Thank you for the warm words for the Rachel Sabbath Initiative!
Amanda Winters
Scholar in Residence, Religious Institute

"Women and in particular mothers, have a clearly defined role set by men and the market, particularly on days such as the second Sunday in May."
I'd better phone my grandchildren and tell them to trash their self-made Mother's Day cards and to forget about bringing Mummy breakfast in bed tomorrow. Would hate to see their role in life set down by men and the market.

"Women and in particular mothers, have a clearly defined role set by men and the market, particularly on days such as the second Sunday in May."

Ah ha

No wonder Fathers Day is now almost forgotten about.

"Who sat me on the col, col pot?
Me Mudder!
Whether I wanted it or not?
Me Mudder!
Who took me from my warm, warm, bed,
And smacked my bum till it was red,
Then kissed me on my little head?
Me Mudder!"

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY EVERYONE!

Right back atcha, Foxy

I am mother to my animal friends and I am going to be mother to my own mum.

If caring for others makes us 'mother' then it is not gender exclusive:

HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY TO ALL WHO CARE.

Foxy,
No woman would ever carry out abuse on a child as written above.

Or, if it was carried out by a woman, a man must have made her do it.