Outward affection wasn’t part of my culture growing up. I have made a...
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View ArticleWhen you’re childless not by choice, Mother’s Day can be a painful reminder...
When other women are being feted by their progeny, no amount of positive psychology can override the sense of loss I feelI check my inbox. “Order your Mother’s Day hamper now!” the headline shouts....
View ArticleThis Mother’s Day, I’m choosing my friends instead
Trying to avoid Mother’s Day is like trying to avoid air. I was desperate to find a way to coexist among those who were able to celebrate their mothersI logged into my social media feed on a cold,...
View ArticleMom or Mum? The mother of all names | Brief lettesr
One for mothers everywhere | Catalonia conundrum | Signs of slavery | A call to arms against povertyWhat a delightful piece by Zoe Williams on still calling her mum Mummy (28 March). My mum is Canadian...
View ArticleWhat did my kids give me for Mother’s Day? A brief break in hostilities
The genuine way to mark the day is to stop doing the thing your mum hates. But watching my children attempt to be polite to each other was exhaustingShortly before Mother’s Day last year, I was in...
View ArticleA year without Sarah: memory, loss and the pain of Mother’s Day emails
The Observer writer Sarah Hughes died at just 48. Her husband talksabout how he is coping and the launch of the memoir that was so dear to herFor some of the bereaved, the torrent of promotional...
View ArticleFrom Marge Simpson to Susan Kennedy: TV’s best mums!
Television is full of lovely mothers, whether they’d fight a Demogorgon for their child, or put up with being married to Tony Soprano. It’s our guide to television’s best mumsThe small screen boasts...
View ArticlePoached eggs and strawberry spritz: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for Mother’s...
Make Mum’s morning with hot soda bread slathered in date butter, poached eggs in avocado yoghurt and a cheeky spritz to help everything go with a swingMaking a meal requires planning, thinking things...
View ArticleMother’s Day brunches that even a teenager can make | Kitchen aide
It’s hard to mess up pancakes, make muesli, pop a couple of eggs on a crumpet, and let’s not forget eggy bread …Got a culinary dilemma? Email feast@theguardian.comWhat easy brunch dishes could my...
View ArticleDuty Free review – mother-love doc is a heartwarming dose of grit and sass
Sian-Pierre Regis begins filming his mother Rebecca at her lowest ebb, sacked and homeless at 75. But the tables turn for this woman of determinationJust in time for Mother’s Day comes this absolute...
View ArticleBlooming great: how to buy flowers for Mother’s Day – or just for a treat
What to choose and where to go for good deals and environmentally friendly optionsIf you want to say thank you to – or remember – your mum, or someone who is like a mum to you, you may be considering...
View ArticleIf Mother’s Day brings out conflicted feelings in you, it’s OK. You’re not...
The holiday can feel coercive, as though it tells us what to feel and leaves out the experiences of those who don’t fit its template Half our holidays are punitive, at least for those left out of what...
View ArticleMother’s Days origins are in activism. Today’s saccharine version is...
In its early guises, Mothers’ Day was about fighting for a better world for women, not breakfast in bedBorn in the United States amid gunfire, civil war, the antislavery movement and the feminist fight...
View ArticleNeed a Mother’s Day gift? Why not a vibrator necklace or yacht trip, says Goop
Annual gift guide includes luxury items that would seem beyond the means of most struggling in a pandemic-hit economyGwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Mother’s Day gift guide for this year includes a vibrator...
View ArticleQuarter of English families plan to break Covid rules for a Mother's Day visit
After a year of restrictions, many parents feel it’s worth bending rules to take children to see their grandmothers, though most will only do so outdoorsOne in four parents in England are planning to...
View ArticleMother's Day wines to lift the spirits | Fiona Beckett on drink
What makes a wine ‘lush’? Smoothness, richness, a certain type of grape? Here’s a pick of quaffable tipples for Mother’s DayRegular readers of this column may recall that I was talking about wine...
View ArticleJealousy is a curse, turkeys are just big chickens … what Guardian readers...
Ahead of Mother’s Day, readers share the best piece of life advice they got from their mumsMy mum used to tell me that the best way to make friends was to find a hobby. She said it’s the easiest and...
View ArticleHappy Mother's Day? UK retailers' email opt-out welcomed by some
Customers offered choice not to be sent marketing material in run-up to Mothering SundayShoppers who may not want to receive adverts for Mother’s Day cards, flowers and presents in the run-up to next...
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