Mothers and Meals
May 5, 2008
I remember being a new mom and ravenously hungry, but unable to eat at the moment because my baby was even hungrier than I. So I sat down and nursed him...and my mother, half as a joke, cobbled together a lunch, took up a spoon, and began to feed me.
So much of parenting is about feeding – the tiny toddler portions, the delicacy for the child at home with a cold, the heaping plateful consumed by the active adolescent. All come under the general category of Mom's specialties.
So it's no wonder that two of our most enduring Mother's Day rituals – serving Mom breakfast in bed, and taking Mom out to dinner – revolve around meals. Turning the tables (or the breakfast tray) for this one day at least acknowledges our history as the recipient of thousands upon thousands of mother's meals.
So thank you, moms, everywhere. It's time to tuck in your napkin, click your glasses together, smile at each other and lift your own spoons. Bon appetit everyone!
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.
The Surprising Power of Family Meals
In her book, The Surprising Power of Family Meals, Miriam Weinstein shows how this basic human institution helps nourish and strengthen our families today. You can buy this book from our friends at Smucker's® Online Store.
