Mother’s Day
May 4, 2009
I have a special relationship with this holiday: my first child was born on Mother’s Day. So, through the years, we have periodically shared this day.
When my kids were growing up, our house rule was that, for family birthdays, I, as the family cook, would make whatever the birthday person wanted for supper. On Mother’s Day, on the other hand, I didn’t have to cook.
My son and I have been trying to remember how we handled this occasional conflict. He recalls feeling awkward preparing a meal while I was at home. He also remembers making a cook book for me in kindergarten, and hiding it under his dresser. He is sure that I found it. I have no memory of this at all. What would a kindergartener’s cookbook contain, I wonder.
This year, his birthday will again fall on Mother’s Day. But the relevant mother will be his wife: the mother of a two-year-old, and weeks away from becoming a mother again. Whatever they eat, I’m sure it will be a memorable Mother’s Day meal.
Mealtimes Matter Video
from Miriam Weinstein
About Miriam
Miriam Weinstein is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. As a journalist, she has won several awards from the New England Press Association. Her work has appeared in Boston Magazine, the Boston Globe magazine, Hope, and ParentSource. A former staff member for North Shore Weeklies and freelancer for Essex County Newspapers, she writes restaurant reviews and food columns as well as features on a wide variety of subjects. She lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with her husband and has two grown children.
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