May 10, 2025 Issue, Page 13 of 16

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Tips to make Mother’s Day extra special Anticipating Mother’s Day is celebrated each May and marks a perfect baking skills leave a little to be desired can get some freshly ter, complete with brunch and a champagne toast. Such mem- opportunity to show Mom how baked treats from a local bakery orable experiences won’t soon Motherhood By Sheryl Ponce ment the feelings associ- it could take a little time. much she’s loved and appreciat- ed. Mother’s Day has been cele- brated for more than 100 years, and in that time mothers have and have them waiting for Mom when she wakes up. • Take to the road. Another way to make Mother’s Day extra be forgotten and can provide an exciting alternative to previous Mother’s Day celebrations. • Ensure Mom doesn’t lift a grown accustomed to certain special is to make the celebra- finger. A truly special Moth- ated with pregnancy and As the baby grows and his/ staples of the holiday. A bouquet tion a weekend affair. A week- er’s Day will give Mom a day Whether it is an un- adoption. There are feel- her skills become more of fresh flowers, Sunday brunch end getaway can be a welcome off. Partners and kids can team expected pregnancy, a ings of self-doubt, as well prominent, so does the de- at a local restaurant and some breath of fresh air for mothers up to take care of everything long-awaited positive as feelings of overwhelm- velopment of his/her indi- gifts from a partner and the and serve as a great opportu- from the moment Mom wakes pregnancy test, or the ing anticipation of who vidual personalities. children have become standards nity for the family to unwind up until she returns to bed at phone call that says, “we this young person may A baby is totally relying each Mother’s Day. and celebrate Mom away from night. Serve breakfast in bed, have a child or children become. The tiny new hu- on his/her mother, soon While Mother’s Day stan- everything that reminds her order in some lunch and then for you,” the feelings asso- man and the responsibility both mother and child will dards may never lose their ap- of the hustle and bustle of ev- take Mom out for a nice meal ciated with being a moth- that comes with him/her develop a bond that will peal, families looking to make eryday life. A getaway can be at a local restaurant. In be- er are overwhelming. A can be daunting yet thrill- never be broken. Although this year’s celebration a little an especially ideal surprise for tween meals, let Mom relax any new mother can only draw ing. as the baby goes through more unique can consider these mothers whose children are full way she sees fit, whether that’s from the experience of be- While coming home the “terrible twos” and the ideas. grown. Invite adult kids along curling up with a good book, ing a daughter, but it does and setting into a routine rebellion of a pre-teen, • Whip up (or order in) and make their attendance a dusting off her paint brush and not compare to becoming may see impossible at first, mothers everywhere learn some baked goods. If Mom is surprise for Mom. engaging in some artistic en- a mother for the first time. the motherly instinct will to cope; learn to seek oth- the family baker, surprise her • Book a unique experience. deavors and/or squeezing in a Feelings of fear and joy soon come. The new mom ers for help; and learn that this year with some homemade Experiential gifts have been rare midday nap. Mom will un- may contradict each oth- may not feel like her in- soon things well change baked goods. An aroma of wildly popular in recent years, doubtedly appreciate a full day er, but they may comple- stincts are intact, because very quickly. freshly baked goodies around so why not incorporate this off, which might just make for the house can set a welcoming trend into Mother’s Day cele- the best gift of all. tone for the day, particularly if brations? Book a tour of a local Mother’s Day is the ideal time the treats are prepared in the vineyard or winery, take Mom to offer Mom a unique experi- Losing a Mother morning before Mom wakes up. Partners and children whose to a live theater performance, or take her out for a day on the wa- ence that shows her how much she’s loved and appreciated. By Sheryl Ponce as I leave work, there is a her mother, and for some definite loss. There have it is a dramatic horrible As Mother’s Day ap- been times I have picked process, and for others, proaches, I am seeing as up my phone to check on it is a fleeting moment of different side of the hol- her, and make sure she is sadness. Either way, each iday. I lost my mother, well and getting along, the person has his/her own Irl Deane Cheatham, on void becomes real. It is felt way of missing his/her March 10th. Although in these very subtle ways. mother, as well as grieving she was 91 years old, she No matter what the rela- the loss of family. Mothers HAPPY was still a vibrant woman tionship is or has become, seem to be the person who who longed to be back in the feelings of loss remain. keeps the family together, mother’s her home; be a mother; Whether it is a phone call but it is the memory of her be a grandmother; and a in the middle of the night, contributions that keep great-grandmother. or the “one more thing” the family going. While she spent the last that took place as I left This Mother’s Day will week of her life in the hos- the house, the absence of be a difficult one, yet it pital, she still had a strong those irritations, the loss will be one to celebrate will to get better. Bell Ave- of a mother seems to make the mothers that have nue Nursing and Rehabil- them trivial. been important in my life. itation Center took good I have been told to en- These memories include care of her and advocated joy your mother while you my grandmothers, (Gigi) for her care. have her because you will Marceta Valentine Carver, The nurses, nurses’ miss her when she is gone. (Muzzy) Helen Northup DAY aides, and physical ther- I am realizing this saying. Cheatham, and my great apists were there to make Grief is a funny thing that grandmother, (Nana) Ma- sure she was comfortable hits when it is least expect- rybell Trask. and understood. ed. The tears did not come Remember it is not the My mother/daughter re- during her memorial ser- loss that is to celebrate, but lationship could be chal- vice, but only at odd times the influence of the person lenging, yet when she is of the day and evening. lost that brings comfort not there each day to call Everyone will lose his/ and hope.   Mangum | Granite | Canute $
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