To my dear friend β happy Mother's Day to the woman who makes hard parenting weeks survivable.
New Wishes
A handful of wishes pulled from the cabinet this morning. Pick one up β copy, save it to your pinboard, or send it on.
You parent without comparing, which is rarer than it should be, and a real gift to your kids.
Happy Mother's Day to the friend whose kids' artwork hangs on my fridge β that's how close this is.
You made motherhood look like something I could try, and then helped me try it. Thank you.
To the dear friend who babysits without keeping score β today, the scoreboard tilts your way.
Happy Mother's Day to the friend who reminds me that the dishes can wait but the cuddles can't.
What are we writing today?
Cabinets sorted by occasion. Open one β pages are arranged by warmth, not algorithm.
- Anniversary
- Baby
- Belated
- Best
- Birthday
- Boy
- Boyfriend
- Christian
- Christmas
- Congratulation
- Diwali
- Easter
- Eid Mubarak
- Engagement
- Farewell
- Fathers Day
- Friendship
- Funny
- Get Well
- Girl
- Girlfriend
- Good Morning
- Good Night
- Graduation
- Hanukkah
- Heart Touching
- Holiday
- Invitation
- Job
- Love
- Miss You
- Mothers Day
- New Year
- Recovery
- Retirement
- Romantic
- Thank You
- Thanksgiving
- Wedding
- Well
- Women's Day
- Sympathy
- Valentine's Day
- Halloween
- Veterans Day
You raise your kids and somehow have leftover love for mine. I don't know how the math works.
To my dear friend β your mothering is patient, funny, and grounded. Steal a copy of yourself, please.
Happy Mother's Day, friend β the way your kids run to you is the highest review you'll ever get.
You're the friend who shows up with coffee on the worst mornings. Today, the coffee is on me.
To the woman who made me a better mother by example β happy Mother's Day, dear friend.
Happy Mother's Day to the friend whose stories about her kids I never get tired of hearing.
You parent with realism and warmth in equal parts. Your kids will name that combination later.
To my dear friend β may this Mother's Day feel less like a holiday and more like an exhale.
Happy Mother's Day to the friend who knows when to advise and when to just listen. Today, I'll listen.
You're the friend whose mothering I trust to compare notes with β there's no higher trust than that.
To the dear friend raising remarkable kids β your work is seen, even when you're the only one in the room.
Happy Mother's Day β for everything you do, and for the parts of you that did them quietly.
Thank you, Mom. Two words, a lifetime of meaning, none of it overstating anything.
Today I just want you to feel rested, fed, and unbothered. That's the whole wish.
Happy Mother's Day to the person who taught me most of what's worth knowing.
Mom β you, today, with nothing to do. That's the wish. Simple as that.
For everything you remembered so I wouldn't have to: thank you. Happy Mother's Day.
Happy Mother's Day, Mom. I'm grateful for you, plainly and without occasion.
You did so much, so quietly. Today, let yourself be loud about being loved back.