Happy Mother's Day!! Besides pausing to recognize the one whose uterus we sprung from, it is a good day to remember the women who are sometimes called the Mothers of Modern Libertarianism : Isabel Paterson Rose Wilder Lane Zora Neale Hurston and, of course, Ayn Rand Libertarian Moms come in all shapes, sizes, colors, creeds and orientations. The common characteristic is intelligence . And there are two or three issues which are usually of particular concern to libertarian moms : Homeschooling , or at least doing what we can to insure that our kids get a top notch education , and are not turned ...
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Originally conceived by Julia Ward Howe after the American Civil War as a day honoring (in her opinion) the inherent pacifism of mothers, Mother's Day now simply celebrates motherhood and thanking mothers. Mothers often receive gifts on this day. http://www.netglimse.com/holidays/mother's_day/mother's_day_traditions_around_the_world.shtml
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M - is for the million things she gave me, O - means only that she's growing old, T - is for the tears she shed to save me, .................. http://www.netglimse.com/holidays/mother's_day/index.shtml
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Ok, in about a month's time it will be Mother's day. Nobody will fret over this for a while. We have just started spring and things have to be done. But in a few weeks, everybody will be wondering what to do about the person that gave us birth, paniced more over our illness than we did, and even transferred her neurosis over to us, according to Freud. What do we do about Mother's day? We have to spend a little more time to show our appreciation for her sacrifices. It always amazes me that the mother of most species will die for their ...
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We were blessed enough to have a virus straight outta hell blow through our little house this weekend, so I was not coherent enough to blog on Sunday a warm “ Happy Mother’s Day ” wish to the Queen Bee. I am very sorry Mom…..promise…..cross my heart. The Mister and I took some over-the-counter medication yesterday for our lovely sinus junk and it wiped both of us out so hard that I am not sure you could have gotten a pulse for a few hours there. I will not be taking that crap again, blah. I think that I made a horrific error in ...
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