Mother’s Day Is Trickier Than You Think

Only wish someone a happy Mother’s Day if you’re certain it’s not a painful day for her.

Regina Rodríguez-Martin
2 min readMay 12, 2024
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Every year, at least a couple of people wish me a happy Mother’s Day. They’re always strangers because no one who knows me would ever do that. I know I have the gray hair and wide girth of someone who’s not only a mother but a grandmother, but I’m…

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Regina Rodríguez-Martin

Mexican American. Chicagoan. Generation X. Relishes questions of human behavior. Nobody’s mother and nobody’s wife. Blog: https://www.reginachicana.com.