enjoyed the opportunity to be a
part of their lives?" -- Janet Fackrell

25. "It kills you to see
them grow up.
But I guess it
would kill you
quicker if they
didn't." --
Barbara
Kingsolver

26. Thank you for
the thoughtfulness, courage and compassion
you bring to mothering.
You inspire me.
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!