Even Though I’m a Mother, Mother’s Day Is Still for My Mom and Not Just Me

Motherhood has reinforced my appreciation for my mother and her journey

My mother, Linda, and me. This is her favorite picture of us. I found out later she put it as her TikTok profile picture. Photo by Julie Calidonio.

I saw an article this past week from Scary Mommy about Mother’s Day being a day for us moms who are in the thick of parenting rather than for our mothers or mothers-in-law who are done parenting. My first reaction was…