In this episode we grapple with the very real feeling that sometimes, all we want for Mother’s Day is time alone and away from our kids, while also recognizing that all that can feel trivial when the government is separating mothers from their children every single day through mass incarceration and inhumane immigration policies. We grapple with the ways society describes motherhood on Mother’s Day with what we want as mothers ourselves, and with the message we want our children to hear from us and others about mothers. We talk about actions we can take and gentle suggestions for how to we can truly honor mothers and other caregivers.