Mothers’ day, just like any other public holidays, is globally celebrated by both men and women of all races. They say age is not a factor for lovers, and so it is not when it comes to celebrating our mothers.
It is on this day, when social media among other sites, floods with mothers love message some captioned ‘thank you, mom, for bringing me into this world, my mother my bae”, just to name a few.
On this day the internet traffic is usually high, men and women share different pictures and videos on Twiter, Instagram, Facebook and other popular social medias as they celebrate their mothers.
In addition to that, some people usually pamper their mothers with gifts, others with a surprise outing and even flood their M-Pesa accounts or bank accounts with lump sum just to say thank you for being their mother. But the question is, to some is the love real or induced?
Real or faked love?
The past has it in the record that some parents have been complaining that their own children had neglected them after marrying or securing a job in the urban, leaving them to bear the cost of living and struggling alone back in the village, only to be seen during holidays nd at the end of the year.
But with the photos of mothers and sweet messages flooding the social medias, the whole statement is contradicted. Although the fact that children love their parents cannot be ruled out, but a lot of doubts cannot just be eliminated like a light flash with an online picture.
Psychologists believe that “Fear of Missing Out” is a contributor to the high rate in which those photos floods the social medias. Some of the users just do it for the sake of, “everyone is celebrating his or her mother” and it looks weird for him or her to be left out.
Such a celebration is not derived from the heart but induced due to peer pressure as the person tries to fit in the ‘current the current fashion.”
Some of the pictures, joy, and celebrations in that aspect are faked. This is because there are some children, married or single, who take days, months or even years after talking or visiting their parents.
Should the celebration be a one-day affair?
Everyone talks about a mother’s unconditional love. Mother’s Day isn’t just for celebrating moms. It’s a day some of us dread because we are reminded we grew up (or are still) unloved, not good enough.
No matter the differences you might have, she is your mother and you should not celebrate just for the sake of the “it is their public day.”
Snapping photos, gifting her, wiring her some money and some surprise visits should not be a one-day affair. She thinks of her children so you should also reciprocate the same in honor.