When Family Stands Up: A Mother’s Day Story That Changed Everything
The Transformation of Motherhood
Becoming a mother fundamentally altered every aspect of my existence. As Sarah Chen Williams, I had lived thirty-one years believing I understood love, responsibility, and sacrifice. However, holding my daughter Lily Catherine Williams for the first time revealed that my previous understanding had been merely a preview of something far more profound.
The transition from marketing coordinator to mother happened gradually, then all at once. Those early months blurred together in a symphony of midnight feedings, endless diaper changes, and an exhaustion that seemed to permeate my very bones. Yet within this challenging period, I discovered reserves of strength I never knew existed.
My husband Ryan, while loving and supportive, experienced fatherhood differently. He could compartmentalize his parenting responsibilities, transitioning seamlessly between father mode and work mode. For me, motherhood became a constant state of being—even during Lily’s peaceful sleep, part of my consciousness remained attuned to her needs.
This fundamental shift in my identity made me hopeful that my first Mother’s Day would acknowledge this transformation. Not because I needed validation from others, but because this milestone felt significant enough to warrant recognition.
The Challenge of Family Dynamics
Navigating relationships with in-laws can be complex under the best circumstances. My mother-in-law, Donna Williams, had been a challenging presence since before my marriage to Ryan. At sixty-four, she carried herself with the dignity of someone who had overcome significant obstacles as a single mother while building a successful real estate career.
I respected her accomplishments and understood why Ryan held her in such high regard. She had sacrificed enormously for her children and deserved recognition for those efforts. However, Donna’s pride in her maternal achievements seemed to come with a territorial approach that left little room for other women in Ryan’s life.
Her comments throughout my pregnancy and early motherhood consistently undermined my confidence. When I struggled with breastfeeding, she made pointed observations about her own ease with such challenges. When Lily cried during family gatherings, Donna would swoop in with explanations about babies “picking up on household stress.”
“Some women are naturally more maternal,” she would say with a smile that never reached her eyes. “It’s not something you can learn from books.”
Ryan seemed oblivious to these dynamics, dismissing my concerns with explanations about his mother’s protective nature. As Mother’s Day approached, I hoped that becoming a mother myself might create common ground between us.
The Devastating Conversation
The conversation that changed everything occurred during a dinner visit in early May. As Donna updated us on her latest real estate dealings while offering unsolicited parenting advice, I overheard Ryan and his mother discussing Mother’s Day plans in the living room.
“So for tomorrow,” Ryan was saying, “I was thinking we could go to your favorite Italian restaurant for lunch.”
“Perfect,” Donna replied with satisfaction. “But make sure we get the corner booth this time.”
Listening to them plan a celebration that apparently excluded any acknowledgment of my first Mother’s Day, I felt a flutter of disappointment. Perhaps they were planning something separate for me, I reasoned.
Taking a deep breath, I decided to speak up from the kitchen where I was feeding Lily.
“Maybe we could do brunch instead? Something earlier so Lily won’t get fussy during her usual nap time? It’s my first Mother’s Day, after all.”
The silence that followed felt heavy and uncomfortable. When Ryan finally responded, his words hit me like a physical blow.
“Mother’s Day isn’t about you, Sarah,” he said, his tone suggesting I had made a fundamental error in understanding. “It’s for older mothers. You know, like my mom. She’s been a mother for over three decades. She’s earned it.”
The word “earned” hung in the air like a judgment. As if motherhood were a competition with prizes awarded based on longevity rather than love.
Donna’s laugh from the living room was sharp and pleased. “Exactly! Thirty-two years of motherhood. That’s what makes a real mother. Not just pushing out one baby and suddenly thinking you’re part of the club.”
Her words landed like ice water thrown directly into my face. But she wasn’t finished.
“You millennials think the world owes you a celebration for breathing,” she declared with obvious satisfaction.
Ryan’s silence felt almost worse than his earlier words. He sat there, allowing his mother to diminish me, apparently agreeing that my ten months of round-the-clock caregiving didn’t qualify me for even the smallest acknowledgment.
I lifted Lily out of her high chair, holding her close as she babbled happily, completely unaware of the tension surrounding us. Her warm weight against my chest provided comfort and reminded me of what truly mattered.
“Come on, baby girl,” I whispered into her soft hair. “Let’s go get you ready for bed.”
