tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777789.post114766424438100317..comments2023-09-04T04:32:04.601-07:00Comments on wide-eyed and laughing: Mothers and fathers...Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11345747516619853427noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777789.post-1147691129814365892006-05-15T04:05:00.000-07:002006-05-15T04:05:00.000-07:00It helps to remember that it was meant as an anti-...It helps to remember that it was meant as an anti-war protest from mothers who lost sons in the US Civil War and not a marketing campaign of the greeting-card industry, nor an occasion to try to manufacture greeting-card-like sentiment when it's not called for (or feeling guilty when it's not).<BR/><BR/>I'm far from a Communist but the Russians have about the right idea with their celebration of the Soviet-era International Women's Day when you give flowers to all the great ladies in your life - relatives, significant others, colleagues, anybody.Ecgberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354592772973677609noreply@blogger.com