Another early Mother's Day effort was led by teacher and principal Mary Towles Sasseen, of Henderson, Kentucky.Her idea, launched in 1887, focused on schools: Sasseen wrote a guide, Mother’s Day ...

For Mother’s Day, I like to give and receive plants for the garden. My mother and I are both gardeners, and May in California is just a crazy-in-bloom, fertile time, ...

When it comes to honoring our parents on their special days, dads appear to be the big loser. Here’s why we cheap out on Father’s Day.

If Mother’s Day makes you blue, consider these coping strategies. The holiday is painful for many people for many reasons, but there are ways to feel better about it. May 5, 2025. 5 min.