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I’m a Mom — and I Don’t Like Mother’s Day

I’m a Mom — and I Don’t Like Mother’s Day

My complicated relationship with the holiday meant for mothers

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Crystal Jackson
May 08, 2024
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My complicated relationship with the holiday meant for mothers.

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The first time I felt like celebrating Mother’s Day for myself I was pregnant with my first child. Pregnancy changed me, the way it inevitably does, and I had already learned that motherhood starts with the commitment to care for that fragile life growing inside…

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