Recipe of Baum-kuchen

Recipe of Baum-kuchen

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Complexity of Mother's Day

Complexity of Mother's Day

Holding space for our unique journey with parents

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Wakako Takagi
May 14, 2024
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Photo of Coco working on her flower art, January 2016.

As the weekend of Mother’s Day neared, I watched an entire curbside pop-up store build up right next to our studio door. Every day leading up to Mother’s Day, the displayed merchandise grew in size and quantity. By the end of yesterday’s BK opening hours (the end of Mother’s Day), the canopy-covered booth was bustling with customers purchasing last-minute red teddy bears, roses, and more merchandise than you can imagine that had the tagline of “Happy Mother’s Day.”

It took me a while to gather my thoughts before writing this story.

Mother’s Day is complex for me, and it has always been.

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