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Sunday, May 8, 2011

how much longer can we get away with calling it "mother's day?"

probly not much longer......


i was in a 1st grade classroom this week and they were making "favorite person's day" gifts.

i was in another 1st grade classroom this week and they weren't making any kind of gift. because, as the teacher explained, "we don't want to hurt those children who might not have a mother."

i was in a 4th grade classroom this week and the teacher said, "you can make a mother's day gift if you want to. but you don't have to. it's your choice."

i was in a 5th grade classroom this week and the teacher said, "if you don't have a mother or a grandmother or an aunt or a cousin or anyone else who's like a mom to you, then you can make a mother's day card for your dad. or your grandpa. or anybody else you care about. it doesn't matter. it's all the same."



if it's all the same, then why did i want my mom when i was throwing up and my dad when i needed to be thrown up (as in, into the air)?

if it's all the same, why did God even make mothers and fathers in the first place?



i think i hear the ACLU askin' the very same thing.