MOTHER’S DAY

My Mother Hates It, I Don’t Have any Kids, but I Still Celebrate Mother’s Day

Not every mother is a birth mother

Christine Schoenwald
The Narrative Arc
Published in
4 min readMay 13
Two women, both dressed in black standing on the beach.
Photo by Anna Shvets: https://www.pexels.com

While my mother has had her moments, no one would describe her as a warm, nurturing, or loving parent. She’s not someone I want to emulate or look to as a mother figure.

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Christine Schoenwald
The Narrative Arc

Writer for The Los Angeles Times, Salon, Next Avenue, Business Insider, and Your Tango Christineschoenwaldwriter.com