Yes, that includes moms. But it also includes sisters, nieces, aunts, godparents…surrogate moms of every shape, size, age, gender. Because let’s face it, families sure don’t fit the stereotypical mold anymore.
And I love that. My daughter teaches special-needs-children in a local school. One of her charges is a five-year-old boy whose two dads adopted him, his older sister and two additional children to make their family complete. To me, they’re a perfect picture of a non-traditional family in 2013.
I never paid much attention to Mother’s Day when I was growing up. My parents said it was a “Hallmark” holiday, designed to sell cards and gifts. But as I got older, I softened that view and saw Mother’s Day as a day to say “thanks” to all the women I know—and have known—with or without offspring. Many of them broke through barriers and paved the way for working moms like me. I hope I’m doing the same for the next gen.
Fun Facts this Mother’s Day
Total spent on Mother’s Day Cards annually—$671 million.
Total spent on flowers for mothers on Mother’s Day—$1.9 billion.
Women-owned businesses are one of the fastest growing segments of our economy.
Women-owned businesses provide 15.5 million jobs, employing 35% more people in the U.S. than Fortune 500 companies worldwide.
46% of women between the ages of 35–55 and 64% of women ages 18–34 want to become business owners.
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