12-05-2024 13:04 via businessinsider.com

I don't think my kids owe me a 'thank you' on Mother's Day. Everything I do for them is part of being a mom.

The author asks her family not to celebrate her on Mother's Day.Courtesy of the authorI'm 37 and have two kids, and still don't like celebrating Mother's Day. I've always wondered what exactly are we celebrating on this day. I also don't think my kids should thank me for things I do as part of being a mom. Mother's Day has always made me uncomfortable. I'm a 37-year-old mom of two — presumably the target audience for such a holiday — yet when it rolls around each year,
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