Jen Hatmaker

Jen Hatmaker

Mother's Day Is Complicated

This one is for everyone for whom today lands differently.

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Jen Hatmaker
May 10, 2026
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Hi darlings.

It’s Mother’s Day time and that is just sooooooo…weird for so many people. It is straightforward, uncomplicated, and flowers-and-brunch, except the opposite. Expectations are high even if they are manufactured. Then come the ads and commercials, and it all leaves a giant portion of folks white-knuckling it through the month.

If that’s you, there is certainly nothing wrong with you, let’s start there.

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