We sometimes refer to such a woman as our “second mom” without meaning anything detrimental to our biological or adoptive mother. Many if not most people have grown up in homes in which the care given by their biological or adoptive mother was supplemented by some other woman outside the home. They extend themselves to give care and nurture to whatever extent they can to others who are part of other families. This definition not only includes all those women who have been involved in foster care, but also the great many more that behave as a mother to those who do not live in their home. A woman that takes on the parental responsibility for a child becomes the mother of that child in a proper sense regardless of whether she has any genetic lineage to the child.Ī third relevant definition of a mother is a woman who exercises care and tenderness toward another, or gives parental advice. While this is also usually the same woman that gave birth to the child, it also includes the many women that have adopted children into their family. Regardless of any other involvement that particular woman may or may not have had in the life of the child, each of us should be grateful for the one that God used to nurture us in her womb and bring us to birth.Īnother definition of a mother is the female parent of a child. The biological definition of a mother is one who has given birth to a child. This became worse by the end of the twentieth century because of the increasing confusion about who is a mother and what that is supposed to mean. What began as an encouragement to express sincere thanks and honor to our mothers in their vital role in raising godly offspring was turned by commercial interests into an obligation for everyone to buy something to give to mom. Tragically, Anna Jarvis became embittered as commercial interests began to encroach on the special day of recognition of mothers. Over the years the idea spread from one church to another and then into society in general. Even though she was childless herself, in 1908 she began to persuade local churches to give thanks and honor to mothers for their too often “taken-for-granted” roles in the family and society. The special recognition you receive today is due to the work of Anna M.
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