March 21 is Mother’s Day here in the Middle East. I didn’t know that until I went to church tonight. At the end of the service they had the kids come down from the children’s room and sing a song for the adults. And of course they were cute, and all the proud parents snapped pictures with their phone cameras. Afterwards they announced that as it was Mother’s Day, they had a gift for all the mothers.
I thought, “Did I hear that right? Did they say ‘Mother’s Day’?”
Yes, I did. It never occurred to me that anyone celebrated Mother’s Day any other time than the second Sunday in May, which is May 11 this year.
And then they handed me a gift. I said, “I’m not a mother.” But Margo, the pastor’s wife, insisted. She said, “But you’re a mother to all our kids.” Well, I do play with them. And I did “threaten” to take a couple of them home. So now I have my very first Mother’s Day gift. It is a small sailboat made out of metal and on the sail it says, “Be Still, and Know that I Am God. Psalm 46:10.”
So happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers in Bahrain and the Middle East! I hope your day was special and that your family treated you right.
And for all you mothers out there in other countries, like the U.S., you can have two days if you want! Isn’t that great? So next year, if you’re feeling in need of appreciation, you can announce to your family that you’re celebrating Mother’s Day March 21 as well as in May. You have a global outlook on life and are being cosmopolitan and all that kind of stuff. That way you get presents two days a year. Cool, huh?
What do you think, Mom Bicha and Mom Cornelius? Do you think Jeremy and I should celebrate two Mother’s Days? Or are you happy with just the one in May? What do you think, Jeremy?
Happy Mother’s Day!
Do they make a big deal of it being Mother’s Day like in the US?