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- STTS Editorial
- Copyright (c) 1994, Joe DeRouen
- All rights reserved
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- The May issue, like other issues in the past, will deal with a theme.
- This issue, it's Mother's Day.
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- Mother's Day is May 8th, of course. It's a day meant to celebrate
- motherhood, from the youngest mother of newborns to the oldest mother of
- mothers herself.
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- Sure, mother's day has been commercialized beyond all recognition.
- Isn't that the way it is with most holidays in America? But just
- because it's been commercialized doesn't mean that it isn't important,
- and doesn't mean that we should ignore it.
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- Mother's everywhere should be held up in the highest esteem and the
- institute of motherhood rejoiced. We should do this every day but, of
- course, we don't. The least we can do is celebrate the act of giving
- birth on this one day, on May 8th.
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- Sadly, it isn't always this way. In this day and age of the no-nukes
- (non-nuclear) family, we don't always have a mother with whom to
- celebrate. If we *do* have one, there's a good chance she lives a few
- thousand miles away. There's also the chance that you're estranged from
- your mother, holding a grudge from days of dysfunctionality long past.
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- Mother's Day, really, is the celebration of motherhood. If your mother
- happens to live a few thousand miles away (mine does) send her a card.
- Call her on the telephone. If you can afford it, send flowers or a
- gift. Let her know she's appreciated.
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- My mother lives in Oregon and I haven't seen her in nearly two years.
- She's my only parent (my father died in 1981) and though we've had our
- problems - a lot of problems! - she's very important to me. I'll be
- making that call, sending that card, having the florist deliver those
- flowers.
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- After all, it's Mother's Day. Isn't that what it's all about?
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- Joe DeRouen, May 1st 1994
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