Mother’s Day is this weekend, and one mom has shared that all she wants as a gift is to be left alone.
Now, being a mom is hard work, so when that all-important day rolls around, giving moms across America one day to relax while someone else takes the reigns, it’s a relief.
Most of us have gotten the classic handmade cards or the “world’s best mom” mug, but what do moms really want on the one day a year they get to put their feet up?
It seems they want some alone time.
One mom has shared that instead of getting gifts for Mother’s Day, the best present she could get is time away from her family. And while that might sound bad, she does have a point…
“I’m sorry to say this, but I don’t like Mother’s Day… and Valentine’s Day for that matter. Why do we need some specified date where we are dutifully appreciated and forced to buy overpriced gifts and cards?” Heidi Krause wrote for Honey Nine.
The mom of 2 boys continued, “if you ask me what I really want for Mother’s Day? Honestly, I want a break from my family and some ‘me time.'”
She added: “I love my boys with all my heart but being a mum is exhausting. And relentless. So is being a dad. And we all deserve regular credit and a break – more than once a year.
“Give me a night in a hotel by myself or better still, a weekend away with my closest girlfriends. A cleaner and cook would also be nice too. (I should caveat that by admitting that my husband actually cleans and cooks more than me anyway).”
Heidi went on to share that she would also want to spend some quality time with her own mom for Mother’s Day, “who isn’t a fan of the day either as it happens…
“She lost her husband not that long ago… my dear dad… who I continue to grieve and miss every single day. I’m reminded once again how precious time is as we all grow older. And it makes me feel sad we aren’t all together anymore.”
She shares that she doesn’t want to come across as “offending anyone or sounding ungrateful.”
But brings up an incredibly important point, that there are women out there “who have lost their own mothers, or have lost a child or a partner; those who desperately want a child, but can’t have one.”
And many more women in challenging situations that normally don’t get a second thought that will need extra empathy on Mother’s Day.
She concluded by writing: “Let’s not forget to celebrate and support all those women who – for one reason or another – may be struggling right now and dreading the day and all the emotions it gives rise to. Remember to include them in whatever you may be up to – and find a way to make them smile.”
Well said!