Autism Soccer: Mother's Day: An Every Day's Labor

The love a mother has for her children cannot be compared to any other. They do everything without expecting anything in return.

The responsibility of raising children is something not everyone can do: teaching the values, preparing them for school, their basic needs and care. Mothers have a great weight of responsibility to carry on their shoulders. And not only that, there are mothers who also work and go out every day, added to all the things mentioned before, to maintain their children and provide what they need.

The history of mother’s day celebration comes from the efforts of Anna Jarvis, a woman in West Virginia who held a memorial for her mother at St. Andrew Methodist Church. Her continuous efforts to make “Mother’s Day” a recognized holiday started in 1905. The campaign was for honoring all mothers: she claimed that they were the ones that have done more than anyone in the world.

Years passed until she could see her efforts become a reality, but people started celebrating Mother’s day as a local holiday in 1910. Four years later, Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation to designate Mother’s Day to be held every second Sunday in May, to honor the efforts of mothers.

Anna Jarvis became resentful for the commercialization of Mother’s Day, as she wanted people to understand the meaning was about the sentiment, not making a day for consumption and for companies to earn a profit. The best way to show them how much they mean was by expressing them love with handwritten letters, not pre-made cards.

We all should learn from Anna Jarvis and her efforts to make mothers be appreciated as what they are: hard-working, loving woman who work for their children day and night. What they represent for society today is something that everyone should be grateful for and for that they should be honored every day. If you have your mother nearby, be sure to be thankful for her efforts and show her how much she means to you.