A Night of Reflection
That evening, after settling Lily in her crib and Ryan retreating to his office, I sat in our bedroom examining my reflection in the dresser mirror. The woman looking back seemed smaller than the person I remembered being before this conversation.
I questioned whether I was being unreasonable. Was Donna right that I was being entitled to expect recognition of my first Mother’s Day?
I reflected on the past ten months—the sleepless nights, countless diaper changes, feedings every two hours around the clock. I thought about how my body had changed, how my priorities had shifted, how every decision now revolved around what was best for Lily.
I remembered the morning when six-week-old Lily had developed a fever that sent us to the emergency room at three in the morning. While Ryan had been worried, I had been the one who noticed her breathing was different, who insisted we couldn’t wait until morning for medical attention. I had held her through four hours of tests and monitoring, sleeping sitting up in a hospital chair because she would only calm down when pressed against my chest.
I thought about her first steps, wobbling unsteadily across the living room into my waiting arms. The joy on her face, the pride in mine, the way she immediately turned around and repeated the accomplishment as if she couldn’t believe her own courage.
I considered the countless small moments that comprised our daily routine—how she calmed when she heard my voice, how she reached for me when scared or tired, how she laughed at my silly faces and songs.
Wasn’t that motherhood? Wasn’t showing up every day, putting another person’s needs ahead of your own comfort, loving someone so fiercely that their wellbeing became more important than your own—wasn’t that exactly what made someone a “real mother”?
The more I contemplated the situation, the more I realized the issue wasn’t really about Mother’s Day. It was about being seen and valued for who I had become, about having my contributions to our family acknowledged and appreciated.
Ryan had witnessed my transformation into Lily’s mother, had observed me develop skills and strengths I’d never known I possessed, had seen the depth of my love for our daughter every single day. For him to dismiss my motherhood as somehow less worthy of celebration than his own mother’s felt like a rejection of everything I’d given to our family.
Mother’s Day Morning
I awoke on Mother’s Day at five-thirty in the morning to Lily’s hungry cries, just like every other morning for the past ten months. Ryan stirred slightly when I got out of bed but didn’t wake up—a skill he’d developed early in Lily’s life that I sometimes envied and sometimes resented.
Downstairs in the quiet kitchen, I changed Lily’s diaper and settled into the rocking chair to nurse her. The house was peaceful in the early morning light, and for a few minutes, I tried to focus on the contentment of holding my daughter and providing for her needs.
However, as I looked around the kitchen, I couldn’t help but notice what wasn’t there. No card propped against the coffee maker. No flowers on the counter. No small gift or even a note acknowledging that today was different from any other day.
I told myself it didn’t matter, that having Lily was gift enough, that I didn’t need external validation to know I was a good mother. But the silence felt heavy, weighted with the implication that my first Mother’s Day wasn’t significant enough to merit even the smallest gesture.
My phone buzzed on the counter, and I saw a text from my older brother Mark: “Happy first Mother’s Day, sis! Lily hit the mom jackpot with you.”
The message was so unexpected and perfectly timed that I felt tears prick at the corners of my eyes. Before I could fully process the first text, another came through from my younger brother James: “Happy Mother’s Day to the newest mom in the family! Give that baby girl a squeeze from Uncle James.”
A minute later, a message from my dad arrived: “Proud of the mother you’ve become, sweetheart. Mom would be too.”
I had to sit down at the kitchen table, Lily still in my arms, as the full impact of these messages hit me. My family—the people who had known me longest—saw me as a mother worthy of celebration. They understood that this first Mother’s Day was significant, that becoming Lily’s mother had changed me in fundamental ways that deserved recognition.
My mother had died five years earlier after battling breast cancer, and this was the first Mother’s Day when I truly understood what she had given my brothers and me. The sacrifice, the constant vigilance, the way she had shaped her entire life around our needs and happiness—I felt the weight of that legacy now, and the responsibility of carrying it forward.
With trembling fingers, I typed back a group message: “Thank you so much for remembering. This means more than you know. I’m feeling a little invisible today, but your messages help.”
The Restaurant Revelation
By one o’clock, I had managed to get myself and Lily ready for lunch at Donna’s favorite Italian restaurant. I had chosen a dress that fit my post-pregnancy body well and made an effort with my hair and makeup, partly out of pride and partly out of stubborn refusal to let Donna’s dismissiveness make me feel less than put-together.
