Should we have Mother's Day?

I am not telling that we should not have Mother's Day but I think that every day should be a mother's day. Its good to show how much we love our mother and appreciate and thank her for what she has done for us but when there is a special day for it, it looks very monotonous, every year giving card and gifts. I many times give card to mother thanking her, even when its not mother's day. I celebrate any day when i am very happy. This makes my mother very happy as she is not expecting it. There are may days such as Father's day, women's day, friendship day etc. and therefore Mother's day looses its importance.

Taparia,thank you for at least understanding the need to celebrate your mum and seriously talking i dont think having a day set aside to celebrate mother is going to make it monotonous,dont be surprised that some people only remember to do something for their mum only during this period not because they dont love them but for many reasons which we may not really know.

I agree with you that the spirit of the day is not bad but I think that it has become more commercial. As you said that mothers get discout at stores and freebies, its good but thats not the only reason the day was meant for. I think that people should carry the same spirit and show same love through out the year.You may not give gifts and cards daily but atleast we can show love and respect to our mothers daily intead of taking their love for granted. Well mothers don't keep any fixed day to show love towards their children why should children do that.

I completely agree with you. Mother's day looks too comercial for me and when everybody celebrate and thank their mothers on the same day it doesn't look natural. I celebrate Mother's day many times a year. I thank my mother for what she has done for me whenever I feel like, and I don't wait for Mother's day. Afterall mothers don't fix any day to shoe how much she loves her children.

I do agree with you that sometimes due to distance or other reasons people may not be able to meet their mothers or show their love to mothers. Its fine to have a special day for them. In India also we have Rakshabandhan. Its not that brothers dont love their sisters through out the year but kids today have lost respect of parents. They may give cards and gifts to their mothers but will not listen to her or follow any of her advice. I have seen how rudely most of todays young kids speak to hteir parents. Then whats the importance of mother's day when we don't show the same love through out the year. We may not thank our mothers daily but its important to appreciate her efforts without their being a special day for it. Mother's day looks a bit unatural to me as evrybody does the same thing on hte same day.

I am not a Chritian, so I go to church ocasionaly but I go to temple daily as I am a Hindu. I agree with your point but I think mothers should be pampered daily for their efforts. One of my friend who work at a very senior position in office, she calls her mother daily thrice a day just to ask wether she had her lunch or not. its not that her mother won't eat if she doesn't call but still her mother feels very happy to receive her call. Even when she is in an important meeting, she goes out for five minutes just to talk to her mother. She comes at nine in the evening and cooks food for whole family. even though her mother insists to cook food herself, she never allows her to do so. she has to leave for work at 6.30 in the morning and she cooks food and then she leaves for work. My friend has let go many opportunities and promotion just to stay with family and be able to talk with them. This is how mothers should be pampered. There are many people in India who have given away good opportunities and sacrificed their career just to stay with their parents. So i find it very silly to have a day for mothers. Mothers are next to God and there cannot be any fixed day for praying or showing respect and love for God. Anyway there is huge cultural difference between India and other Western and European countries and maybe I won't be able to understant it clearly.