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Mother’s Day Brings a Divided Nation Together
In these turbulent times, gratitude for moms is everywhere.
The United States is a large and populous country. It’s also one of the most diverse nations in the world.
Like most nations, political disagreements, polarity, and partisanship plague American discourse online and in person. Not many things seem to bring disparate Americans together these days. Even the movies, music, and other media that used to unite us have become ways to divide us.
Some of the most beloved major holidays — from Thanksgiving to Independence Day to Columbus Day — have become cultural flashpoints.
Mother’s Day seems to be the one day a year during which we can all finally come together to agree on something: Moms deserve our gratitude.
Odes to Mothers have poured in from every corner of progressive and conservative media outlets. Remembrances, nostalgia, and fond memories are crowding the media landscape.
“Now I Know What My Mother Was Saying,” Elizabeth Bruenig observed for The Atlantic.
“My mother used to pick me up from day care in paisley dresses or broomstick skirts with slouchy boots, hair hot-rolled and blown out, with the lived-in scent of faded perfume: full glam for an eight-hour workday with a 45-minute commute on either end…