Mother’s Day is the day families love to gather together to have a BBQ. This is the day that mom’s are celebrated. A day where children of all ages remember their mom’s and give them cards, flowers, chocolates and more.
Most if not all mom’s enjoy this day and love that family BBQ. For years I was the same way. I enjoyed going over to my in laws house and eating BBQ with the family. My own children would always have something special for me that morning. And I would always make sure I at least sent my mom a card and called her that day. The years I didn’t send my mom a card was the years she and my dad came for a visit.
All that changed for me four years ago when my mom passed away. I found celebrating Mother’s Day to be difficult. I wasn’t enjoying the BBQ’s anymore and seeing those Mother’s Day cards in the stores hurt. What I needed instead was to be kept busy.
So each year now that’s what we try to do. My husband and I pick a place to go and we keep me busy. This year as odd as this might sound, I had decided I wanted Five Guys for lunch and then I wanted to walk around the mall. When I made this suggestion to my husband he was all for it. Even my youngest was looking forward to Mother’s Day lunch this year.
My Five Guys plan however changed when I received a text from my daughter’s future mother-in-law. She invited our family to their house for a family BBQ. I didn’t know what to do, so I talked with my husband. I was torn between Five Guys and a family BBQ. I know that sounds odd. Since I get along well with my daughter’s future in-laws and it would be nice to spend the day with her I decided to give these family BBQ’s another try. I think it will be fun. And I know I will have some good laughs with my daughter’s future husband and his family.
My husband and kids still give me presents for Mother’s Day and I’m thankful for each one. I still appreciate them thinking about me on this day and enjoy my time with them. At the same time they know how much I miss my own mom.
With all that said Happy Mother’s Day to all you moms out there. I do hope you all have a great day.
Kathleen Smith is an author and blogger. Her books among them Good-bye Brooklyn Hello Upstate can be found on amazon and the Kindle Unlimited.