You know, I have mixed feelings about Mothers Day. I hesitate to say anything usually, because how can you not like a day devoted to mothers?

Of course, it has become another commercial holiday...buy her something!

But it's a really tough day for those of us who miss our moms, those who wanted to be moms and were unable, those with abusive moms, those whose children have alienated themselves, and so on.

After 11+ years, I still try to avoid church on Mothers Day because I miss my mom so much. Yes, I know, I should cherish the memories, and I do, but it's still a hard day.

I got a Mothers Day promotion email from Ancestry.com (a website I like, by the way) which said: "introduce your mother to her ancestors." Yeah, well, my mother was introduced to her ancestors eleven years ago, thank you very much. Ow.