The fact that I didn’t drive her to drink, cause her to ring my neck or cause her to end up in a padded cell with a monogrammed straight jacket, is testament to her undying patience and love.

So to you Mom, thanks for being the best mother a kid could have.

And cheers to all the 80 million Moms in the U.S. on their special day.

The history of Mother’s Day in America actually dates back to the Civil War. In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson declared the first national Mother’s Day. It was intended as a day for Americans to fly the American flag in honor of mothers whose sons had died in war.  Within ten year, the person who had promoted the concept of a day honoring mothers who lost sons in battle, was so fed up with the commercialism of the day, that she filed suit to get the holiday canceled.

Mother’s Day is the most popular day to dine out and historically, more phone calls are placed on Mother’s Day than any other day of the year.

                   Happy Mother’s Day!!!

Images – Pulmeria

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Post from: The DC Traveler