I should have posted this earlier this week but hopefully this will stay with you for next year and/or I’ll remember to post this next year.

Do something nice for a single mother that you know on Mother’s Day. Sometimes it is just a mom and her child or children, some too young to give their mothers a break even on this special day. Sometimes there’s no support system at all, or one made up of other single mothers. This day can be difficult when you see husbands or significant others bringing home flowers, making dinner reservations and telling mom to sit down and put her feet up. It’s hard when you still have to do the same things you do each day and not get a day off.

Here’s some ideas to get you started:

1. Prepare a meal in advance. Bring it to the single mom on Mother’s Day so she doesn’t have to cook a meal. Add some flowers and paper plates too!
2. Offer to babysit either for Mother’s Day or another day.
3. If possible take the child/children to purchase a gift for their mother.
4. Send a card with a gift certificate for something just for her, like a massage or a facial.
5. Take her and her children out to lunch or dinner.
6. Make a basket of small gifts that allow her to pamper herself at home. You can include candles, soaps, bubble bath, chocolates, etc.

If you know a single mother, ask her what she’d like for her Mother’s Day. If you’re a mother and will be spending time with your own family and can’t do something that day, you can do it on the day before. She may not feel comfortable any way being with your family that day as it might cause sadness. But you won’t know until you ask.

Society says that mothers have one of the most difficult, but rewarding jobs. Imagine doing that job alone. Waking up in the middle of the night to a sick child without someone to worry with, making decisions that concern your child’s wellbeing without someone’s advice and being on call 24/7.

I’ve been there for 10 years. I was blessed to have a supportive family. My ex-husband did not see our daughter from the time she was 6 months old on. I had an extended family but not someone with me helping me to raise my daughter.

Single Mothers deserve recognition for what they do each and every day.

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