I’m sure everyone spends Mother’s Day differently, but I have to think that a single mom has a completely different experience on this day every year. As I sat today at lunch and listened to my co-workers describe their weekends, I realized just how different my day was.  So how is it different? With young children, there are no store bought gifts. There’s no one to pick out gifts from them to you or no one to take them shopping. So that mother’s ring you’d love or that Wii Fit you’ve got your eye on and wishing for, you won’t be receiving that on Mother’s Day either, but what you will receive are numerous homemade gifts from the heart (or at least that’s been my experience). The bond between a child and their mother when you are a single mom (at least in my case where I am the only parent in her life) is quite strong and for Mother’s Day (and all other holidays), I do receive lots of handmade gifts from the heart expressing her love for her mom. What else? Well there’s no breakfast in bed or sleeping in on Mother’s Day either. It’s up as normal for the single mom – up to prepare breakfast and other household chores.  And if you go out to eat for Mother’s Day, the single mom is probably taking her own Mom out to eat.

How did I spend my Mother’s Day? Well Cameron was happy because she had her handmade gifts for me so she woke me early to show them off. We then displayed them around the house with pride. I did go out to eat – my dad took my grandmother and I out. We had a great meal at Olive Garden – 4 generations. And then we went to my mom’s and spent the remainder of the day there visiting, watching movies, and playing dominoes. It was a nice day, and I hope each of you had a nice day too.