Mother's Day was always a tough one for me. I could never find a card that said "To the mother who's never been there for me" or "To the mother who hates my guts."

When I became a mother, I gave it my all. "Mom" is the only label I wear proudly. My son tells me I did a good job. All these years I believed him, but now I feel like I've let him down by encouraging him to join the military.

I'll be spending my Mother's Day missing my son and hoping my label won't be taken away over the next two years. I'll probably look like Chris Farley's SNL character - smacking myself on the head while repeating "stupid, stupid, stupid!"

To all the mothers: Take good care of your children.

To all the children: Take good care of your mothers.