Celebrating Mother's Day and Appreciating All Types of Moms

By Pam Gaulin, published May 12, 2007
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The world is full of all types of moms. Let's take a moment to appreciate, respect and show some love to the moms in the world. The mom could be your mom, a sister, an aunt, or a friend.

1. Watch a DVD with a positive Mom role model. You supply the tissues. They are not easy to find, but movies with great moms do exist. Any of these DVDs also make a nice gift idea.

2. Organize Family photos for a Mother's Day surprise. Won't mom be happy when she opens the link you send her and she discovers that you uploaded her favorite family photos and or videos to a private and sharable web site. Plus, it's free!

3. Help a mother you know out by reminding her that what she does works, and that she does not have to be perfect to succeed at motherhood.

4. Also lend an ear to a struggling mother you may know, not just on Mother's Day, but on any day. Let her know there are some things that she may need to let go of, including control, and it's okay, she will still be a great mother.

5. Wondering what type of day the new mom you know might be having? Read these confessions of a woman new to motherhood.

6. Help the harried mom with any tool or advice that can help her become better at being a mother who can multitask.

7. Time management gifts can help any parent, including moms. Buy her a nice erasable board or prettycalendar, pocket calendar or refrigerator magnets

8. Respect the stay-at-home mom who has a different lesson and set of challenges every day.

9. Also understand why some stay-at-home moms may stay home and make their family their primary career.

10. Accept that some stay-at-home moms also consider themselves work-at-home moms(WAHMs).

There are all kinds of moms, let's show each and every one of them how much we truly appreciate them on Mother's Day and every day.

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Great article.

Posted on 05/14/2007 at 3:05:00 PM

 
Very nice tips.

Posted on 05/13/2007 at 3:05:00 AM

 
Great article! Steel Magnolias is a great movie for Mother's Day.

Posted on 05/12/2007 at 12:05:00 PM

 
Great words of wisdom Pam.

Posted on 05/12/2007 at 12:05:00 PM

 
I love that every day clause.

Posted on 05/12/2007 at 11:05:00 AM

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