ShaeShae Day

Lots of people know that I call my mom ShaeShae, but if you didn't before this minute, now you know.

Today is Mother's Day in Greece (and is coincidentally Mother's Day in America). To my knowledge there isn't a single person on the face if this planet that has a problem celebrating mothers. I suppose Freud may have rose a bit of a stink and Oedipus may have had some things to say, but most people without issues take no offense in the day.

This got me thinking, are there any other holidays celebrted widely that happen without some form of protest? Christmas is the most obvious, with most people noy caring because of the gross amount of time they get off of work. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is protested by the racists, Valentine's Day by the cynics and Veteran's Day by the hippies. Then it dawned on me. We all have, or at one time had to have had, a mom.

I completely understand the overwhelming simplicity of that statement, but it's the truth. People from all different walks of life (ages, cultures, races and creeds) share this one thing in common. Not a single one of us would have the breath of life if it were not for our moms. Even Jesus had a mom that was flesh and blood. While there may have been an immaculate conception, the love and care he received from Mary while in the womb was natural mother baby bonding.

Today I celebrate ShaeShae Day in another country. She is in my thoughts daily, but especially today.