When shopping for a Mother’s Day gift for your wife, there are a few things to keep in mind after all you need to make her feel extra special without breaking the bank. Now, there are many ways to make your wife feel special on Mother’s Day, and they don’t necessarily involve giving her flowers or other, more often discussed ideas, such as giving her the day off. While these are great ideas and they work very well, they are what every Tom, Dick and Harry on every street in every town is going to be thinking. I’m not saying don’t do these things, no; I am saying that we need to consider ‘why’ we are doing these things. We have to get to the point. To get to the crux, we need to dig a little deeper into why Mother’s Day is the holiday that it is; where does that come from and what does it all mean.
Around these holidays a lot of people talk about Anna Jarvis; Anna Jarvis created Mother’s Day (officially recognized in 1914) as a day to show respect and appreciation for all mothers in all families. What most people don’t mention is that a few years later she was campaigning to have Mother’s Day banned because it was too commercialized and not what she intended. We can go even deeper and look at earlier cultures and her ideas about Mother’s Day; Here it is where it gets interesting. Mother’s Day in early Europe was a day people set aside to visit their mothers. Great, what does that mean? It means that entire families set aside a day to spend together. Spending good, quality time with your family (and extended family) is something you can emotionally build on for the rest of your life. It is a time for young cousins to meet and build relationships; understand family ties, meet their uncles and aunts and feel a real belonging. These family reunions create memories for everyone and add roots to the family tree. It also allows mothers to recognize the importance of their role as creators within the family, it is an invaluable gift! That’s part of what Anna Jarvis was trying to underline when she created Mother’s Day.
So when you think about buying a Mother’s Day gift for your wife this year, keep this in mind. Yes, buy her gifts, make her feel special, show her how important you are to you, but also keep in mind that you are just part of a long progression up the family tree and that and your part (jointly, as creators) is just as important. important. Also remember that you can make her feel special all year long!