The restaurant was crowded with families celebrating Mother’s Day, and I could see flowers and gifts at many tables as we were seated in the corner booth Donna had specifically requested. The hostess smiled warmly at Lily, who was alert and happy in her carrier.
“What a beautiful baby,” she said. “Happy Mother’s Day!”
The greeting was casual and automatic, but it still felt like a small validation of my status as a mother deserving recognition.
Ryan had ordered champagne for the table, and when it arrived, he raised his glass with a smile. “To my amazing mother,” he said, looking directly at Donna. “Thank you for everything you’ve done for our family.”
Donna preened under the attention, accepting the toast as if it were her due. As I sipped my champagne and watched them reminisce about Mother’s Days past, I felt increasingly like an outsider at my own family’s celebration.
“Don’t worry, dear,” Donna said suddenly, reaching over to pat my hand with what might have been meant as kindness but felt more like condescension. “One day, you’ll also get spoiled like this. You just haven’t earned it yet.”
“After all,” she continued, “less than a year of looking after one baby doesn’t make you a real mother. I wiped asses for decades. You’re still in diapers compared to me.”
I felt my face flush with humiliation and anger, but I forced myself to remain calm. Lily was starting to fuss in her carrier, and I focused on adjusting her position and offering her a pacifier.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Ryan nod in agreement with his mother’s assessment. That small gesture hurt more than all of Donna’s pointed comments combined.
I was struggling to maintain my composure when a commotion near the restaurant entrance caught my attention. Other diners were turning to look, some smiling and pointing, as if something wonderful was happening.
Looking toward the entrance, I felt my heart stop. Mark, James, and my father were walking through the restaurant, their arms full of flowers and gift bags, heading directly toward our table.
The Cavalry Arrives
“Happy first Mother’s Day, little sis!” Mark announced loudly enough for half the restaurant to hear as they approached our table. His voice carried joy and excitement that made other diners smile and look our way with approval.
James and my dad flanked him, both grinning as they carried what looked like an impressive collection of gifts. Dad was wearing his best Sunday shirt and had clearly made an effort to dress up for the occasion.
“Sorry to crash the party,” Dad said when they reached our table, though his tone suggested he wasn’t sorry at all. “We wanted to surprise our girl on her special day.”
I was too shocked to speak. How were they here? How had they known where we were? How had they coordinated this surprise?
Mark stepped forward first, placing a gorgeous bouquet of roses, lilies, and baby’s breath into my arms. The flowers were fresh and fragrant, arranged with obvious care and thought.
“These are beautiful,” I managed to say, my voice thick with emotion.
“Every first-time mom deserves flowers on her first Mother’s Day,” Mark said firmly, as if this were an established rule everyone should know.
James handed a smaller bouquet of carnations to Donna—polite but clearly an afterthought. “Happy Mother’s Day to you too, Donna,” he said with a smile that was cordial but cool.
But then he turned back to me and placed a gift bag on the table in front of me, followed by a box of expensive chocolates and an envelope containing what appeared to be some sort of certificate.
“We’re taking you for a spa day next weekend,” Dad announced with obvious pleasure. “Full massage, facial, the works. You’ve earned some pampering.”
The emphasis on “earned” was subtle but unmistakable, a direct counter to Donna’s earlier pronouncement that I hadn’t yet deserved special treatment.
Ryan was staring at the scene unfolding before him with his mouth slightly open, clearly struggling to process this unexpected development.
Donna’s face had gone through several expressions in rapid succession—surprise, confusion, and now something that looked dangerously close to irritation.
“Oh, well, isn’t this nice,” she said, her voice tight with an emotion I couldn’t quite identify. “I didn’t realize this was going to be the first-time-mom show.”
Dad’s expression sharpened slightly as he looked at her. “Didn’t anyone celebrate your first Mother’s Day, Donna? That seems rather cruel.”
The question hung in the air like a challenge. Donna’s jaw dropped slightly, and Ryan turned an impressive shade of red.
“Mind if we join you?” Mark asked, already pulling chairs over from a neighboring table. “We wanted to celebrate with our sister on her special day.”
“Besides,” James added conversationally as he settled into his chair, “you’ve had what—thirty-two Mother’s Days, Donna? Surely you don’t mind sharing one of them with our sister’s first.”
