Mother’s Day Sensitivities & Compassion

Mothers are often celebrated, as they should be. However, in the process of celebrating mothers, let us not forget the motherless.  

When we celebrate moms, let us also remember the bereaved, the lonely, the scared, the heartbroken, the single parent, the new mom, and the mom who looks like she has it all together. Remember the woman who wants to adopt. The woman who is trying desperately to get pregnant. And those who want to but cannot get pregnant. Remember those who have lost a child or lost their mom.  Or never knew their mom.

Let us be sensitive, curious, and caring toward those who are not are or no longer a mom.

Let’s be sensitive to our conversations when we don’t know the whole story. Let’s not push others to have a child without first showing we care or getting to know their history, fears, and dreams.

Let us embrace the concept of mothering as all-inclusive and especially reach out to those who may be feeling isolated, unworthy, pain, and sad.

Let us remember that If it takes a village to raise a child, then there are many ways we can support and “mother” all children.

We don’t have to bear a child to love a child.

We can mother others.

You are not alone. 

~Lori Ann King www.loriannking.com