If ever a celebration was warranted, it’s Mother’s Day. Later, she was deeply saddened and totally disenchanted that the day she intended to devote to mothers became a means of ‘profiteering’ and a ‘Hallmark holidayDarinaAllen220320’, after the company who first released Mother’s Day cards in 1920. Mother’s Day gives us all, young and old, the opportunity to let actions speak louder than words. If you have the cash, newspapers, magazines and the internet are bursting with ideas for special Mother’s Day gifts over and above the usual cards and flowers. Even if you can’t mark Mother’s Day with your mum tomorrow on account of Covid-19, plan a celebratory meal when life returns to normal.

Source: Irish Examiner March 21, 2020 22:30 UTC