The comment was delivered with perfect politeness, but the underlying message was clear: there was room at this table for more than one mother to be celebrated.
Dad looked directly at Donna, his voice calm but carrying unmistakable authority. “Being a mother isn’t about how long you’ve held the title, Donna. It’s about showing up for the people who need you, every single day.”
Understanding the Surprise
As lunch continued, the story of how my family had orchestrated their surprise gradually emerged through casual conversation. After receiving my text that morning about feeling invisible, Mark had immediately called James and Dad to discuss the situation.
“We couldn’t let your first Mother’s Day pass without proper celebration,” Mark explained as we waited for our entrees. “Especially not when it sounded like you weren’t getting the recognition you deserved at home.”
The criticism was subtle but pointed. My brothers and father had understood immediately that something was wrong when I’d texted about feeling invisible on Mother’s Day, and they’d taken action to correct the situation.
“We called the restaurant and explained that we needed to surprise a new mother on her first Mother’s Day,” James added. “The hostess was incredibly helpful in figuring out which table you’d be seated at.”
Dad had driven down from Richmond, Mark had come from Virginia Beach where he worked as a physical therapist, and James had driven over from Norfolk where he was finishing his residency in pediatrics. The fact that all three had coordinated their schedules and driven varying distances to be here for me was overwhelming in the best possible way.
“You didn’t have to do this,” I said, though I was grateful beyond words that they had.
“Of course we did,” Dad replied simply. “You’re our daughter, our sister, and this is your first Mother’s Day. That’s worth celebrating.”
The conversation that followed was a masterclass in how to redirect attention while making pointed observations about family dynamics. My brothers and father skillfully steered the discussion toward me, toward Lily, toward the joys and challenges of new motherhood.
Dad regaled the table with detailed stories about how he and Mom had celebrated her first Mother’s Day, making sure to emphasize how special that milestone had been for their family.
“Your mother was so nervous about whether she was doing everything right,” he told me, his eyes soft with memory. “But I could see from day one that she was born to be your mother. Just like you were born to be Lily’s.”
Throughout these stories, Donna picked at her food, her expression growing increasingly pinched as the conversation continued to revolve around the significance of first-time motherhood rather than the accumulated wisdom of decades of experience.
I didn’t gloat or make pointed comments in return. I didn’t need to. My family’s presence and their obvious pride in my motherhood spoke louder than any arguments I could have made.
The Aftermath and Growth
The ride home was quiet, with Lily sleeping in her car seat and Ryan lost in thought. I held my bouquet carefully, breathing in the scent of the flowers and replaying the afternoon’s events.
“I owe you an apology,” Ryan said finally, his voice careful and measured. “I handled this badly.”
“What made you realize that?” I asked.
“Watching your family,” he admitted. “Seeing how they celebrated you, how proud they were of the mother you’ve become. It made me realize that I should have been doing the same thing.”
He paused at a red light and turned to look at me directly. “You are an incredible mother, Sarah. Lily is lucky to have you, and I’m lucky to be married to you. I should have made sure you knew that today.”
When we got home, he disappeared into his office and returned with a wrapped gift—a delicate necklace with a small pendant shaped like a mother and child.
“I bought this weeks ago,” he said somewhat sheepishly. “I was planning to give it to you, but then I got caught up in my mom’s expectations about how the day should go.”
Over the following weeks, the fallout from Mother’s Day became apparent through several tense phone calls between Ryan and his mother. I could hear his side of the conversations as he worked to establish new boundaries and expectations.
“Mom, you can’t say things like that to Sarah,” I heard him say during one particularly heated exchange. “She is Lily’s mother, and that means something.”
These conversations seemed to be a revelation for Ryan, forcing him to examine family dynamics he’d taken for granted for years. Donna’s possessiveness about her role as the primary mother figure in Ryan’s life had apparently gone unchallenged for so long that he’d stopped noticing how it affected other relationships.
The Broader Impact
In the days following Mother’s Day, I heard from various family members who had learned about the restaurant incident through the family grapevine. The responses were overwhelmingly supportive, but they also revealed some long-standing tensions I hadn’t fully understood before.
Ryan’s sister Emma called from Seattle to share her own experiences with Donna’s territorial approach to motherhood.
