So I still have Mother’s Day in my head. In part this is because the logistics of any holiday requires much thought/planning - especially now that I am engaged and have two families (the best possible problem to have, don’t get me wrong, but it requires a teensy bit more advanced planning than I’m accustomed to). In part it is because I am woefully behind in the whole gift-selecting-and-purchasing area. And in part it is because I am not entirely comfortable with my previous “homage” to Mother’s Day being alone out there in the world - I wouldn’t want to be misunderstood and have the world thinking I’m over-focused on bad mothers…

Like I said, I have an extra mother now in the form of an in-law-to-be, and I’m an itsy bitsy bit concerned that one or both of the mothers may be less than pleased that I have only talked about villainous mothers so far. And I certainly would not want anyone in the world to think I was casting aspersions on motherhood OR those two mothers OR any of my friends who happen to be mothers. So I have decided to talk a little bit about some of the amazing mothers in literature. And, just because I’m that kind of girl, I’m also going to touch on a couple of amazing mothers in the real world in the form of a free eBook provided by the generous folks at The Amazing People Club.
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