For those of you that do celebrate in your country, do you include all mothers and fathers or only “active duty”? Meaning, if you’re a parent, do you celebrate your parents still as in get a gift or plan some outing/get together?
For those of you that do celebrate in your country, do you include all mothers and fathers or only “active duty”? Meaning, if you’re a parent, do you celebrate your parents still as in get a gift or plan some outing/get together?
I work at a children’s museum. We do free admission for all mothers on Mother’s Day. Same for fathers on Father’s Day. We include all self-identified “mother figures” and “father figures”. That means lots of grandparents, but also sometimes older siblings, aunts/uncles, quite a few LGBTQ+ parents who don’t necessarily fit the common biological definition of mother/father. Let’s celebrate the people who nurture us, which can include our biological family, our chosen family, or both.
But what do you do within your family?
We’re not close in my family, so nothing. Which i find sad, but thats how it is. If I had a better relationship with my parents then would certainly do at least a call. My grandparents on my dad’s side died while I was young. Never met my grandparents on my mom’s side.
Seems to be the consensus on the post. “Non-active” parents get a call.