Moms, you deserve to reclaim Mother's Day and make it truly a day that brings you joy.

Mother's Day is often filled with angst, guilt, and conflict. Mothers are particularly good at taking care of everyone else, wanting to please people, keeping the peace, and putting themselves last. And some Moms have a hard time accepting the love and attention they get on Mother’s Day. They feel guilty or unworthy, ruminating about all the times they screwed up as a parent (never mind that they do far more “right” than “wrong”).

It doesn’t have to be this way. Mother’s Day is the perfect time to stop people-pleasing and start taking care of your needs and asking for what you want. It’s not fair to expect your family to know what you want unless you spell it out.

Have you been spending Mother’s Day the way you want to celebrate it? Do you feel obligated to spend time with your mother? Are you tired of having to pick out a gift for your mother-in-law, who makes snide comments about your cooking and parenting? Are you planning a big family gathering when you’d rather keep it simple? Are you celebrating the way your kids and husband want to instead of spending the day as you’d like?

Mothers need to take........

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