Miss Manners on Mother's Day Overload

0:00It's April 28th, I'm Corey with The Story. This is Birmingham News Today, driven by AI. A reader hit up Miss Manners, fed up with folks wishing every woman a happy Mother's Day for a full week straight. Back in the day, it was just about doing something nice for your own mom, not blasting it at strangers out of basic respect. Over time, the holiday ballooned. It went from honoring your personal mom to celebrating all the mothers in the family, and now even daughters expect shoutouts for having kids. The complainer pointed out the awkwardness, especially for people without living parents or rocky family ties. Nobody wants that forced cheer if it hits a sore spot. Miss Manners agrees it's gotten way too broad, slapped on any woman like a generic holiday card. She says fighting it head on doesn't work against the well-meaning but clueless crowd. If it bugs you, just hit back politely like you would for off-base religious greetings, thank them, then say you don't observe Mother's Day. Just a classy without the drama.