“She’s always been possessive about Mother’s Day,” Emma revealed. “Even when I had my first baby, she made comments about how I was ‘still learning’ and shouldn’t expect the same level of recognition she got.”
This information recontextualized some of my experiences with Donna. Apparently, her dismissiveness toward new mothers wasn’t specifically about me—it was a pattern of behavior that protected her status as the family’s primary maternal figure.
My own extended family was less diplomatic in their responses. They viewed Donna’s behavior as completely unacceptable and made that clear through supportive messages and phone calls.
But perhaps the most meaningful response came from my dad during one of our regular Sunday phone calls.
“I’ve been thinking about what happened at that restaurant,” he said. “And I want you to know how proud I am of how you handled yourself. You could have gotten angry or defensive, but instead you just kept being present for Lily. That’s what good mothers do.”
Personal Transformation and Understanding
Over the following months, I watched Ryan grapple with the implications of what had happened on Mother’s Day. The experience seemed to have opened his eyes to family dynamics he’d never questioned before, and he struggled to reconcile his loyalty to his mother with his growing understanding of how her behavior had affected me.
“I keep thinking about what your dad said,” he told me one evening. “About how being a mother isn’t about longevity, but about showing up every day.”
“I realized that I’ve been so focused on honoring my mom’s years of sacrifice that I stopped seeing your daily sacrifices,” he continued. “Like they didn’t count because they were new.”
These conversations led to practical changes in how Ryan approached our family dynamics. He started making sure that plans involving his mother included consideration of my needs and preferences rather than just defaulting to Donna’s wishes. He began speaking up when Donna made dismissive comments about my parenting choices, rather than letting them pass unchallenged.
Most importantly, he started actively acknowledging and appreciating my role as Lily’s mother in ways that went beyond just thanking me for childcare tasks.
Lily’s Development and Our Bond
As spring turned into summer, Lily continued to grow and develop in ways that amazed me daily. She was walking confidently, exploring every corner of our house with fearless curiosity. Her vocabulary was expanding rapidly, and she’d started calling me “Mama” with increasing clarity and intention.
Each time she said it, I felt joy and pride. This little person had chosen me as her primary source of comfort and security. She didn’t care how long I’d been a mother or whether I’d “earned” the title through years of experience. She just knew that I was her mama, and that was enough.
Watching her personality emerge was endlessly fascinating. She had Ryan’s easy smile and my determination. She loved music and would dance enthusiastically whenever she heard a song she liked. She was fearless about exploring new places but always checked to make sure I was nearby before venturing too far.
“She’s so much like you,” Ryan observed one afternoon as we watched Lily methodically sort through her toy box. “The way she approaches everything so thoughtfully. The way she’s determined to figure things out for herself.”
But she’d also inherited qualities that were uniquely her own—a joyfulness that seemed to bubble up from some inexhaustible internal source, a sociability that made strangers smile when they met her, a resilience that allowed her to bounce back quickly from minor disappointments.
These moments of shared observation and appreciation for our daughter helped strengthen the foundation of our family in ways that went beyond resolving conflicts about Mother’s Day recognition.
The Following Year
As the following May approached, I found myself curious about how our family would handle Mother’s Day this year. The previous year’s conflict had forced everyone to examine their assumptions about celebration and recognition.
Ryan started planning early, asking about my preferences and making suggestions that took both his mother’s expectations and my desires into account.
“What if we did brunch with my mom and then had dinner with your family?” he suggested. “That way everyone gets celebrated, but we also make sure your Mother’s Day is special.”
It was a thoughtful compromise that acknowledged multiple people’s needs rather than defaulting to one person’s preferences.
When Donna learned about the plans, her response was more gracious than I’d expected.
“That sounds lovely,” she said when Ryan called to discuss the arrangements. “I think it’s important that Sarah feels celebrated too.”
It wasn’t quite an apology for the previous year, but it was acknowledgment that things needed to be different going forward.
The second Mother’s Day unfolded exactly as we’d planned, with harmony that felt both natural and deliberately cultivated. Brunch with Donna was pleasant, with Ryan making sure to include me in conversations and acknowledge the ways I’d grown as a mother over the past year.
The evening celebration with my family was joyful and relaxed, with Lily delighting in the attention from her uncles and grandfather. She’d learned to say “Papa” for my dad, “Mak” for Mark, and “Jame” for James, and she greeted each of them with enthusiasm.
