I hate Mother’s Day, always have, and it’s so validating just to have a newsletter say “fuck Mother’s Day.” Thank you. It’s extra fun that Nurse’s Week also happened this week so I get two sets of performative meaninglessness to still be simultaneously unseen (here’s a pin/pair of socks/red delicious apple, sorry no way to get you all the staff/supplies you need to do your job) and “celebrated.”
I remember reading once that the best sales day of the year for Kentucky Fried Chicken is Mother's Day and that just felt so grim to me. I love fried chicken and I'm not a snob about fast food, but boy does that have the feeling of "let's give mom the night off from cooking" in the most phone-it-in way possible? Yes, yes it does.
Also, the worst PR ad I got for Mother's Day coverage was a tie between a pitch from Carnival Cruises about a mother/son pair who work for Carnival on different ships (so touching, how they see each other never?) or a soda that has fiber and apple cider vinegar for the "mom who does it all". Hard pass.
I hate Mother’s Day, always have, and it’s so validating just to have a newsletter say “fuck Mother’s Day.” Thank you. It’s extra fun that Nurse’s Week also happened this week so I get two sets of performative meaninglessness to still be simultaneously unseen (here’s a pin/pair of socks/red delicious apple, sorry no way to get you all the staff/supplies you need to do your job) and “celebrated.”
Thank you so much for this!! Second annual and hopefully many more to come
I remember reading once that the best sales day of the year for Kentucky Fried Chicken is Mother's Day and that just felt so grim to me. I love fried chicken and I'm not a snob about fast food, but boy does that have the feeling of "let's give mom the night off from cooking" in the most phone-it-in way possible? Yes, yes it does.
Also, the worst PR ad I got for Mother's Day coverage was a tie between a pitch from Carnival Cruises about a mother/son pair who work for Carnival on different ships (so touching, how they see each other never?) or a soda that has fiber and apple cider vinegar for the "mom who does it all". Hard pass.
Moms deserve lasers 😭😭😭
Have been looking forward to this ALL WEEK (year). 🍿🍿🍿