Mother’s Day is threaded through with all sorts of emotions: joy and sorrow, laughter and tears, gratitude, rue, and regrets. Traditional gifts bestowed on the materfamilias on her special day are sentimental cards, boxes of chocolates, flowers—the carnation, which symbolizes love and gratitude, is the holiday’s official corsage—breakfast in bed, a meal in a restaurant, a phone call, and prayers and sweet thoughts for mothers and grandmothers no longer with us. Other gifts can range from body butter to blenders.
Here at The Epoch Times, we try to bring word bouquets to moms every year. I myself have written columns on the history of Mother’s Day, on famous mothers, and on themes like “the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” This year, I thought some laughter might be of use. So here’s my annual floral arrangement to all you moms, made not of carnations, tulips, lilies, and baby’s breath, but of one-liners, jests, and anecdotes, all in hopes of bringing a smile.