But the moment that meant the most to me came when Lily, tired from all the excitement, sought me out for comfort. She climbed into my lap, rested her head against my chest, and fell asleep to the sound of adult conversation flowing around us.
“That’s the most beautiful sight in the world,” Ryan said quietly, looking at us with pure contentment.
“What is?” I asked.
“My girls,” he said simply. “My wife and daughter, exactly where they belong.”
Reflections on Growth and Understanding
Looking back on that first Mother’s Day and its aftermath, I can see how the conflict forced our entire family to examine assumptions we’d never questioned before. Donna’s insistence that motherhood had to be “earned” through years of experience reflected a scarcity mindset—as if recognizing new mothers somehow diminished the value of experienced ones.
My family’s response demonstrated an abundance mindset—the understanding that there’s room for multiple mothers to be celebrated, that love and recognition aren’t finite resources that must be rationed carefully.
Ryan’s evolution from dismissive to supportive showed me how people can change when presented with new perspectives, even if that change doesn’t happen immediately.
But perhaps most importantly, the experience taught me to trust my own understanding of what motherhood means. I didn’t need external validation to know that I was a good mother to Lily, but having that validation made it easier to weather the moments of doubt and exhaustion that are inevitable parts of parenting.
The relationship with Donna remained somewhat formal and careful, but it was built on mutual respect rather than competition. She acknowledged my role as Lily’s mother, and I acknowledged her experience and wisdom as Ryan’s mother. We didn’t become close friends, but we found a way to coexist peacefully within the same family structure.
Lessons Learned and Moving Forward
Now, as I prepare for my third Mother’s Day, I feel confident in my identity as Lily’s mother in ways that go beyond external recognition. The daily experience of caring for her, watching her grow, and helping her navigate the world has taught me that motherhood isn’t something you achieve—it’s something you practice, every single day.
Some days I’m better at it than others. Some days I’m patient and creative and fully present. Other days I’m tired and short-tempered and counting the minutes until bedtime. But every day, I show up. Every day, I choose to prioritize her needs and wellbeing. Every day, I love her with the fierce, protective, unconditional love that makes someone a mother.
Lily doesn’t care whether I’ve been her mother for two years or twenty years. She doesn’t compare me to other mothers or evaluate my performance based on longevity or experience. She just knows that I’m her mama, that I’m the person she turns to when she’s scared or hurt or excited about something new.
That knowledge—that certainty in our bond—is worth more than any Mother’s Day celebration could ever be. But it’s also meaningful to be recognized and appreciated by the other adults in my life. It’s valuable to have my efforts acknowledged and my growth as a mother celebrated.
This year, I’m planning my own Mother’s Day celebration. Not because I need external validation, but because I want to model for Lily the importance of recognizing and appreciating the people who love and care for us. I want her to grow up understanding that love should be expressed, that gratitude should be voiced, that the people who matter to us deserve to know they matter.
Conclusion: The True Meaning of Motherhood
If I could go back and talk to the woman I was on that first Mother’s Day, sitting in the kitchen at five in the morning, feeling invisible and unrecognized, I would tell her this:
Your worth as a mother isn’t determined by other people’s recognition or approval. It’s determined by the love you give, the care you provide, and the way you show up for your child every single day.
The people who truly matter will see that love and appreciate it. The people who don’t see it, or who choose to diminish it, are revealing more about themselves than about you.
You don’t need to earn your place in the community of mothers. You claimed that place the moment you chose to put your child’s needs ahead of your own, and no one can take it away from you.
Trust your instincts. Trust your love. Trust that you are exactly the mother your child needs, even when—especially when—you’re still figuring out what that means.
Remember that families can grow and change, that conflicts can lead to understanding, and that sometimes the most important battles are won not through confrontation, but through the quiet persistence of showing up, day after day, with love and dignity intact.
Most importantly, remember that you are writing the story of your child’s childhood. Make it a story filled with love, recognition, and the knowledge that she is cherished by people who see her mother clearly and celebrate her without reservation.
Because that’s the kind of story every child deserves, and that’s the kind of mother you already are.
Motherhood isn’t a competition with winners and losers, not a hierarchy based on experience, but a daily choice to love someone so completely that their happiness becomes inseparable from your own. And that choice, that love, that commitment—that’s worth celebrating from day one, and every day thereafter.
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