Do You Have Anything for Mother’s Day?

Despite the fact that I have written hundreds of pages and tens of thousands of words about the experience of being a mother, I am always at a loss when an editor requests something specific for a May magazine issue. “Do you have anything for Mother’s Day?” they ask. And responsive writer that I am I immediately start scanning my brain and my hard drive for essays that capture that “Mother’s Day” vibe. I usually come up blank. It’s ALL Mother’s Day EVERY day around this place.

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